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The Chinese and Russians were not interested in exporting their governance models to the west. They were interested mainly in building up their economies. Russia was a part of G8 till its protests over nato expansion (ignoring promises made to Gorbachev and Yeltsin ) made the west-centric G7 chuck them out. The Russians went on to create BRICS which is superior to G7 in terms of GDP and population coverage. The two world wars, created on the basis of military alliances originated in europe, killing over a hundred million people and which continues to traumatize europe at present. The Nazis saw the Eastern european Slavs racially as subhumans and attempted to exterminate them with horrific atrocities till the Russians put an end to the Slav genocide which killed 25 milion Slavs as well as the Jewish genocide which killed six million jews. Even social metrics like rising numbers of homelesness, deaths due to hypothermia due to rising fuel prices, higher cost of living,spiralling healthcare costs, poverty , terrorist attacks, mass shootings, rising disparity of wealth between the western upper and lower classes shows that it is only a few of the sheltered wealthy and rich that lead a materially prosperous life in the west. The third world war which can result in nuclear war and holocaust can turn the US, Europe and Russia into a nightmarish radioactive wasteland forever. If you think this is a heaven on earth, you are seriously deluded.

The west have only gained in wealth recently due to the industrial revolution and exploitative colonialism . For milleniums, India and China were the leading world economies as per economic historians due to their high productivity and trade till they were reduced to penury by western colonialism . They have now emerged as fast growing economies, and India is now projected to become the second largest economy in PPP terms by 2038, with a projected GDP of $34.2 trillion. In the west, its the minority capitalists who own much of the wealth and the majority lacks the same, with inflation, homelessness and rising health care costs and cost of living among the main concerns. Also fixation with wealth and power and competition over colonies lead to the two world wars in europe which killed scores of millions of europeans and continues to traumatise them. The western standard of prosperity, with a rich man owning mansions, private jets and fleets of cars is not practical for the rest of the world to aspire to , considering the havoc already perpetrated on the fragile environment leading to global warming and natural disasters on an amplified scale which can lead to major disasters and catastrophies in the future. As GAndhi himself stated, " Earth has enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed." So obviously a standard of prosperity which is compatible and friendly to the environment and society, and is holistic in nature, should be aspired to, rather than the present lopsided one.

Caste system in India is a feudal system similar to that in Europe, Japan and Korea. (Even now, European aristocrats tend to keep themselves distinct from the commoners and marry among themselves as a rule and pride themselves on their blue blood and breeding.) Also many european countries have a hereditary king or queen as head of state like the UK, which reflects the feudal past, unlike republican India. The US which came into existence two centuries back was populated by poor immigrants of the european lower classes escaping tyrannical feudalism and exploitative capitalism in europe , and is consequently looked down upon by the european aristocratic classes as well. The european-americans in turn, themselves looked down upon the African-americans languishing under slavery around them, even though both groups were christians and equal under constitutional laws. Many african-americans were lynched for superficial reasons or mere allegations. The caste system has no sanction in the Vedas, the original Hindu scriptures which preaches the equality and fraternity of all human beings. Majority of the Vedic sages came from the lower economic groups or professions . The Vedic sage, Satyakama Jabala, who composed portions of the Vedas, was the illegitimate son of a prostitute. He was taken as a disciple by his Guru on account of his character and honesty which the Guru perceived as signs of merit even though he was of illegitimate lineage. This shows that a meritocratic structure existed in earlier vedic times. The caste system came up later on as a social system, in order to preserve, consolidate and develop knowledge systems of each profession. Universities were not wide-spread in ancient times, and it was easier for the father to teach his sons and nephews the technical details of his profession. This enabled a certain specialisation of disciplines and consolidation of culture. For example, mathematics as in the numeral system, zero and basic mathematics used around the world commonly were developed in India. However, an unfortunate side-effect of this was that higher castes adopted snobbish superiority complexes with respect to the lower castes. This is entirely out of ignorance of the basic teachings of equality and fraternity in the Vedas. I am not an advocate of the caste system as it is obviously obsolete in today's world, but it had its relevance in ancient times as a practical system. In todays world however, you can choose any profession, and the best universities in the world teaching that course by virtue of enhanced transportation and logistics. At present the caste system is considered obsolete in the Indian constitution designed by B.R. Ambekar who stemmed from the lower castes, and many of the lower castes have quotas in education and employment under the public sector which has helped to develop the community exponentially. Both the present prime minister and president of India have rose from the lower castes which shows the progress India has made in this regard.

The 9 day religious festival of Navratri is taking place in India at the moment, where the Divine is worshipped in the form of the Goddess . On the eighth day of Navaratri or Durga Ashtami, the rite of Kumari Bhojan takes place. Nine or more young girls are invited to the house by devotees and are honoured as manifestations of the mother goddess. The girls are fed a delicious vegetarian meal, and then given money,flowers and gifts so as to ensure they are happy, and consequently give positive vibes and energies which are considered auspicious. Shaktism is the tradition in Hinduism associated with the worship of the Goddess, with Shakti meaning universal power or energy. Sri Ramakrishna was an enlightened sage and worshipper of the Divine Feminine. Some sayings of his are stated over here in reference to the Divine Feminine so as to understand the core teachings of Shaktism. Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna on the Divine Mother...

Isro has lined up Chandrayaan-6, 7 and 8 missions ahead of India's 2040 Moon landing goal, with the objective of creating human habitation bases on the moon, mars and other extraterrestial bodies. https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/isro-lines-up-chandrayaan-6-7-8-ahead-of-indias-2040-moon-landing-goal-2776846-2025-08-26

Yes, it is the large number of wars between europeans that resulted in the european population never crossing the five hundred million mark unlike the ancient Indian and Chinese civilizations which had crossed the billion mark. New weapons of war like artillery, tanks, chemical weapons were first used by the europeans on themselves. It is the Russians who ended the dictatorships of Napoleon and Hitler. The Russians are europeans themselves in terms of race, religion and culture, and I found many Russian tourists in India speaking fluent english and quite indistinguishable from western tourists. They seem to resemble the Nordic europeans the most due to their blonde looks and large stature. However since the europeans want to have a dualistic perspective with respect to russia, they thus consider them as separate so as to foster hatred against them for the sake of enmity. For hatred to exist, there should be a dualistic perspective. It is hard to hate someone who is the same as yourself so you need to brainstorm and find some differences, no matter how superficial. During the times when Russia was necessary to fight against the French and German dictatorships, the west fondly considered the Russians as their own people. The German Nazis were quite barbaric in their attitude towards eastern europeans as they racially considered the Slav as subhuman and inferior. This is the reason why then embarked on an extermination programe from Poland onwards to Ukraine and finally Russia . Usually when invaders conquer a region, they leave the civilian population alone to gain resources and taxes from them. The German nazis did no such thing and ruthlessly wiped out the poles, ukrainians and russians to ensure living space or lebensraum for German immigrants there. This resulted in the Slav genocide where over 25 million eastern european slavs were killed just because they were considered racially inferior. This is four times that of the Jewish genocide. However the Russian counter-attack from Stalingrad all the way to Berlin ensured that the Slavic race and Jews were not completely wiped out.

India is aiding Myamnar's transition to a multiparty democracy in December this year through capacity building of its institutions and training in peacekeeping skills. https://therahnuma.com/india-to-equip-30-myanmar-security-officers-with-essential-peacekeeping-skills/

There are many large ancient buildings and temples in Kerala, India that would rival that of any ancient heritage monument anywhere in the world. The Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala is one such. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/B-8QwtQmjKSIISV5dL-NQnht66pHdpyA2h7qNS5c1wYQqWivVa9UcQJMDGGOQIkoczNbXibLX2UOhvZnhM-wWavSGWQUxKAsKkMy4zcZgY9IdCS77MHCeCHYZXLw However non-Hindus are not allowed there and only allowed to view from a distance. The buildings you mentioned are open to everyone, and consequently most foreign tourists visit those places. Kerala had commerical dealings with the Chinese, Portuguese, Arabs, French, Dutch and British so they had build some of their buildings in coastal regions of Kerala. The Chinese fishing nets used extensively in Kochi, Kerala is an example of the excellent diplomatic connections between the Chinese and Indians in medieval times. India actually has the distinction of being the first Asian state to defeat a western naval colonial power, when the Keralite kingdom of Travancore defeated the Dutch in the battle of Colachel in 1741. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Colachel The Indian government has built a pillar of victory in Kulachal to commemorate the event. https://static2.tripoto.com/media/filter/nl/img/1024464/SpotDocument/1540179625_1540179571652.jpg.webp

India is an ancient civilization that was subject to exploitative western colonialism in the nineteenth century and became free in 1947. The romans conquered and colonised britain, germany and france in those times committing genocides. Later on the warring european tribes coalesced into nations and then into warring military alliances which eventually resulted in the two world wars that originated in europe, and now the present war in eastern europe. Strife and conflict seems to be the only constant there.

The European countries are of recent origin. They do not have a well-set culture or civilization and this is the reason why they are considered to be of a tribal, warmongering nature and wages war for trivial reasons. The two world wars originated in europe and many wars prior to that and after the world wars too are proof of this conflict-prone nature. Since they are of recent civilizational origin the barbarian is quick to spring out, dropping all pretences to being a civilized gentleman at the drop of a hat. There is an eloquent saying by Napoleon bonaparte, "If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots". Due to a reactive and emotive nature common to young nations charecterestic of the collective untamed monkey mind, a pinprick is enough to warrant the raising of the sword and spilling of blood. They lack the wisdom and patience of ancient civilizations though they make a lot of pretences to the same as stated earlier, to hide their recent barbarian past.

Psychological suffering arises due to reminiscing of painful and traumatic memories in the past, and experiencing them in the present moment instead of being conscious and aware. Similarly imagining of painful events or situations in the future similarly evokes psychological pain at present. The right and natural state of a person is to be conscious and aware in the present moment, instead of unconsciously living in the past memories or future imagination, which is an unnatural state. Due to its state of unnaturalness, it induces psychological pain just as a state of unease in the physical body registers as physiological pain so as to seek alleviation of it. I would like to give a personal example with respect to the above. I enjoy watching the colorful sunset in the beach and often visit the beach for the same. After watching the sunset mindfully, I often felt good and happy, and leave the beach in a pleasant mood. One day however, while waiting for the sunset, I unconsciously reminisced about some painful past event memories, leading to an unconscious, incessant thinking and emoting process. In the process, I completely missed the outside sunset while living in the drama of my inner world. As a result, when the sunset ended, I found that I had not actually observed it and enjoyed it. This time, when I left the beach I did so in an unpleasant mood feeling stale and miserable. However this incident was an excellent empirical experience for myself in terms of understanding the difference between existential reality and psychological reality. Sadhguru had elaborated on the mechanics of human suffering in this article... https://isha.sadhguru.org/en/wisdom/article/the-mechanics-of-human-suffering

Yes, appropriating cultural symbols of an ancient civilization to deflect attention from the fact that one's own country is not an ancient civilization but is just a few centuries old and lacking depth, can enable one to feign substance to dupe some ignoramuses, but such dishonesty is bound to collapse in the long run in the light of facts.

This actually showcases racist attitudes towards Indian immigrants which showcase the fact that western so-called democracies have nazi and fascist elements now as well which is obviously not compatible with the democratic culture and spirit. Inspite of this they hypocritically claim to be champions of democracy and human rights, even though India is the world's largest democracy and obviously the clear leader of the same. Also a major issue Indians have with the neo-nazis is dishonest cultural appropriation without permission. The swastika is actually an ancient Indian Hindu symbol suggesting auspiciousness and well-being of all, and is a part of our ancient heritage. It is depicted in the homes of devout Hindus and its four arms is also suggestive of the four yugas or cycles. The swastika symbol is a symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism denoting well-being, good fortune, and religious significance. Some neo-nazi racists have spray painted the swastika symbol unaesthetically on the walls of Hindu temples. If they had cared to check inside, they would have seen swastikas engraved on the pillars or walls inside aesthetically with geometric precision. The term Aryan is also used by neo-nazis ignorantly as depicting some race, when it actually means noble in sanskrit exemplifying good behavior , conduct and higher states of consciousness. The vedic saying, 'Krinvantam vishwam Aryam' means make the whole world noble. Since most of the western countries do not have an ancient civilization, they feel highly comfortable appropriating the symbols of an another ancient civilization to use as an identity of sorts to look cool without having any idea what they stands for.

India hopes the upcoming elections in Myanmar will be fair and inclusive with the involvement of all stakeholders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the head of Myanmar’s ruling junta, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, when they met on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China on Sunday. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-hopes-myanmar-elections-will-be-fair-and-inclusive-modi-to-junta-chief-101756646073665.html

"To differentiate the thinking mind and awareness, one must arrive solely in awareness. The thinking mind as the expression of awareness should be abandoned. When awareness is recognized, then the thinking mind is self-abandoned. Mind is changing, and awareness is unchanging. In this way, the two are differentiated. Look at the sky, which is unchanging, and the clouds, which are changeable; clouds are like the thinking mind and the space is like rigpa, awareness. The clouds change again and again, but space never changes. Awareness is both unceasing and unchanging." ~ Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

Dadi Ratan Mohini, the centenarian spiritual leader and Brahma Kumaris' chief administrator, passed away on April 8, 2025. Her 100th birthday was celebrated on March 25. Over her 88-year spiritual journey, she became one of the central pillars of the organisation, guiding it through key phases of expansion and social outreach. Under her stewardship, the Brahma Kumaris the Brahma Kumaris launched campaigns focusing on women’s empowerment, youth development, de-addiction, environmental conservation, and yogic farming. Her relentless efforts earned her several national and international accolades, including an honorary doctorate from Gulbarga University in 2014. Both the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and president Draupadi Murmu paid heart-felt tributes to Dadi Ratan Mohini. https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2025/04/09/dadi-ratan-mohini-passes-away-pm-president-tribute.html https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/brahma-kumaris-centenarian-chief-dadi-ratan-mohini-passes-away/ The Brahmakumaris is the world's only spiritual institution led, administered and taught by women with their own unique theological doctrine and seeks the empowerment of the feminine in all dimensions so as to bring about a more harmonious human society and world. They have centers in almost every country in the world where they teach their 7 day courses comprising their spiritual philosophy and meditation free of charge.

Sorry to read about this latest shooting in the US. My condolences to this young person's family. I am hoping the civilian society will create a mass movement again for non-violence and peace, and ensure proper regulation of the domestic gun industry so that guns will not get into the wrong hands. It is important to create a culture of non-violence in thought, word and deed so as to bring peace, harmony and mutual trust in western society.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/10/poland-pm-condemns-repeated-violation-of-airspace-amid-russian-attack-on-ukraine-follow-live The two world wars which originated in europe based on military alliances killed over a hundred million people back then. By some major coincidence this new european war, also based on military alliance of NATO, has the potential of becoming a world record third world war originating in europe. Hopefully the Guinness book of records will note this extraordinary feat. Wonder how many millions will die this time around !

India has a nuclear triad of ICBMS, aircraft and nuclear submarines which can launch nuclear weapons into any corner of the earth. How would such a country be insecure ! In terms of conventional strength as well, it is the fourth strongest military power in the world as per current rankings with the world's second largest army, fourth largest air force and fifth strongest navy. India has the world's second largest army of 2.1 million personnel and the paramilitary forces, which forms the second line of defence itself number around 2.5 million. The Indian territorial army which is the third line of defence and around 400000 strong, is itself ten times larger than the Canadian or Australian or most european regular armies. The NCC military training program at the college level trains around two million students each year with basic training in military skills. The NCC forms the fourth line of defence and creates a reservoir of a large pool of youth with basic military skills who can be deployed as military personnel. The Indian population is the largest in the world and is also highly youthful with the average age being in the twenties. This means that any number of young million-strong armies can be created for defensive purposes as well as offensive purposes, and is enough to invade any nation on earth or change the course of international wars on the basis of conventional strength. So Europe and US considering India's security is ridiculous. The defeat of US-NATO by the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2021 after twenty years of fighting, heavy casualties and trillions of western taxpayer money down the drain, itself reflects their limitations in conventional warfare , echoing similar defeats in Korea and Vietnam. With an ageing population, low fertility rates, and a large pool of handicapped and mentally traumatised ex-military personnel ( due to excessive warmongering ) demanding expensive medical care means that they are in no position to wage long wars anymore. This is compounded by the heavy external debt of the US which has crossed 37 trillion dollars recently, and which is the largest in the world, and can be a potential white elephant for it in the future.

Imho, the US has a parallel government or deep state in powerful plutocrats and stratocrats who formulate the policies for the elected democratic leaders to follow. Disobedient ones will not be supported by them or even taken out. A notable example is JFK opposing the sending of troops to Vietnam, as the Korean experience had resulted in a heavy defeat as well as heavy casualties of american troops, around 36000. He however stood in the way of huge profits of the military-industrial complex by deciding against a war that could lead to similar disaster like the Korean war . After Kennedy's mysterious and untimely death, his cautious policy was reversed and American troops were sent to Vietnam. The war ended in American defeat again as well as loss of 54000 American troops. However the military industrial complex made huge profits due to the huge budget allocations to it for more than a decade. Kennedy's predecessor Eisenhower himself had warned in his speeches of the growing power of the military industrial complex cartels that can pose a danger to American democracy.

So why do europeans like the germans, british, french and russians keep fighting again and again and destroying themselves in the process instead of having proper relations with each other. I came across a saying yesterday on relationships, "The roots of a lasting relationship are mindfulness, deep listening and loving speech." - Thich Nhat Hanh Where do you think the deficiencies lie in creating proper relationships between the europeans - inability to listen and empathise with other's conscerns perhaps !

So essentially this is a european war disturbing the peace of the world just like the earlier two world wars which originated in europe and killed a hundred million people. Russia was a friend in the past many times, though it is an enemy now, and might become a friend in the future especially due to its vast resources of oil and rare earth minerals. And then it can become an enemy again, and after wards a friend again. Germany, the villain in the past two world wars is a great friend and 'good guy' now. Why do europeans keep fighting and killing each other regressing themselves in the process instead of making friends and progress. Is it something genetic or something !

It was the western military alliances with Russia against Napoleon and Hitler that enabled their defeat. So it is not that delusional. If you admit that Russia is such a dwindling power, don't you think nato expansion to the borders of russia are indeed based on paranoia and baseless psychological insecurities. How can a weak power invade the rest of europe ?By hyping the russian boogeyman, as per intellectuals like Chomsky and Hedges, western military industrial complex wanted to breath new life into the irrevalent nato, make it relevant again and ensure optimal weapons sales and profits for the military industrial complex capitalists. This is all there is to it, and expendable military fodder belonging to the western middle/lower classes will be used to fuel the war for the necessary time required to ensure optimal pofits.

My condolences for the victims and their families. Imho, if the domestic gun industry cannot be regulated due to its influential political lobbies, it should be taxed heavily to fund a mental health ecosystem and associated culture in the country that can attend to hitherto unaddressed mental health needs of its citizenry. It appears that the government is more interested in the profits of the gun industry capitalists than the security concerns of the average american citizen.

The west has an ageing population marked with low fertility rates and a fast increasing immigrant population from Latin america, Asia and Africa to make up for manpower shortages. The US and european countries have huge debts in the trillions spectrum which the russians do not have. All that glitter and glamour of western civilization is only on the outside. It's all style without any substance. This is why the two world wars originated in europe killing over a hundred million people , and they are on the verge of the third world war as well. If they are sane, they would discard their military alliances, which is the root cause of all their troubles ,and live mindfully and consciously without being deluded by paranoia and baseless psychological insecurities.