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Politicians do what politicians are supposed to do, and that was Erdogan speaking his mind about a subject. At least he is not a hypocrite. Has there been any attempt by our diplomats to explain the ground realities to him? Even more important, how can we, ourselves, fail to see the horrible...

So we either say yes or no. Why drag it on? Couple of things - our hero would in any case not be able to debate, anyone, anywhere, any time. Their hero is doing this to distract attention from his own precarious position and from the difficulties that his country is facing. Why should we react...

He likes publicity.

Nothing wrong with it, so long as he allows teleprompters.

Required? Yes, massa. To begin with, I've been almost fanatically devoted to Ataturk ever since I read about him first. He is the only man in Asia who had his thinking straight, and every single step he took for post-khilafat Turkey shows that. Strangely, for a country that has seen such hard...

That was excessive modesty in full plumage. What you had been arguing was neither odd nor coincidental. There is a very clear link, and both you and Mr. Rajan picked up on it. The curiousity is in that it is not always so explicit in expert analyses.

Just did it. Now I shall wait for the reactions. Unfortunately - and the irony is that I preface my remarks by saying that this is unfortunate, since most of that forum are liberal, they might well react to say, "Quite so. Very well said, but why are you getting excited? After all, this is what...

I completely, unreservedly agree. Perhaps I will reply in detail in a day. It does not seem that many, even any, others will want to weigh in. Please bear with me.

It does seem uncanny, and the hope that Turks are truly a cycle or two downstream from us is vastly encouraging. Meanwhile, their quite evident grasp, not only of the broad issues, but of subtle aspects within those, is very soothing.

That is the famous throwing the baby out with the bathwater. My daughter, to bring in a personal note, is half-Brahmin; her son is three quarters Brahmin. Nobody can be more liberal and disabused about caste than my daughter and son-in-law. On various fora, the strongest support that I get for...

That was crap. I will explain later, but let people have their say first.

Totally disagree.

I don't feel like waiting too long for others, though.

Who'll go first? @merzifonlu I am at the end of a range of opinions, at the very end. It will be fairest if people who have something good to say about Modi, the BJP and the RSS speak first. If they have to read what I have to write, there will be blood on the floor.:devilish: Let them offer...

This is a decision that is deep and amazingly rich in collateral benefits. Let us see the situation unfold one step at a time. On another plane, in a mood of bitter sarcasm. He's Muslim; won't that matter in eastern UP?

It was delightful - and unexpected - to see the deep interest, and almost startling to realise that there was a considerable degree of familiarity with the subject on the part of those who were asking questions. I cannot think of anything more pleasant than this discussion widening further. I am...

A wonderful corrective narrative, and very consoling. I find myself so deeply in sympathy with the views expressed. Both points of view, that of alarm expressed by @Rajaraja Chola, that of a somewhat disillusioned longer, broader view, accepting that there is cause for alarm, but not allowing...

You have successfully made my blood run cold. George Ponnaiah has been in the news from time to time, but now I am warned to keep an eye out for the other two. What you describe is hate speech, as egregious as that of the monkeys who claim to represent Hindus and make violent speeches and...

This is really shocking to hear. Really disturbing.

This Christian extremism has been a shock to me. A real shock. I wonder who the priests are.