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Jinnah was not the same as Gandhi or Nehru. There were no "securing of Hindu interests" in our history. If anything, the perception of Congress leaders at independence is that they were anti-Hindu (reason why Nathuram Godse was brainwashed to assassinate Gandhi). Jinnah claimed to protect Muslim...

I was referring to the user Karachiite.

Well if the intention and plan is to host it in Pakistan, then it makes sense to hold (even) a low-key tournament and prove that international teams can visit Pakistan. But I doubt if any of the big names will tour without sufficient money, and sponsors will be reluctant to throw money if there...

Not entirely true, maybe a little. If it was not a question of security, why are non-Indian teams reluctant to tour Pakistan? The situation was not very promising even before the attack on Sri Lankan cricketers, and it has made it only worse. Besides, the Indian government and BCCI don't have...

In all seriousness, will cheerleaders matter for the success of the tournament?

Will be nice if it is held in Pakistan. Else,the only objective will be earning the PCB some much needed cash. But given that you need foreign player participation, Sharjah/Dubai will be a good alternative.

That may be an exaggeration. A lot of his policies were conservative and held India back (socialism, lack of population control) but they did provide the foundation from which India has built itself in the last 20 years. But this topic is on his so called "treachery" in which both him, Jinnah...

India has maintained that it will support UN sanctions, what is new about this? India does not support unilateral/NATO sanctions that will invariably come in the way of our relations with Iran.

It is ridiculous on some levels, but also makes sense. NATO still controls the security apparatus in Iraq and Afghanistan, but cannot do that inside Pakistan. The west doesn't doubt Pakistan's ability, but rather the intent/corruption in security forces to protect visiting teams. Let's hope...

H1-Bs pay more tax than people with Green Card or Citizenship. People are not against Indians/immigrants working in American tax-paying jobs, they are against outsourcing, which is not surprising. Besides, there is not enough local talent in the US to cover the jobs in IT service companies...

Proud of you Bangladesh team, you guys really fought it out there. You have shown that no one can take you lightly anymore! Keep up the winning way!

Alcohol is not bad for health if taken in moderation. I know multiple doctors who say it is good for health in small dosages. It calms your nerves and soothes you - kind of the same intention and effect as any cold/cough medication which usually have alcohol in them. I don't drink myself, but I...

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It was actually one man - Jagmohan Dalmiya - who wanted to increase the vote count of the Asian bloc and thus gave BD test status. The PCB and SLCB pretty much followed suit with the railroading of the BCCI. This seems to be a strange decision from the BCB. If the ICC is willing to recognize...

Ah the good old get-rich-quick-by-helping-us-keep-our-money-safe-with-you schemes. I get at least 4-5 of these every day. If not for Google spam filter, I would be going crazy by now. Have only myself to blame - I once decided to respond to one of these mails with totally fabricated information...

That could be the case, but my point was that you are still told what is right and what is wrong. We don't have a laundry list of do's and don'ts from our religion; it is more cultural. The concept of religion did not exist till a few thousand years ago, and so there is no mention in our...

Abrahamic religions give you doctrines, whereas Dharmic religions give you guidelines. Muslims/Christians/Jews are given a very good idea of what the truth or the ideal path is, whereas we are encouraged to find the truth and enlightenment ourselves. In a crude sense, it is the difference...

Then we need to be smart about controlling our borders. My point was that the influx of poor people is a significant contributor. As such, people have not lost jobs or had salary cuts in cities. It is possible that the high inflation rates resulted in redefining the poverty line, thus increasing...

Not surprising, given the influx of people from villages into cities. We need to improve infrastructure and the standard of living in tier 2 and 3 cities so they can take a share of this burden.

Great move. I am not sure it can be fully blamed on the "one-child-emperor" policy. Any society that has a lot of people, and hence competition can be pretty ill-mannered. That is common in most of India and populous cities of the world like NY, London and Chicago. I would like all of us Indians...