Jakarta

Jakarta or Jaya Karta as it was known and before that as Sunda Pura, is a bustling busy city. Like the last time I visited Singapore, I had to spend a weekend in the region, before continuing the work schedule on Monday.

Saipan Stopover

In June of this year I had the opportunity to stopover at Saipan.  Never heard of this place before and it turns out it is American territory.  An American city in Asia – closest to Japan – imagine that.  A tropical paradise three hours from Japan, Hong Kong and Korea.  Couple of hours from Philipines.  [...]

Evening with Vice-Admiral Bharathan

V.Adm Bharathan recently retired as the Vice-Chief of Indian Navy and visited us in the US. We hosted a small reception for him and invited over Secretary David Kerr. The conversation that followed was fascinating. His perspective of the war on terrorism and India’s view of China held us spellbound. The [...]

Amb. Ronen Sen Visit

Amb. Ronen Sen visited our state – and I had the honor of being one of his hosts and therefore spent time with him as we drove to various meetings. I have not had time to write a full article – but here are some brief glimpses.. At the luncheon – I asked him about [...]

Immigration – Twenty Questions & Answers

1. Immigration may have been good for this country in the past – is it still good for us?

A study by Becker et al, (1999) finds that there is little empirical evidence that higher population in more developed economies such as the USA reduces per capita [...]

In to the Soviet Union -Out of Russia

In late July 1991, I left for the USSR or Soviet Union, as part of a student delegation to promote understanding between the USSR and the rest of the world. We visited several closed cities including Nizhny Novograd, sailed down the Volga to Moscow and as we entered Moscow – the news about the [...]