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India is the outsourcing capital of the world. Of this there is no doubt. Of course all the outsourcing is intrinsically linked to IT. The BPO’s attest to that. Even the recent KPO’s have their roots in the prowess of India as a backend server to the corporations of the world.

However there is one area where we need to buck up.

In recent times American politicians have gone left right and center in having extra marital affairs. The pioneer of the current era was undoubtedly President Clinton. And since then there have been a whole bunch of politicians who have “sinned” in the very Christian sense. Funnily most of them are Republicans and “God-fearing” men of the faith. And at least one of them is a hypocrite of the highest order. South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford voted to impeach President Clinton, but then still goes ahead and has one fulll blown affair and then confesses to having more than a roving eye with various other women.

However this very casanova Sanford may have created an opportunity for India. He outsourced his affair to a Latina from Argentina. As a late night comedian put it….”Oh what happened to the good old days when hot blooded US politicians had affairs with US women….are these US women now not good enough ?”.

Here is India’s chance. Indian women are some of the most beautiful in the world. Of that there is no doubt. And now there are direct flights to India that can get these US politicians to our shores in 14 hours!

So there I say, lets start advertising India as a great destination to have an affair. Market it to all the US politicians, be they Democratic or Republican. Issue them visas, give them sops, prepare custom made holiday packages and while at it, throw in “have one, get one free” deals.

More outsourcing power to India, what say ?

Arzan Sam Wadia Obama: Kkevin Looks good in a suit

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Obama: No Sir its 750 yards

Arzan Sam Wadia at 12:00am March 20

Obama: I welcome the challenge….I do think in Washington its a little like American Idol….except that everyone is Simon Cowell

Arzan Sam Wadia at 12:01am March 20

Obama: It took us a while to get into the mess and it will take a while to get out of it.

Arzan Sam Wadia at 12:01am March 20

Obama: Stunned is the word [bonuses]

Arzan Sam Wadia at 12:03am March 20

Obama: The whole house of cards started falling down. AIG owed so much to so many banks that letting it go down would bring the whole economy down.

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Arzan Sam Wadia at 11:33am January 20

Bush is walking down and looks a little forlorn

Arzan Sam Wadia at 11:33am January 20

I think Michelle Obama looks fantastic in her dress.
Its also a beautiful day in DC

Arzan Sam Wadia at 11:34am January 20

Whats up with Bill Clinton ? Packed a lot of weight.

Arzan Sam Wadia at 11:34am January 20

Cant wait for the satellite image from CNN….the one they are taking of the Mall.

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Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day here in the United States.

By some "divine" coincidence this is the day before the first black President of the USA will take the oath of office.

We have all heard MLK’s famous "I Have a Dream" speech. The below text is a small excerpt of MLK’s speech on All India Radio in March, 1959 [via]

It may be that, just as India had to take the lead and show the world that national independence could be achieved non-violently, so India may have to take the lead and call for universal disarmament. And if no other nation will join her immediately, India may declare itself for disarmament unilaterally. Such an act of courage would be a great demonstration of the spirit of the Mahatma, and would be the greatest stimulus to the rest of the world to do likewise. Moreover, any nation that would take such a brave step would automatically draw to itself the support of the multitudes of the earth, so that any would-be aggressor would be discouraged from risking the wrath of mankind.

The website of the Indian Consulate in Chicago has the entire transcript of the speech and here is the Audio file of his recording.

A defining moment in history. Simply awesome.

The above video is one of the most enlightening, especially because of the audience it is addressed to and the geographic location that it is coming out of.  Listen to the whole video speech.

The original article is here.

The last two weeks have been the worst (in decades) in financial history, in the US in particular and the world in general.

Even the “solution” to create a $700 Billion US$ plan did nothing to change the mood of the markets worldwide, with the US markets crashing nearly 750 points, the Indian Sensex down 750 points and the Russian stock market down nearly 20%.

The collective prayers of the U.S. population seem to be this US$ 700B bailout. And who else but a desi dude is pulled in to administer this.

Neel Kashkari was selected by Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson to oversee the bailout program

The Treasury Department plans to tap Neel Kashkari, an assistant secretary of international affairs and a former Goldman Sachs banker, to oversee the government’s $700 billion financial rescue program, sources familiar with the situation said yesterday.

Kashkari has been a close adviser to Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. on the credit crisis and helped draft the legislation for the massive rescue plan. He is expected to run the program on an interim basis until the Treasury finds a permanent head, according to sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment. Kashkari’s replacement would stay on after the next administration takes office in January. [link]

Neel Kashkari is an ABD, and his parents hail from Jammu and Kashmir

Neel was born in Akron, Ohio to Chaman and Sheila Kashkari, Indian immigrants originally from J&K, who like thousands of Indian immigrants took the academic route to the United States. Chaman Kashkari, who taught at the University of Akron, is now a retired professor of engineering and Sheila Kashkari is a pathologist. Neel’s wife Minal works for defense contractor Lockheed Martin. The couple has been active in Republican circles with political contributions to the party. [link]

Neel is one more of a growing list of Indian-Americans that are playing an important part in the Bush Administration.

Now Neel with all his engineering background and financial acumen is expected to turn around the whole mess. The Indian angle to his background is not lost. At least three colleagues here in the office pointed this out to me, minutes after the news became public.

It somehow increases the growing influence and prowess of India in the international forum, and for all the positive reasons, unlike say China who is in the news for poison milk.

This is a wonderful song with the lyrics below.

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10. "Let’s practice your bewildered silence."

9. "Can you try saying ‘yes’ instead of ‘you betcha’?"

8. "Hey, I can see Mexico from here!"

7. "Maybe we’ll get lucky and there won’t be any questions about Iraq, taxes or healthcare."

6. "We’re screwed!"

5. "Can I just use that lipstick-pit bull thing again?"

4. "We have to wrap it up for the day — McCain eats dinner at 4:30."

3. "Can we get Congress to bail us out of this debate?"

2. "John Edwards wants to know if you’d like some private tutoring in his van."

1. "Any way we can just get Tina Fey to do it?"

When the hell will there be a reality check and people realize how damaging and dangerous it can be for the country if they elect John McCain and Sarah Palin.

McCain with someone else would have not been as grave a threat as he is with Palin, who is but a heartbeat (or lack thereof) away from the presidency.

My cynicism increases when I read something like this

On the “CBS Evening News” on Thursday, Katie Couric asked Ms. Palin, Senator John McCain’s running mate, what she meant when she cited Alaska’s proximity to Russia as foreign affairs experience. Ms. Palin could have anticipated the question — the topic of their interview, pegged to her visit to the United Nations, was foreign affairs. Yet Ms. Palin’s answer was surprisingly wobbly: her words tumbled out fast and choppily, like an outboard motor loosened from the stern.

“That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, Russia, and on our other side, the land — boundary that we have with — Canada,” she replied. She mentioned the jokes made at her expense and seemed for a moment at a loss for the word “caricature.” “It — it’s funny that a comment like that was — kind of made to — cari — I don’t know, you know? Reporters —”

Ms. Couric stepped in. “Mocked?” Ms. Palin looked relieved and even grateful for the help. “Yeah, mocked, I guess that’s the word, yeah.”

Ms. Couric pressed her again to explain the geographic point. “Well, it certainly does,” Ms. Palin said, “because our, our next-door neighbors are foreign countries, there in the state that I am the executive of.”[link]

This is indeed a difficult time for the US…..all their own doing. However it cannot be that 300 million otherwise smart, wordly individuals can listen to such rubbish and not revolt.