It is ironical that Prince of Saudi Arabia is blaming others for tarnishing the image of Islam by the forces of darkness when this ideology of darkness has been ingrained in the minds of yesterday's children by the petro dollars funneled by Saudi Arabia through Wahabism philosophy of Islam.  The teaching of 7th century ideology of Islam via. many madrasas worldwide - especially in Pakistan - is creating a havoc in the world.  Yesterday's students of those madrasas are today's leaders of many terrorist groups.  Whether it is ISIS, Al-Queda or Boko Haram, they all follow a common policy of killing all non-Sunis with the result the whole world is witnessing an on-going slaughter of many innocent people.   Thanks to Saudi Kingdom's generous contribution to the spread of this evil philosophy.  However, one wonders why all of a sudden this hue and cry about terrorism emanating from the Kigndom when they are the ones who abetted, financed and propagated this evil ideology of Islam.  They have been supporting this philosophy for decades and never questioned the evil side of this ideology.  I think the reason Kingdom is raising this alarm now is because of the threat they perceive with the swift move of ISIS in Syria and Iraq.  They feel their kingdom is in danger if no action is taken to stop ISIS.  I do not think Kingdom hates the policy being pursued by the ISIS.  Actually, they are afraid of losing their kingdom.  This may be a good opportunity for the Kingdom to desist from spreading the Wahabism ideology of Islam and admit their own mistakes in supporting this evil.  Instead of spending petro-dollars to establish madrasas all over the world for the sake of 7th century philosophy of Islam, the Kingdom should earmark those dollars to spread a message of peace, love and living in harmony with people of other religions.

One cann't deny the factual information which exists between India and China.  This information leads one to emphasize that China's economy is  much larger than India's, their military muscles are stronger than India's and more over their ambition for territorial expansion is insatiable versus India's non-existent desire to occupy territory of any other nation.  While Chinese President was visiting India and discussing with Mr. Modi some actions to be initiated to bring peace and tranquility in the region, Chinese forces were following the marching orders of their generals to move into the Indian territory in the Ladakh region. China cann't be trusted.  It is true that India has come a long way from its decrepit military situation since 1962, but it is still an uphill battle to match with what China has accomplished during the last about 20 years because of surge in their economy.  Therefore, to protect India's interest and security, it is an opportune time for Mr. Modi to streamline some programs with Washington.  Also, since President Obama's polls are down, it is a good opportunity for him too to show a sincere overtures towards India which will be a feather in his foreign policy cap.  Developing a long term sincere agreements with India in the fields of economy,technology and defense will provide the USA a sincere partner in the Asian continent to offset the balance against China.  India has been more or less successful in signing some important agreements with Japan, Vietnam and other nations in that part of the world, but an open and sincere backing from the United States will be conducive to maintaining peace and tranquility in Asia.   Right now, I think USA and India ought to ignore that hard feeling which caused due to some unavoidable circumstances in the past, and should start with a clean slate to move forward.  It will be a win-win situation, and Mr. Obama and Mr. Modi should not let this opportunity get lost due to past petty matters.

I could not agree more with what Mr. Jagannathan has stated in this article.  What he said is all facts known to the Indian leaders and to the whole world.  We know what India and China want in that part of the world.  However, it is also a fact that it is not going to be easy to derail China from its long range objective and that is to establish its hegemony in Asia.  This is the reason China has been encircling India by using its proxies and contacts with the neighboring countries - Pakistan in particular.  China wants to be an Asian superpower to start with and eventually to replace the USA in the eyes of the whole world as the superpower.  Mr. Jagannathan's recommendations as to how to go around this issue are worthy to be followed, even though they are long range objectives.  Since India is not going to give in easily and accede to Chinese guidelines and marching orders, India needs a long term security treaty to baffle Chinese short term military aggression, if any.  There are two ways to achieve that objective; one being to use India's Russian contacts to put pressure on the Chinese to vacate the Indian occupied territory, which may or may not be feasible in the short run, and secondly; to sign a long term security treaty with the United States or Russia which will make China think twice before invading India.

These incursions are nothing new.  China has been occupying Indian territory slowly and slowly since 1962.  It is happening in the North as well as on the North-East ( Arunachal Pradesh) side too.  China has a long term planned strategy to encircle India to establish its own hegemony in that part of the world.  As this report indicates, every year there are hundreds of such incursion. But the question is what is Indian government intend to do to reverse this practice.  Since Chinese President is visiting India, it is an opportune time for Mr. Modi to keep an occupation of Indian territory encroached upon by the Chinese government on the top of his agenda.  The reaction and response of Chinese President on this issue will evince as to how serious China is to improve relationship with India.  One ought not to under estimate China when it comes to negotiation.  One has to have a clear vision and understanding to read in-between lines.  China may be willing to invest billions of dollars in India with the pretext to ameliorate its relationship with India, but India should not just be complacent with this investment.  The current visit of Chinese President to India reminds me a similar visit of Chou-en-Lai in 1962 with a then very famous slogan of 'hindi chini bhai bhai' which was followed by the Chinese military invasion. What happened in that war is a part of historical record.  So the lesson learnt from our previous experience in dealing with China is not to show China an olive branch that easily unless India recovers the lost territory first.

It is always an honor to meet with the Heads of other nations, exchanging dialogues about current issues along with the issues which are thorny and trouble making between the two nations.  India has a few issues with China which are lingering on for many decades and seem to be stumbling blocks in ameliorating economic, diplomatic and cultural relationship with each other.  It is nice that Mr. Modi is going to Ahmedabad to receive Chinese President before he visits Delhi.  Also, it is very interesting to note that Buddhism has been incorporated in this article as a common link between India and China.  Yes, India like China has a big community of Buddhists who are very peaceful and believe in living a harmonious life.   However, I am not sure if the Chinese leaders in Beijing have the same understanding of a true meaning of Buddhism.  Chinese action in Tibet as well as in India is a live example of these leaders' aggressive attitude toward others.  They believe in annexing others' territory to fulfill their territorial ambition and ignore what Buddhism preaches.  This also reminds me a very popular slogan of 'HINDI CHINI BHAI BHAI' of 1962 which was followed by a prompt military aggression from China, and then what happened is a historical record.  Keeping in view the past experience, I just want to make Delhi little bit cautious about the Chinese' chess moves before India extends an olive branch to Beijing.

I agree with Mrs. Gandhi's outbursts on the issue of exporting beef to other countries.  It is really a shame to note that India is one the largest markets exporting beef to Muslim countries.  Cow in India needs to be worshiped based on our mythology.  Then how come, the Indian government is keeping a non-touching attitude towards this gruesome killing of a precious and religious animal?  I understand the dependence of livelihood of many people in the meat industry, but at what cost.  The Muslim countries - Bangladedsh or others - are fulfilling their need of beef consumption by importing it from India.  I wonder if those countries are willing to go through a barter system and export hog meat to India in return for getting beef from India.  Does anyone think that the Muslim countries will start slaughtering hogs right away?  The answer is flat 'NO'.  Then why Indian governments - state and federal level - are not shutting down this industry and making slaughtering of cows a federal crime?  Is our economic need more important than the religious sentiments?  Government should assist those who are working in the beef industry to some other areas so that their livelihood is not affected.  But to continue with this practice of killing cows is senseless, aimless and emotionless.  Mr. Modi has full control in both Houses of Parliament and it is an opportune time for him to remedy the current situation without wasting too much time.

It is a very well known and well documented fact that most of today's jihadis are yesterday's students who attended these Madrasas.  Mr. Mulla says that he teaches them Koran and love for India.  Teaching Koran is good, but I have a question about the real spiritual knowledge and understanding of Koran of all the mullahs worldwide.  Are they really qualified to interpret Koran?  Do they really understand the meaning of Koran?  Whenever I have an opportunity to participate in a religious discussion where our Muslims brothers are also involved, I get different interpretation of Koran.  Some say that the message which emanates from Koran is of 'love' and 'peace' whereas others do not hesitate to spew venom against all non-Muslims and brand them as infidels who are worthy to be punished. Those who have been brainwashed openly admit to go through the martyr activity with the hope that they will meet 72 virgins in heaven. Obviously, this is what they have been told in their respective mosques by the Mullahs.  This different interpretation is the cause of not having a true meaning of Islam.  Every Mullah interprets Koran predicated on his own knowledge and understanding of Koran.  Hence, a big question mark about the importance of having knowledgeable Mullahs - qualified by the known religious universities only - in the Madrasas and mosques.  Why Muslims in general have a bad reputation worldwide is because of wrong teaching of Islam by the Mullahs.  I blame the Mullahs who are twisting the meaning of Islam to fulfill their own self-motive which needs to be stopped to gain respect in the eyes of non-Muslims.  The ball is in the court of Mullahs who are aided and abetted by the petro-dollars to mend their fences before it reaches a point of no return.

What Philippine government is doing is a step in the right direction.  Anyone, whether he/she  is Imam or any ordinary citizen who is found to be instigating others by preaching anti-national slogans or sermons needs to be blacklisted and, if practical, ought to be deported or imprisoned without fail.  Other nations where these Muslim community leaders or so-called spiritual preachers exist should take a cue from the decision taken by the Philippine government to avoid the spread of terrorist activities.  Needless to say, these preachers prey on innocent people in the mosques and convert them into future suicide bombers.  These imams are the source of brain washing of innocent people. UK has lot of Muslim imams and community leaders who openly criticize the government and threaten to dethrone the present government and unfurl Muslim flag on the Queen Victoria's house.  It is shameful that the local government feels so handicapped in taking any strong measure to put muzzle on their faces and imprison them.  These fundamentalists are exploiting the soft tenets of democracy which ought not to be allowed to be exploited.  These brainwashed outlaws fundamentalist wherever they are should be muzzled now before it is too late.  If it requires to amend the respective Constitution, so be it.  If your country stops to exist, Constitution is a piece of paper which will be left with no value.  Therefore, protection and survival of a nation is of paramount importance than worrying about the pursuance of democratic principals which may be outdated.

What Saudi Royal family and Wahhabi clerics are doing is posing their dual personality in front of the whole world through their ironical religious activities and statements.  They don't do what they say they do or they don't at least appear to be doing what they meant to be doing.  The article states that the Royal family is liberal but it is the Wahhabi cleric community which is more radicalized.  I don't agree with this statement.  Royal family owns the Kingdom, and nothing can move without their consent.  Clerics dare not to violate the guidelines established by the Royal family.  If recent press reports are to be believed, the Saudi government has arrested many Christians who were worshiping in their houses, which the local officials found offensive in the Kingdom.  So, where is liberalism, secularism and religious tolerance?  What Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is doing the same thing what Royal family has been doing since day one, which is beheading, religious non-tolerance, mistreatment of female community and following the tenets of 7th century Sharia Law.  All of a sudden, the Royal family is afraid of a power being gained by the Islamic State forces in Syria and Iraq which is basically operating on the same principles what the Royal family is pursuing for decades.  If the Royal family does not mend its fences soon about their understanding of co-existence, religious tolerance and freedom of basic human rights, the time is not too far before the world will see the downfall of the Royal  family.  THE BALL IS IN THE COURT OF RULERS.

 I am very surprised that this anti-Christian action on the part of the Saudi government has generated so much concern in the eyes of Christian community and all of a sudden there is a demand for the US government to get involved and have these arrested Christians released.  The Saudi government never allowed any non-Muslim to practice their own religion in the Kingdom.  It is nothing new.  As this article stated, the Saudi government did not even allow the US soldiers to wear their religious crosses during the gulf war.  So, why all of a sudden this request to the US government to get involved?  In my opinion, the Saudi government is responsible for proliferating  and implementing a Caliphate idea, and the whole world is witnessing the consequences of those policies. The Saudi government financed, organized and monitored the Madrassas and mosques which are the breeding grounds of this evil ideology.  The windfall affluence in the 1970s from the black gold has created a spiritual unbalanced status in the Saudi Royal family.  As the saying goes, 'as you sow, so shall you reap'.  Now, even the Saudi government is scared from this Caliphate ideology being implemented by the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.  The treatment meeted out by the non-Muslims in Saudi Arabia ought to be a wake up call not only for the USA but the whole world whose subjects are migrated to the Kingdom for livelihood.  The Saudis are exploiting the labor force due to poor economic opportunities in their own countries.  One way to bring the Royal families to its senses is to boycott their job offer, and the second a very crucial and long range one one is to initiate an action to confiscate their source of petro dollars.  All scriptures say that there is only 'one God' and, for whatever reason, that 'one God' is addressed by various names.  Names are different but that 'one God' is not different.  The King is about 90 years old.  It is about time for him to stop financing these mosques and madrassas which are the recruitment centers to propagate this 7th century convoluted religious ideology, and open the Kingdom for all people irrespective of their faith, beliefs and religion to visit the historical and religious places in the Kingdom.  This Saudi family has been responsible for the murder, torture and ill treatment of many innocent people.  If this King does something nice during his whatever time left, may be Almighty Allah will forgive him when he finally faces Him.

What Ms. Merkel is doing is a step in the right direction.  But supplying of arsenal to the Kurds or to the Iraqis is a temporary solution to this arduous long run ideological problem.  The idea is not to win this on-going battle between the ISIS and other non-Suni Muslims.  The aim is to eradicate this 6th century fanatical Muslim ideology. These fanatics are openly threatening to kill all Christians or should I say all non-Muslims.  I believe that this threat should not be taken lightly by any civilized government.  These Muslims are misusing the tents of their respective Constitutions towards liberty of speech and freedom to practice their religion literally.  They have found the weak link of western nations which is to respect the dignity of each individual, treat all human beings with respect and grant them equal rights under their Constitutions.  That is the reason they are outspoken in the European and American cities.  It may be true that under the Constitutions of civilized western nations, respective governments are not allowed to take any legal action unless these fundamentalists get involved in a terrorist activities which might entail death of individuals or destruction of properties.  But the leaders of the western nations have to bear in mind that if these brain washed people are allowed to speak anti-national slogans and threaten openly to the rest of the people, the time will come that they will over power the mind of lot of innocent people  by converting them to Islam.  We have so many cases in front of us right now where lot of westerners have joined the ISIS forces and they will not hesitate to slaughter the non-Sunis on a heart beat.  Therefore, the sources of proliferation of this fanatical ideology needs to be stopped and eradicated.  Simple way of eradicating this problem is to change the Constitutions to the effect that anybody making any anti-national statements will be treated as a traitor and punished accordingly.  Secondly, deport all illegal Muslims to their respect countries.  European and American leaders ought to take a cue from the Australians on this issue.  Australian leaders told to all Muslims either they should abide by their local laws if they want to live in Australia or they have a choice to get out of that country.   If Australia can do it why cann't European and American leaders follow suit.  If your Constitution consists of some old time clauses about this issue which may not be pertinent now with the change of time, it needs to be changed.  Constitution remains a piece of paper if it allows these radical elements to grow and become conducive for the Christians to lose their country.  If you lose your country to these fanatics, what good is that Constitution?  IT IS AN OPPORTUNE TIME FOR THE EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN LEADERS TO WAKE UP AND ERADICATE THE PROLIFERATION OF THIS RADICALISM, EVEN IF IT REQUIRES AN ANNIHILATION OF ALL THE PROPONENTS OF THIS IDEOLOGY.

This open challenge to the Christians or should I say to all non-Muslims by the either convert or Suni Muslims is a threat which should not be taken lightly by any civilized government.  These Muslims are misusing the tents of their respective Constitutions towards liberty of speech and freedom to practice their religion literally.  They have found the weak link of western nations which is to respect the dignity of each individual, treat all human beings with respect and grant them equal rights under their Constitutions.  That is the reason they are outspoken in the European and American cities.  It may be true that under the Constitutions of civilized western nations, respective governments are not allowed to take any legal action unless these fundamentalists get involved in a terrorist activities which might entail death of individuals or destruction of properties.  But the leaders of the western nations have to bear in mind that if these brain washed people are allowed to speak anti-national slogans and threaten openly to the rest of the people, the time will come that they will over power the mind of lot of innocent people  by converting them to Islam.  We have so many cases in front of us right now where lot of westerners have joined the ISIS forces and they will not hesitate to slaughter the non-Sunis on a heart beat.  Therefore, the sources of proliferation of this fanatical ideology needs to be stopped and eradicated.  Simple way of eradicating this problem is to change the Constitutions to the effect that anybody making any anti-national statements will be treated as a traitor and punished accordingly.  Secondly, deport all illegal Muslims to their respect countries.  European and American leaders ought to take a cue from the Australians on this issue.  Australian leaders told to all Muslims either they should abide by their local laws if they want to live in Australia or they have a choice to get out of that country.   If Australia can do it why cann't European and American leaders follow suit.  If your Constitution consists of some old time clauses about this issue which may not be pertinent now with the change of time, it needs to be changed.  Constitution remains a piece of paper if it allows these radical elements to grow and become conducive for the Christians to lose their country.  If you lose your country to these fanatics, what good is that Constitution?  IT IS AN OPPORTUNE TIME FOR THE EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN LEADERS TO WAKE UP AND ERADICATE THE PROLIFERATION OF THIS RADICALISM, EVEN IF IT REQUIRES AN ANNIHILATION OF ALL THE PROPONENTS OF THIS IDEOLOGY.