The above photo is from the expressbuzz site,dated June 18th,2010.
I think the following from THISLink will make a very good beginning for this topic:-
“A good espousing of the strength of Indian culture was given by Lord McCauley in his speech to the British Parliament, Feb 2, 1835:
“I have travelled across the length and breadth of India and I have not seen one person who is a beggar, who is a thief. Such wealth I have seen in this country, such high moral values, people of such calibre, that I do not think we would ever conquer this country, unless we break the very backbone of this nation, which is her spiritual and cultural heritage, and, therefore, I propose that we replace her old and ancient education system, her culture, for if the Indians think that all that is foreign and English is good and greater than their own, they will lose their self-esteem, their native self-culture and they will become what we want them, a truly dominated nation”.
The underpinnings of Indian society and culture start in the Indus valley in roughly 3000 BC. Despite multiple invasion attempts, the occasional conquering, and a massive attempt to displace the culture by British influence, the ancient underlying precepts exist. Despite India’s resurgence in the scientific and military areas we can see that plainly their Cultural Identity is primary driver of their society.
The following is copied from THIS link,from Yahoo,Sat, May 29 07:18 PM.
Washington, May 29 (IANS) The youngest minister in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s cabinet, Agatha Sangma, another youthful minister Ajay Maken as well as Congress party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi are among participants of the 4th India-Yale Parliamentary Leadership Programme being held June 9-19.Sat, May 29 07:18 PM
Global political-economic affairs and the challenges of leadership are the focus of the leadership programme at the New Haven, Connecticut, based Ivy League institution.
The fourth edition of the Yale University programme, starting with a seven-day leadership programme with Yale faculty, will be complemented by a three-day programme of meetings, discussions, and interactions with US politicians, policy analysts and senior US government officials in New York and Washington, according to a Yale release.
Nearly 50 members of the Indian parliament have participated in the programme since its launch in 2007, in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the India-US Forum of Parliamentarians.
Among the 2,010 participants are Singhvi, the national spokesperson of the Indian National Congress party; Ajay Maken, 46, minister of state for home affairs; and Agatha Sangma, 29, minister of state for rural development, the youngest minister in the council of ministers.
Underscoring the programme’s emphasis on fostering discussion and dialogue across party lines, the 2,010 participants are drawn from seven different political parties.
‘The India-Yale Parliamentary Leadership Programme underscores Yale’s longstanding commitment to educating our students for service and leadership,’ said Yale President Richard C. Levin.
‘We have now gone a step further to include emerging and mid-career leaders. The programme will provide the parliamentarians with opportunities to critically think about the challenges of leadership and to explore freely, away from the legislative arena, the issues facing India.’
The ‘programme encourages greater understanding of public leadership, accountability, transparency and parliamentary oversight amongst the parliamentarians,’ said FICCI Secretary General Amit Mitra.
‘It is designed to provide the parliamentarians capacity building and skill development and greater engagement in public policy discussions.’
Abhishek Manu Singhvi, the Chairman of the India-US Forum of Parliamentarians, said the ‘programme is pioneering in the amazing diversity of topics explored, in the outstanding, cutting edge quality of the world- renowned lecturers and in the truly bipartisan nature of the multiparty delegation.’
‘Most important, and perhaps most unquantifiable but clearly tangible, is the remarkable bonding between the members of the delegation over the course of the programme – something not found easily even after years in Parliament!’
It is worth noting that the USA is a FAILED, Oligarchic Police State now(Read THIS) ,an International Bully,with no TRANSPARENCY(Read about 911 here and HERE),constant War and looting the individual and National Wealth using the Derivatives,ruled by the CFR,Bilderbeg ,Businessroundtable andTrilateral Commission who want to form ONE WORLD TOTALITARIAN GOVERNMENT.Read THIS.
Earlier the Bush Administration had “wanted”,Indian Bureaucrats(IAS),to be “trained”,in the USA.One hopes MM Singh,the lackey of the USA, has desisted from this very dangerous “ploy”.
It is reported,that the US Government is notorious for trapping politicians,oligarchs and bureaucrats,using the oldest method known to Humanity.
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