Category Archives: India

India’s Uprising

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Luke Ford

Christopher Caldwell writes for Claremont Review of Books: * Under Modi’s leadership the BJP, founded in 1980 and focused on the aspirations of the 80% of Indians who are Hindu, has become the world’s largest political party. * India’s tiny … Continue reading →

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How Indian families took over the Antwerp diamond trade from orthodox Jews

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Luke Ford

Steve Sailer writes: As a commenter pointed out about my review of This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant’s Manifesto by Suketu Mehta, the scion of an Indian diamond merchant clan, diamond merchants are about the last who ought to … Continue reading →

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Oriental Vs American Thinking

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Luke Ford

From Wikipedia’s entry on Frank Capra: In January 1952, the U.S. Ambassador to India asked Capra to represent the U.S. film industry at an International Film Festival to be held in India. A State Department friend of Capra asked him … Continue reading →

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What Is Wrong With The Third World? An Indian Perspective

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Luke Ford

Jayant Bhandari writes: For those who have not traveled and immersed themselves in formerly colonized countries, it is hard to understand that although there was piping for water and sewage in Roman days, it still isn’t available for a very … Continue reading →

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India Will Never Be A Superpower

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Luke Ford

Comment: Absent an invasion and subsequent genocide (by the Chinese?), India is genetically incapable of ever becoming a superpower. But then it wouldn’t really be India that was the superpower, any more than one could now say the Iroquois or … Continue reading →

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