India the sleeping giant and growth of power.
From Bengal with it's history of radicalism to Kerala, from the palaces of Rajastan to the foothills of the Himalayas India is undergoing change. This can be seen from the testimony of a pal of mine in "Amnesty International" who worked in a hospital in India this summer. My all too brief visit was in 1965, to a nation mired in poverty. Hi-tech Bangalore now rivals the world's best silicon valleys. Conspicuous wealth and conspicuous poverty are met with in sharp contradiction and abundance. India is the regional nuclear super-power. To the north China and the intractable problem of Tibet. His Divinity the Dalai Lama resides in exile in Dharamsala. What then, must India do to ensure that 5000 years of civilization are safe-guarded? The arms race and space race are costly, but national pride dictates secure borders. How destabilizing is Sri Lanka? Finally, what of karma? I am a firm believer, a few hours ago an e-mail was deleted. So, if anyone from the sub-continent wishes, please get in touch. That was bad karma. Good karma? The racist British National Party has had it's membership list leaked for a second time and it will appear shortly on the internet.