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https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2017/06/brown-pundits-is-now-back-at.html Brown Pundits: Brown Pundits is now back at Brownpundits.com Please update your bookmarks to brownpundits.com . Update your RSS to feeds.feedburner.com/Brownpundits . brown punditsis nowback https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/04/death-sentence-for-blasphemous-sms.html Brown Pundits: Death for "blasphemous SMS" The accusation is that the husband sent a blasphemous SMS from his wife's mobile. Even if this is the whole truth and nothing but the trut... brown punditsdeathblasphemoussms https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/08/saving-incompetent-sharif-brothers-and.html Brown Pundits: Saving the Incompetent Sharif Brothers and this Rapacious Unfair System We know from history that the skill, wisdom and effort (and oodles of luck) needed to build and sustain a working democratic system (wha... brown pundits https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/04/we-love-pakistan-army-and-isi.html Brown Pundits: "We love Pakistan army and ISI" With India in the middle of high-voltage drama season, can Pakistan be left behind? The Guardian journalists are thrilled by the images o... brown punditswe lovepakistan armyisi https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/pakistan-and-india-divided-by-common.html Brown Pundits: Pakistan and India: divided by a common culture The aam aadmi on both sides of the border will mostly agree with the sentiments expressed by the author (but the elites will not). The cul... pakistan and indiabrown punditsdividedcommonculture https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/04/beautiful-people-have-it-worst.html Brown Pundits: Beautiful people have it the worst We really should exercise much more care when talking about beautiful people like Nargis Fakhri. The poor girl recently came in for some h... brown punditsbeautiful peopleworst https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/06/iraqis-screwed-but-khilafah-restored.html Brown Pundits: Iraqis screwed but Khilafah restored The pious lot have done it again. After destroying Syria; a war is being waged on Iraq's ancient h eritage. Death, disease and food short... brown punditsiraqisscrewedkhilafahrestored https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/07/irony-of-ironies.html Brown Pundits: Irony of ironies So it seems that Indians (or Pakistanis or Dravidians of the Indus) got to Australia before the current crop of Brit-Australians (whose desc... brown punditsironyironies https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-new-friend-for-world-of-aligs.html Brown Pundits: Aligs Aadmi Party There is a possibility for a 3-way split in the muslim vote in the upcoming general elections. Congress is banking on the votes of the l... brown punditsaadmiparty https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/04/india-is-hindu-or-secular.html Brown Pundits: India- Hindu or Secular? Obviously none of the above , since (a) Hindus are not one united volk governed by a Pope and a scripture and (b) Secular is a meaningless ... brown punditsindiahindusecular https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/05/thalekkara-arun-voice-of-sensible.html Brown Pundits: Arun vs. Arundhati Unlike his country-man and the "leading thinker of the world" Arundhati Roy, Thalekkara (TK) Arun is a pragmatic leftist. He is also a big-... brown punditsarunvs https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-sikhs-15th-ludhiana-infantry-fight.html Brown Pundits: Sikhs (15th Ludhiana infantry) save Sahibs In all the talk we hear about how advantageous it was for India to have been a British colony (no one doubts that) we never hear how Britai... brown punditssikhsludhianainfantrysave https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2015/04/middle-east-musings-on-new-pundits.html Brown Pundits: Middle East Musings on New Pundits I do more writing on New Pundits now but I thought I would point to three recent posts of mine dealing with the geopolitics in the region: ... brown punditsmiddle eastmusingsnew https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/12/waiting-in-bethlehem.html Brown Pundits: Waiting in Bethlehem Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere an... brown punditswaitingbethlehem https://brownpundits.libsyn.com/comedian-rajiv-satyal Brown Pundits: Comedian Rajiv Satyal Omar talks to Rajiv Satyal on being a comedian on an international landscape. brown punditscomedianrajiv https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/04/india-before-japan-world-bank.html Brown Pundits: India before Japan (World Bank) Economy #3 as ranked by the International Comparison Program (ICP), hosted by the Development Data Group at the World Bank. These gross ... brown punditsindiajapanworldbank https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-people-vs-coalition-against-genocide.html Brown Pundits: The People vs. the Coalition against Genocide At the end it was one phone call from the leader of the free world, a liberal with impeccable qualifications, which settled the score. Ind... brown punditsthe peoplevscoalitiongenocide https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-great-sindhi-exodus-nakba.html Brown Pundits: The Great Sindhi Exodus (Nakba??) ......When I rose to touch his feet and take his leave, he clapped me firmly on my back. This clap on the back used to be his blessing... ... brown punditsthe greatsindhiexodusnakba https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-americans-are-keeping-watch.html Brown Pundits: The americans are keeping (a careful) watch Quick question: How frequently does Pew conduct opinion polls on election eve in foreign (third world, poor, no hope) countries? Since it... brown punditsthe americanskeepingcarefulwatch https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/07/semitic-superpower.html Brown Pundits: Semitic Superpower? My friend Joel Belleson writes this: brown punditssemiticsuperpower https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/12/ Brown Pundits: December 2014 brown punditsdecember https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2015/05/trust-and-accountability.html Brown Pundits: Trust and Accountability Excellent advice from Faisal Naqvi http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-9-315585-Trust-and-accountability "...But the soldiers of Pak... brown punditstrustaccountability https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/12/changing-pakistan-after-peshawar-role.html Brown Pundits: Changing Pakistan after Peshawar: The Role of the State Three long, agonizing days have passed since the unspeakable events in Peshawar on December 16. As people everywhere grapple with a tr... brown punditsthe rolechangingpakistanpeshawar https://brownpundits.libsyn.com/website/episode-15-the-vijayanagara-empire Brown Pundits: Episode 15: The Vijayanagara Empire Shrikanth and Gaurav talk to Maneesh about all things Vijayanagara Empire. An empire that lasted longer than Mughal empire and whose legancy thirves to this... brown punditsepisodevijayanagaraempire https://brownpundits.libsyn.com/reflecting-on-the-1971-bangladesh-genocide Brown Pundits: Reflecting on the 1971 Bangladesh Genocide Gaurav talks to Debleena Biswas and Deepali Kulkarni about what happened in 1971 with the killings of Bengalis, and in particular Hindus, by the Pakistani army. brown punditson thereflectingbangladeshgenocide https://brownpundits.libsyn.com/website/saagar-enjeti-brown-american-right-populist Brown Pundits: Saagar Enjeti, brown American Right populist Mukunda and Akshar talk about Saagar Enjeti's personal evolution toward Right populism and the American scene in 2020. after the election. brown punditssaagar enjetiamerican rightpopulist https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/07/home-free.html Brown Pundits: Home free!!!! We did say that miracles could happen even if unlikely, and so it has. The girls are free to come home. We feel an overwhelming sense o... brown punditsfree https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-woman-not-girl-needs-husband.html Brown Pundits: A woman (not a girl) needs a husband A little girl has to bear so much (unfair) burden on her shoulders, if she stays silent it will be torture, if she speaks out it may mean j... brown punditsa womangirlneedshusband https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/doctor-dharma-fails-dharma-for-doctors.html Brown Pundits: Doctor Dharma fails Dharma for Doctors It is not as we have been advised "first do no harm." Instead the motto for the (not so) good doctor apparently is "money helps my consci... brown punditsdoctordharmafails https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/09/then-be-ready-for-fire.html Brown Pundits: "Then be ready for the fire" Ahmed Shahzad will not be the first person to worry that people who are outside the favored group will not be allowed into the Club in the... brown punditsbe readyfor thefire https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/04/blasphemy-in-21st-century.html Brown Pundits: Blasphemy laws in the 21st century The anti- religious offense laws come from the 19th century and remain stuck because the attitudes of the community leaders (all of them) w... brown punditsblasphemy lawsin thecentury https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/05/an-american-visits-un-india-discovers.html Brown Pundits: An american visits Un-India (discovers Modindia) We are not sure how Daniel Berman (is he Jewish??) figured out that BJP/NDA will win big by visiting the un-India belt of Kolkata and Chen... brown punditsamericanvisitsindiadiscovers https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2016/05/ Brown Pundits: May 2016 brown punditsmay https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/08/facebook-usage-per-capita-social-media.html Brown Pundits: Facebook freedom index ..... FB per capita (users/population): Canada (17/35), UK (30/64), USA (147/318), Argentina (16/43), France (22/66), Indonesia (63/202),... brown punditsfacebookfreedomindex https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/06/nipster.html Brown Pundits: #nipster In February, Tim and Kevin started Balaclava Kueche, Germany's first Nazi vegan cooking show...the first episode: mixed salad, tofu scramb... brown pundits https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/hiv-cure-is-4-letter-word-miracle-is-7.html Brown Pundits: (HIV) Cure is a 4 letter word (miracle is 7) We can go back to having as much sex as we want (unfortunately STDs are again on the rise). However the promise of GM cure is now endless... brown punditshiv cureis a https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/face-tiger-in-varanasi.html Brown Pundits: Varanasi- Waterloo of the East Varanasi is actually the Jerusalem/Mecca of the East- the holiest of holy locales for the Hindus. Right now however it is the Waterloo an... brown punditsof thevaranasiwaterlooeast https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/tariq-ali-votes-for-partition-3.html Brown Pundits: Tariq Ali recommends Partition # 3 18 September 2014. That is the day when the "Great" (may) disappear from Great Britain. Tariq Ali is not fond of the "White Commonwealth"... brown punditstariq alirecommendspartition https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-small-incident-of-rape.html Brown Pundits: "A small incident of rape" ....'He calls (the gangrape of my daughter) a small incident bcos such things never happen to people like him.' ~ Asha Devi, Nirbhaya's mot... brown punditssmallincidentrape https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/08/minds-trapped-in-metal-coffins.html Brown Pundits: Minds trapped in "metal coffins" The multiple partitions in South Asia makes a powerful case for co-existence (which is, sad to say, lost on the extremists). Tactics which... brown punditsmindstrappedmetalcoffins https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/07/liaqat-ali-khan.html Brown Pundits: Liaquat Ali Khan defies Amrika (and dies) .....the US demanded Pakistan use its influence in Tehran and persuade it to transfer control of its oil fields to the US....Liaquat Ali K... brown punditsali khandies https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/06/general-zia-in-jordan.html Brown Pundits: General Zia in Jordan A note from Dr Hamid Hussein. Incidentally, I happen to have heard from a first hand reporter that General Hamid (then chief of army staff)... brown punditsgeneralziajordan https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/04/shakti-mills-gangrape-death-penalty-3.html Brown Pundits: Shakti Mills gangrape - death penalty (3) The three repeat offenders get the death penalty. We violently disagree with the death penalty (no ifs and buts), and we are happy t... brown punditsdeath penaltyshaktimillsgangrape https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/09/they-have-stormed-ptv-office.html Brown Pundits: "They have stormed the PTV office" .....200 supporters of Qadri seized the PTV building......"They have stormed the PTV office"...news anchor said just before the screen we... brown punditsstormedptvoffice https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/06/ Brown Pundits: June 2014 brown punditsjune https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/2035.html Brown Pundits: 2035 The end of poverty (or specifically poor nations- only 10 will be left and they cant be helped). This prediction from the richest man i... brown pundits https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/kashmir-buried-in-snow.html Brown Pundits: Kashmir: the avalanche season Avalanches, lightning and flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir between Monday and Wednesday claimed 16 lives and injured 30. Of... brown punditskashmiravalancheseason https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/american-special-forces-safekeeping.html Brown Pundits: Globo-cops: omni-(p, s, p) Some amount of sensationalism but all-in-all quite believable- the leanest, meanest, global (secret) fighting machine ever. Born of a ... brown punditsglobocopsomni https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/05/minority-rights-in-telengana.html Brown Pundits: Minority rights in Telengana The Telegu Desam Party wants a re-think on Hyderabad. They have won 9 out of 24 assembly seats in Greater Hyderabad zone and plan to call ... brown punditsminority rightstelengana https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/recent-pieces-by-my-dad.html Brown Pundits: Recent pieces by my Dad The truth is so bitter - iqbal.latif The parallels between the stories of Enkidu/Shamhat and Adam/Eve have been long recognised by scholar... brown punditsrecent piecesdad https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/09/brand-brown-muslim.html Brown Pundits: Brand Brown Muslim ....Rahman was born into a family of struggling Bangladeshi immigrants....Putting himself through Oxford, Cambridge, Munich and Yale, he h... brown punditsbrandmuslim https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/06/glorious-victory.html Brown Pundits: Glorious victory!!! 116.5 Eranga to Anderson, OUT , ... brown punditsgloriousvictory https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/04/an-iranian-atheist-turns-to-islam-via.html Brown Pundits: An Atheist upgrades to Allah (via Jesus ) A fascinating interview with Prof. Reza Aslan in which he explains why it is perfectly OK to be traditional, why Al-Qaeda is not anti-moder... brown punditsatheistupgradesallahvia https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/05/jobs-in-religious-engineering-5.html Brown Pundits: Jobs in religious engineering (5 Lakhs/month) With India getting all set for Hindu/Hindutva rule new promising opportunities are on the horizon. The economy is suffering and there ... brown punditsjobs inreligiousengineeringmonth https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/09/lehman-sisters-india.html Brown Pundits: Lehman Sisters (India) Indian women (elites) are doing superbly, as may be judged by the 2014 Fortune top-25 list for Asia/Pacific. Worldwide, Indra Nooyi is ra... brown punditslehmansistersindia https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/04/happy-selfie-833am-dead-834am.html Brown Pundits: Selfie (833AM), self-less (834AM) Often we see youngsters going for study/work while listening to music, texting etc. in the bus/train without paying any attention to what h... brown punditsselfieless https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/villain-olympics-saudi-arabia-gold-modi.html Brown Pundits: Saudi worse than Modi The act of ex-communication (of the Muslim Brotherhood by the Saudis) in its sinfulness quotient ranks even higher than genocide (of muslim... brown punditssaudiworsemodi https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2016/07/ Brown Pundits: July 2016 brown punditsjuly https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2015/11/paris-islam-isis-and-sykes-picot-random.html?spref=tw Brown Pundits: Paris, Islam, ISIS and Sykes-Picot. Random Thoughts The latest Islamist-terrorist atrocity hit the news on Friday with a Mumbai-style attack on the city of Paris . The same group (ISIS) has ... brown punditsparisislamisissykes https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-future-of-rupee-40-or-70.html Brown Pundits: 40 or 70? Team USA is really pitching it strong with the Pew survey and most recently, a "bankers for Modi" cheer-leading squad. The question is wh... brown pundits https://brownpundits.libsyn.com/indian-in-suomi Brown Pundits: Indian in Suomi Razib talks to Sagar, an Indian abroad in Suomi, Finland. Sagar has lived in North and South America, as well as Europe, in addition, to being raised in... brown punditsindiansuomi https://brownpundits.libsyn.com/maharashtra-elections-and-its-politics-with-indianmango Brown Pundits: Maharashtra elections and its politics with IndianMango In this episode KJ and Gaurav talk to a Marathi commentator from Marathwada-Vidarbha region about upcoming MH elections and the role of Maratha politics in it. brown punditsmaharashtra electionspolitics https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-1965-war-summary-by-major-amin.html Brown Pundits: The 1965 War. A Summary by Major Amin Major Amin is a Pakistani military historian who has written extensively about the Pakistan army (and other military history topics). Since ... brown punditsa summaryby majorwaramin https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/world-war-i-from-indian-viewpoint.html Brown Pundits: World War I (from an Indian viewpoint) It has been a hundred years past now. The Indian numbers are pretty impressive, it is sad that none of our JNU educated historians (mostly... world war ibrown punditsindianviewpoint https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/04/israel-apartheid-state-under-us.html Brown Pundits: Israel: "Apartheid State" (under US protection) What is not remarkable is that John Kerry uttered the A word (which is common-place in the left universe led by Jimmy Carter). What is rema... brown punditsisrael apartheidstateusprotection https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/explosion-felt-like-911-earth-quake.html Brown Pundits: Explosion felt like 9/11, earth-quake, World War II Total 8 dead, 60+ injured, and some people (numbers unknown) missing . The World War reference is likely from watching TV (the lady is on... brown pundits https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/al-bunjab-al-bakistan-hot-designer.html Brown Pundits: The al-Bunjabis from al-Bakistan A commenter claims that Arabic does not do R (like Rubber), T (Topi), or D (Danda). Also P will be replaced by B (Z with D). Sounds a bit... brown punditsal https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/06/pakistani-terrorism-choices-and-rocket.html Brown Pundits: Pakistan and Terrorism; Rocket Science? Terrorists attacked Karachi Airport today. Fortunately the airport security force managed to keep them away from the passenger terminal and ... brown punditspakistanterrorismrocketscience https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-tiny-knife.html Brown Pundits: The (tiny) knife ....agree that jihadists are the villains, but remain deeply uncomfortable with the idea that Americans are the heroes.. ...My imaginatio... brown punditsthe tinyknife https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-divine-shadow.html Brown Pundits: A Divine Shadow I saw this in a tweet ( https://twitter.com/sci_phile/status/451374061642207232 ) but what made my jaw drop in astonishment is the most con... brown punditsdivineshadow https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/india-most-important-future-us-ally.html Brown Pundits: India: most important (future) US ally, really? The results are not too encouraging (or discouraging if you are Arundhati Roy), if at all the India-focused numbers have gone down from the... brown punditsmost importantindiafutureus https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/07/mountain-polo-by-moonlight.html Brown Pundits: Mountain polo (by moonlight) Polo...origin in Central Asia....6th century BC....Persian national game in the 6th century AD.. .... In 1935 UK administrator for Gil... brown punditsmountainpolomoonlight https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/07/hindu-brotherhood-seat-at-high-table.html Brown Pundits: Hindu Brotherhood: a seat at the high table ....Obama's desire to strengthen economic relations..... cooperate in enhancing energy security ; deepen s ecurity cooperation, includin... brown punditsat thehindubrotherhoodseat https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2016/05/random-thoughts-5-19-2016-asian.html Brown Pundits: Random Thoughts 5-19-2016; Asian-Americans, Humanities, Trump.. I have been busier than usual, been reading more than before (trying to avoid Jaun Elya's barb: "he was writing when he should have been rea... brown punditsrandom thoughtsasian americans https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-anti-anti-rape-backlash.html Brown Pundits: The anti anti-rape backlash The patriarchy has been badly embarrassed by the atrocities committed on Indian women. It was a question of something must be done to wake ... brown punditsantirapebacklash https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/save-rhinos-dehorning-safe-from.html Brown Pundits: Save rhinos, be safe from leopards In the urban jungle that in Mumbai people are constantly getting killed by roving leopards (there are 11 feet long alligators as well). I... brown punditsbe safesaverhinosleopards https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/07/now-we-know-who-you-are.html Brown Pundits: Now we know (who you are) The world of BPeeps (as we imagine it) is pretty pish-posh. An insight into the life-style that we would love to follow (if we had the mone... now we knowbrown pundits https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/07/demonic-yoga-ban.html Brown Pundits: Ban on "demonic" Yoga .... nothing wrong with stretching...but when the tenets of yoga are included.....a worship act to spirit beings other than the God of th... brown punditsbandemonicyoga https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2015/12/roger-scruton-on-postmodern-turn.html Brown Pundits: Roger Scruton on the Postmodern Turn Even if we do not have a very deep connection with Scruton's own loyalties and ideals, this essay has some excellent insights. Excerpts: ... brown punditsroger scrutonpostmodernturn https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/02/taking-on-ttp-part-x.html Brown Pundits: Taking on the TTP, part X Postscript: I have had a lot of comments from friends on this piece and here is a summary: 1. The deep state has a coherent Afghan policy... brown punditson thetakingttppart https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/i-have-been-too-comfortable.html Brown Pundits: "I have been too comfortable" Hong Kong tries hard for democracy but China will not stand for it. Imposing democracy from top is a difficult exercise (as seen in India)... brown punditshave beencomfortable https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/02/east-africas-growth-potential-from.html Brown Pundits: East Africa's growth potential from a Private Equity Perspective brown punditseast africagrowth potential https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/08/jihadi-john-is-from-maida-vale-w9.html Brown Pundits: "Jihadi John" from Maida Vale Do you have to be rich (or merely middle-class) to own a 1 mil pound home in Maida Vale, West London (W9)? It is part of posh Westminster a... brown punditsjihadi johnmaidavale https://brownpundits.libsyn.com/chinese-history-pop-culture-and-strategy Brown Pundits: Chinese history, pop culture, and strategy This week Omar Ali talks to Tanner Greer of the Scholar's Stage about China's past, present, and future. brown punditschinese historypop culturestrategy https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/bjp-wins-first-seat-west-bengal.html Brown Pundits: BJP grabs the first seat (West Bengal) The General Elections 2014 (GE2014) starts with the first result as of today. The BJP and the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha have re-affirmed thei... brown punditsthe firstbjpgrabsseat https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/10/pankaj-mishra-and-his-discontents.html Brown Pundits: Pankaj Mishra and his discontents... Pankaj has an op-ed in the NY Times. Friend Sardul Minhas prodded me to say something about it, but I was short of time and just gave some... brown punditspankaj mishra https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/07/please-support-pink-people.html Brown Pundits: Please protect pink people (pronto)!!! We were not overtly fond of the past Congress-UPA regime but there was one bright spot. The govt had taken the courageous stand of supporti... brown punditspleaseprotectpinkpeople https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-christian-brotherhood.html Brown Pundits: The Christian Brotherhood While the spotlight is more intense on the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood (Middle East and North and Central Africa) and to a slight ... brown punditschristianbrotherhood https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/04/election-2014-death-knell-of-strategic.html Brown Pundits: Election 2014: Death Knell of Strategic Depth? Afghanistan has voted. And wow, what a lot of voting there was! Millions of Afghans turned out and voted in an election where a vote for an... brown punditsdeath knellelectionstrategicdepth https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/06/what-is-your-name.html Brown Pundits: What is your name? An interview that is literally worth life or death. With Hindus in Bangladesh the ID interview was fairly trivial. Just remove the u... brown punditswhat isname https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2015/01/ Brown Pundits: January 2015 brown punditsjanuary https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/erdogan-cant-bowl-can-he-throw.html Brown Pundits: Erdogan cant bowl (can he throw?) The man behind the screen usually comes off as pitiful when the spotlight lights up the (dark) spots. In the ICC T20 World Cup ongoing in... brown punditsbowl canerdogancantthrow https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/12/banana-skins-ice-showers-and-amnesty.html Brown Pundits: Banana skins, ice showers and amnesty Since I only write when I'm riled about something (which oddly enough in my last weekend as a 20-something is getting rarer and rarer- perha... brown punditsbananaskinsiceshowers https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014_09_01_archive.html Brown Pundits: September 2014 brown punditsseptember https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/03/jobs-program-for-women.html Brown Pundits: (21st century) jobs for women For Indian society to progress we need more and more women to be liberated from domestic slavery and provide both men and women the ability... brown punditscenturyjobswomen https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/04/sir-jaguar.html Brown Pundits: Sir Jaguar The honor is well deserved for a man who has helped save precious manufacturing jobs in the UK. A Persian doing business in India by making... brown punditssirjaguar https://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/06/usa-and-taliban-part-as-future-friends.html Brown Pundits: USA and Taliban part as (future) friends This is one facet of the American psyche we really admire, the powers that be see everything as a business venture, no emotions need apply.... brown punditsusatalibanpartfuture https://brownpundits.libsyn.com/ Brown Pundits A discussion about all things brown, aka desi or South Asian. brownpundits