India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will submit the first full budget of the Modi government to the Indian Parliament today (28th February). Both in India and abroad enormous interest is focused on the strategy and measures contained within...
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8th Apr 2025 | Updated at 07:57pm 8th Apr 2025
AS I SEE IT : ‘I AM?’ - A profound exploration of unity and spiritual wisdom
- 06 Mar 2025
Recently, I had the opportunity to explore a remarkable book titled ‘I AM?’, which I received in the post from my dear friend Gopichand P. Hinduja. From the moment I held it in my hands, I was captivated, not just by the depth of its content...
AS I SEE IT : From Adversity to Achievement : Exploring the common threads of Indian and Jewish History
- 27 Nov 2024
I once had the privilege of attending a seminar in Ahmedabad focused on the water crisis in regions of Gujarat, such as North Gujarat and Kutch. The discussions revolved around critical issues like rainfall scarcity, water shortages and the...
With over 95 percent of the 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly won by AAP the results appear to be unbelievable, unexpected, but true. Delhites have made a very historic decision. Perhaps never before such a thumping majority has been given to any...
The General Election in Britain is almost 90 days from today (7th Feb). In the post war era this election is perhaps very important as, it appears now, no party is likely to gain a clear overall majority. As Nick Clegg has admitted, it appears...
Dear readers. Let me clarify at the outset, I am not referring to the House of Commons. The Hons and the Rt Hons of the House of Commons as well as the Lords and Baronesses in the House of Lords are in some cases a law unto themselves. In the...
- 20 Jan 2015
Recently I was out of the UK for fourteen days and for twelve of them I was in India. Almost one full day was lost travelling from London Heathrow to Ahmedabad Airport. On average four hours are wasted at transit airports - either Mumbai or...
During the Christmas break I rang around A few people to know their likes and dislikes of the contents of Asian Voice and or Gujarat Samachar. Periodically we have organised some type of readership survey by sending a list of questions. If I...
IJA was the important Indian organisation along with the Indian League up and till the mid 1980s. With the advent of independence in 1947 those few far-sighted Indian Journalists based in London formed the IJA. Amongst the founding fathers were...
On 20th of November Thursday in the House of Lords, a question was raised by Lord Hussain asking "Her Majesty's Government as to what was their assessment of peace and stability in the south Asian region, particularly in the light of the current...
- 25 Nov 2014
Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament SquareRespect for the Elders – Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar way
Recently we celebrated the 139th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The celebrations happened not just in India but all over the world. For the first time the Indian Central and State Government organised projects, seminars and programmes...
