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 Random Thoughts
'Random Thoughts' is a column by
Gaurang Bhatt, a retired former teacher who reads a lot, writes for
pleasure and has interests in evolutionary sciences and medicine
particularly the brain. He is an avid student of history and etymology and
has a cynical outlook with a wicked sense of humor. He can be contacted at
gpbhatt1@yahoo.com
Race, Mendacity, Power
Lust and Idiocy
Changing Economies and War
& Consequences
Debt, Policies and Traps
Agriculture,
Manufacturing, Services, Disaster
100 Million Dollar Man –
Money, US Politics and Elections
Colonies and Bases - for
Food, Water, Money, Coal Oil and Power
Darfur, Tibet and Taiwan
US Economic Meltdown -
Part 4 – Prevention
US Economic Meltdown -
Part 3 – Solutions
US Economic Meltdown -
Part 2 – Consequences
US Economic Meltdown -
Part 1 – The Problem
Origins of Behavior
India's Other Paths to
Stunted Growth
Dinosaurs, Markets and
Pipers
Loud and Repeated Lies
Become Truth in Ignorant Democracies
Dollar Collapse and Future
Nightmares
Asian History Lessons for
India's Idiot Leaders
Braying Diplomats, Lying
Ministers and Sundry Sycophants
Greenspan Put, Bernanke's
Call, Debt Trap and Guard Dogs
Money, War, Nuclear
Weapons and Deals
Truman, Bush and the 63
Billion Dollar Bet
Evolution, Political
Consciousness and Terrorism
US, Iraq, Afghanistan,
Pakistan and India – What Next?
Parasite Influence on Host
Behavior - Part 2
Parasite Influence on Host
Behavior - Part 1
India At Crossroads In The
Arms Bazaar
Chinese Strategy and
Indian Stupidity
Evolutionary Hurdles and
Psycho-Economics Of Imperial Cannon Fodder
Finally the Lies About the
Nuclear Deal are Revealed
The Conflicts of Nation
States, Ethnicity & Religions
Vertebrate China and
Invertebrate India
War and “W”, The End
Begins, India Must Not Dither
Tails & Tales
of a Camel, a Donkey and a Fish called Manmohan
Bush Plays Chicken, But
Will Lose
The Regret of Correct
Predictions
By Agni to Heaven, But
Avoid Trishanku's Fate
Evo Devo and Strange Gods
Eklavya-Karna-Dhruva:
WMDs, NPT, US Policy and Melian Dialogue
US Federal Reserve has a
Sophie's Choice
Gratification Postponed,
Foresight and Leadership
The Confluence of History,
Economics and Politics
Synopsis about India from
'The Legacy of Jihad'
Hidden Agendas
The Current Golden Rule
East Timor, Kosovo, Iraqi
Khurdistan and India's Problems
Shrub Eats Crow
Markets, Evolution and
Stable Strategies
Char, Chaar, Achaar,
Achaarya, Charitra,
Character
Iranian Chessboard
Duryodhana Bush and the
Middle East Mahabharata
10 and The Search for
MRCAs
Articles Published in 2006
The Tragedy of
India-Brownian Movements and 'Sati' Folly
Words Meaning Changes and
Misuse by Bush & Bin Laden
Modus Operandi of Empires
Half a Brain and Whole
Lies ...
Sensible Security
Strategies
Asafetida, Sandalwood,
Scorpions, Sages & Absurdities
The SEC-Hypnos, Not Argus
and in need of Tchai
Status: Nemesis of Fools,
Smarts and Nations
Policies, Poverty,
Parasites and pandemics
US Elections and the Hell
Shaped Curve
Bush Whacked
America: From Lord of the
Jungle to Irrelevance of the Bush
India's Leadership Crisis
: Impact on Defense and Politics
A Legal Scam, Blessed by the SEC
& FASB
Confluence of Poetry,
Evolution, Economics and Terrorism
The Last "J" that Broke
Bush's Back
Further Leaks from God
Surveillance Tapes from
God's Security Agency (A Spoof)
India, The West & Muslim
Minorities
Coming Chaos in
Afghanistan
Of Wolves, Lambs, Foxes and
Monkeys
US Foreign Policy: Code
Name "Operation Frankenstein"
Lebanon : A Panchtantra
for Foolish Indians
An Eunuch State – Islamic
Sultanate, British Raj or US Empire
Nuclear Pacts, Missiles,
ABMs and Combating War Strategies
The Flood Story of the Hindus,
Hebrews and Sumerians
Analysis of the Ramayana
Immigration, Slavery,
Apartheid, Sonia, Lula, Chavez and Bush
Etymology and
Metamorphosis of Mleccha, Barbarian & Mawali
Genes, Darwin,
Contraceptives, Demography and Salafi Terrorism
Schizoid America Tightens
Indian Puppet's Loose Screw
Think Tank Propaganda
Machines and the Death of the Free Press
Blunder Bush: The WMD to
use to shoot One's Self in the Foot
Extinction of Democracies
and The Irish Elk
America's One Trick Pony
of Band-Aid Policies
Hu is on First Base, Who
is on Second?
Misuse of Myths by
Foolish Fundamentalists
Answer to Puzzlement About Zero
US Market Horizon and Gathering
Storm Clouds
Weakness & Selfishness –
Reluctant Parents of Virtue
US History - Lesser Known
Facts, Analogies & Surmises Part 7
US History - Lesser Known
Facts, Analogies & Surmises Part 6
US History - Lesser Known
Facts, Analogies & Surmises Part 5
US History - Lesser Known
Facts, Analogies & Surmises Part 4
US History - Lesser Known
Facts, Analogies & Surmises Part 3
US History - Lesser Known
Facts, Analogies & Surmises Part 2
US History - Lesser Known
Facts, Analogies & Surmises Part 1
Now the Dominoes are
Really Falling, Arjuna
Isomers, Prions, Homonyms,
Necker Cubes, Us and the Universe Part 3
Power, Pelf, Torture &
Terror
Isomers, Prions, Homonyms,
Necker Cubes, Us and the Universe Part 2
Isomers, Prions, Homonyms,
Necker Cubes, Us and the Universe Part 1
Act Without Forethought,
Brag Imprudently and Repent Forever
Articles Published in 2005
NY Transit
Workers' Demands & Pensions of the Powerful
Indian Pundits
and the Indo-American Nuclear Pact
Inner City Schools,
Affirmative Action and A Child Left Behind
The New York Times on a
Roll
The Bubble Maestro's House
of Cards in the Market Casino
Amusing Speculative
Psychoanalysis
Ariadne's Thread for
America
Schizophrenic Justice of Genes and Humans
Demography: Policy and Destiny
Future Asian Conflagrations
New Orleans and India
Stinging Bees, Suicide
Bombers and Epidemiological Solutions
Greed, Stupidity and
Market Follies
Journalism – Another
Perspective
Unresolved Dilemmas
Intelligent Design – A
Trojan Horse
Poetic Premises and
Polemics
Ahalya, Damayanti or
Draupadi – Role Models for India
The Other Narcotics of
Politics
Terrorism – Origins,
Objectives, Outcomes and Antidotes
A Blueprint for a Future
Indian Navy
The New Kurukshetra and
its Adharmayuddha
Regulatory Shenanigans –
Downing Street Memo, FDA & SEC
A Poll for Readers, if any
Can't Make a Silk Purse
from a Sows' Ear
Unappreciated Milestones
in Human History
Patriotism and War
Indians, Bollywood and
Cricket
A Strategic Plan for India
The Many Avatars of Lies
Smoke Hides Fire & Truth;
and can be Fatal
Nay, Yea and Questions
with No Right Answers
Psychic Clones –
Humiliation and Enmity
Carrots, Sticks and
Donkeys
A History of International
Relations: Power & Hypocrisy
Bad Wrench, Bad Health and
Bad Energy Sinks GM & America
India and the Balkans:
Parallel Pasts and Futures
Governments – Origins and
Declines
Aryans, Chauvinistic Lies
and Strategic Befuddling of Truth
Fable and Fact
Future Tsunamis – Nuclear
and Insurgency
Do Not Confuse Ought with
Is and Hope with Reality
State of the Union
A Tale of Two Democracies
Fool's Gold and Dollar
Reserves
Serendipity, Juggernauts,
Kismet, Karma, Calculation and Hubris
Myths and Realities of the
Birth of Good and Evil
Articles Published in 2004
Money, Institutions and
Unintended Consequences
Scrutable Orientals and
Unscrutable America
Empires – Arachnid, Ant &
Human
Bubbles, Crashes,
Defaults, Frauds and Fall
Third World, Bhagwad Gita
and Pragmatism
Iran's Nuclear Agenda and
Responses
Problems of Wealth,
Weapons and Power
Radical Islam and
Unpalatably Inevitable Options
Candidate Won! America
Zero
Cassandra, Market Bubbles
and Prudent Losers
Lying Thieves Get Fool's
Goat and Vote
Extinction and Nirvana
Two Sides of a Bogus Coin
Children of Lesser Gods
Zafar's Poems and The
Angst of Humanity
Religious Beliefs and
Related Psychopathologies
Sistani, Basu, Bush & other Phony Baloneys
The Enigma of Sex
Hegemony, Asymmetric
Warfare and Outcomes
Political Palmistry for
the Old, New and Third World
Evolution and the New
Panchtantra
Modern George and Martha
A Simplified Defence
Strategy
Dharma, Evolution, Pills
and Dinks
Terrorist Psyches,
Individual Morality and Dilemmas
Liquid Crunches
The Coming Apocalypse
Sic Transit Georges Mundi
- Harakiri or a Trend?
The Story of the Golden
Mongoose
An Election Vignette
Indian Election Results
Running Out of Lies
Lifestyles, Vision,
Chiasmic Rubicon and Robo-Cops
Polygamy, Fidelity &
Intra-Family Gene Conflicts
Sandwiches, Russian
Roulette and Divine Tragedies
America will Fail the
National IQ Test, Once Again
How the West Won and
Wins
Evolution of Mimicry,
Lying and Self-delusion
Lobbyists and Congress or
Pimps and Whores
Religion, Rubbish,
Response & Rationality
Females: Superior by Choice, Design and Default
Ads, Polls, Focus Groups & Irrelevant Diversions
Homosexuality and Marriage
Caucuses, Cons and Scams : Democracy Derailed
WMD, Blind Monitors and Rogue Proliferators
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December 31, 2003
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