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Thought for the day " Gratitude is usually the secret hope of further favors." —Francois de La Rochefoucauld (French, 1613-1680) Word for the day Lodestone (n) Something that attracts strongly. Malice towards none Everyone gets to retreat back to barracks. Indian Army can claim "We did it". Twiterrati can finally rest claiming "we are great". Politicians can submit ATR. First random thought this morning None of the members of the family of Mr. Bansal were co-accused in CBI's case. Why even after 2days no process has been initiated against the CBI officers who allegedly drove them to death. Usually an FIR for abetment to suicide u/s 306 IPC is filed immediately on the basis of suicide note. Is morality again overriding the legality? Strategy Based on the assumptions highlighted yesterday ( see here ), other strategy inputs that I have been sharing with the reader...

Thought for the day " We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own." —Francois de La Rochefoucauld (French, 1613-1680) Word for the day Eristic (n) A person who engages in disputation; controversialist. Malice towards none How relevant are SAARC, NAM and Commonwealth in the present context? First random thought this morning Watched the video of presidential debate between Ms. Clinton and Mr. Trump. Three observations: (1)    None of the two candidates appear worthy of becoming head of the most powerful state in the world. (2)    The degeneration in the quality of the leadership might be reflective of the general state of American society itself. (3)    Whosoever wins, it will not make any difference to my life. Assumptions for Strategy Continuing from yesterday ( see here ), I may share with my readers the latest assumptions that ...

Thought for the day " The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others." —Francois de La Rochefoucauld (French, 1613-1680) Word for the day Bon mot (n) A witty remark or comment; clever saying; witticism Malice towards none War with Pakistan - Seriously! First random thought this morning If we go by the media perceptions - US citizens are faced with a dilemma of choosing the best from two worst presidential candidates. If I have any idea about the psychology of an average American, expect the voters' participation to be extremely low. Yes, avoiding tough decisions to the extent possible is a common American trait. Lower....sooner Some of my readers termed my yesterday post ( see here ) rather alarmist. I think, it needs some clarifications. If the contention is that I am hinting at a major correction (10% or more) in the benchmark indices in near term, I must say...

Thought for the day " A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win." —Francois de La Rochefoucauld (French, 1613-1680) Word for the day Albatross (n) A seemingly inescapable moral or emotional burden, as of guilt or responsibility. Malice towards none Is India rushing too hurriedly into the Paris deal, or NOW is the time to do it? First random thought this morning A large majority of Indians seem unable to decide whether Indo-Pak rivalry is about religion (Hindu-Muslim) or about geo-politics. The perception about and the response to the conflict are therefore mostly confused. An occurrence of violence evokes extreme religious fervor. An initiative for peace evokes even stronger response from the people living on either side of the border! Let's first decide what we want - (a) Friendship (peaceful co-existence) ; (b) Enmity (perpetual war); (c) Reunion (Unification through ...

Thought for the day "Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person." —Francois de La Rochefoucauld (French, 1613-1680) Word for the day Eutaxy (n) Good order or management. Malice towards none Winter is certainly arriving early this year and promises to be harsh   First random thought this morning Take one common person from the streets of Lahore and Delhi. I will wholeheartedly support all war cries against Pakistani people, if any one of the studio experts, warmongers rallying at social media and feudal lords of Mumbai, could tell me any difference between these two persons. Nifty: Breakout in October? On past many occasions we have observed that the change in monthly average trading value is a useful leading indicator for Nifty movement in the coming month. Any divergence in the monthly movement of Nifty and monthly average traded value is usual...

Thought for the day " There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of." —Francois de La Rochefoucauld (French, 1613-1680) Word for the day Eponym (n) A person, real or imaginary, from whom something, as a tribe, nation, or place, takes or is said to take. Malice towards none Tell me more about Brad Pitt and Angelina. Fed, BoJ, Uri, Trump-Hillary, Cauvery, RBI et. al. can wait. First random thought this morning It feels miserable to hear some of the senior retired Army Generals sitting in TV studios and seeking a jingoistic response from the government to the cowardly terrorist attack on Indian Army. These officers seem to be suggesting that for decades Indian Army has never retaliated to the unprovoked killing of our soldiers from the elements tr...

Thought for the day " We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them." —Francois de La Rochefoucauld (French, 1613-1680) Word for the day Chimerical (adj) Wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic, e.g., a chimerical plan . Malice towards none Now if the government has decided to change some conventional datelines, why not adopt calendar year as uniform financial year for businesses and the government. If for nothing else, for the sake of ease of doing business! First random thought this morning Rahul Gandhi says he neither believes in caste system, nor endorses it. Well if truly means it, it is quixotic. In the current political context, especially in view of the forthcoming UP election where caste consideration are prominent in selecting candidates and whole electioneering process, if he wants Congress to make a fresh beginning by rising above caste based politi...