Malaysia cancels 2 projects

Mahathir is alert to dangers of crushing debt for projects that are neither viable nor necessary - except in their strategic value to China.

- Times of India,  August 22, 2018.   

perils of personal diplomacy

Leaders inflame public opinion for domestic political gain; only to find their hands tied tight when they embark on personal diplomacy, without preparatory work by professionals.

Golda Meir considered diplomatic professionals to be too polished. She went straight to the crux and core of each issue.

Leaders do matter, when they have insights and command respect. Like Gorbachev, Churchill, De Gaulle, Adenauer.
Lesser mortals can act on professional counsel.


Politicians' distrust of professionals - A G Noorani
Dakshin Chronicle     June 29, 2018. 

Free Tibet

Buddhism helped us embrace non-violence.
Physical occupation of Tibet does not make China, a victor.

Despite their efforts to dilute our population and destroy our culture, we will outlive China, with our principles.

Tenzin Tsundue, 
T O I, October 21, 2016. 

Death spiral

Polar ice is the planet's air-conditioning system.

Scientists are calling the situation in the Arctic Ocean, a 'death spiral'.
The more the ice melts, the warmer out world gets.

The warmer our world gets, the more the ice melts.
We need to stop this vicious cycle now.

 -Parvati.org

lawyers quit en masse

The trial was put on hold Thursday October 19, after her lawyers resigned in protest against, what they called biased proceedings.

The defence team quit en masse, on Monday October 16 after her detention warrant was extended for another 6 months.

 - Trial on hold as lawyers protest 

grand water trine - sidereal

September 8th 12 : 31pm IST to September 9th 11 : 47 am IST, 2017

Rahu subtended Aslesha

Saturn subtended Jyeshta

Soma subtended Rewathi
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Irma  the worst hurricane on record in the Atlantic. The worst may be far from over as  2 other hurricanes are following in Irma's wake - Jose and Katia.

-   Times Of India -  September 9,  2017
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October 5th Thursday 8 : 51 pm IST  to October 6th Friday  7 : 32 pm IST,  2017

Soma subtension at Rewathi.
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3-tiers and other options

But we do require the cooperation of our partners and the USA, through technology transfer, and investments in infrastructure development, renewable energy and our blue and green economies so that we develop without destroying the planet.

As we do this work, we must at the same time correct the historical injustice of Africa being the only continent left out from permanent membership of the UN Security Council.

Chairperson of the African Union Commission,
28 July 2015
AUCC, Addis Ababa