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What do we aspire for from the divine supreme?  That in our hapless tribulations it obviously seems  We wish for the alleviation of all our sufferings  Or do we desire the benevolence of wealth to ring in? How often do we ask to obtain what is undeservedly more?  That this is the basis of what ourContinue reading “Prayer to the divine supreme: A poem “

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on 14 September 2022, endorsed legislation that would markedly enhance US military support for Taiwan, including provisions for billions of dollars in further defence reinforcement.   The Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 by 17-5, despite concerns about the bill in the US, that itContinue reading “Will the US uphold its credo on Taiwan? “

How often do we wonder what makes each of us so distinct  Can we be judicious or do we fall prey to baser instinct  That memories of past lives form the basis of our beliefs  It is for us to judge what is good and what ills we relive  That as we wander amid life’sContinue reading “Instinct and the wisdom of intuition: A poem “

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maintaining a safe distance from Chinese President Xi Jinping at the recently held (September 2022) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand is a pointer to the continued distrust India has for its northern neighbour China, that was compounded by the June 2020 incursion incident in India’s Galwan ValleyContinue reading “India-China relations: No thaw despite disengagement at border “

Love is the verdant poetry of the soul  The gifts of caring and sharing on a roll  One depends on it when it comes to push and shove  It is a child’s secure trust and treasure trove  Love is the source of boundless energy  To be devoid of it is a miserable tragedy  Hate isContinue reading “Love and selflessness: A poem “

The demise of Queen Elizabeth II should set off the initiation of the process of Australia becoming a republic. To put it plainly, Australia owes nothing to the British monarchy. King Charles, leave alone Queen Elizabeth II, has done nothing substantial for Australia. In fact, nothing at all. And King Charles’ life-record has been no epitome ofContinue reading “It’s high time Australia became a republic “

China has demanded that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) immediately obstruct the AUKUS submarine deal, that it has warned will contradict the UN nuclear watchdog’s own rules.    China has been persistent in calling out the AUKUS security pact, which will result in Australia obtaining eight nuclear submarines from the US and the UK.  ChinaContinue reading “China shamelessly seeks to block AUKUS oblivious of its own burgeoning nuclear arsenal “

How do we fall for little short-lived victories  In such pursuits, it is our souls that are diseased  That we resolutely seek to emulate those that win  Our icons are those that are in power and wealth, and live in sin  What we aspire for is an edifice of just a lifetime  And in suchContinue reading “Freedom is victory, not money and power: A poem”

Age, they say, knows no barriers. It takes all people with equal animosity. And there can be no secret inheritance as far as the aphrodisiac for the fountain of eternal youth is concerned. Nor has all the science in the world enough knowhow to beat the scalp-scalder. Yet some people nurse little discretions against playingContinue reading “Just for laughs: Old is gold; well, not exactly “

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday, 6 September 2022, warned that China is putting relentless pressure on the island nation through its intimidatory strategies using drones, incursions by war planes and ships, as well as “cognitive warfare”.  Speaking to soldiers during live-fire exercises, a day after the first notice of a Chinese military drone’s flightpath inContinue reading “China’s belligerence challenges US commitment to Taiwan “