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A Shared Cosmic Vision in Western Cosmology and Asian Philosophy

Here is a mind-bending discussion of how some themes from the metaphysics of Buddhist (Mahayana), Jain, and Hindu (Advaita Vedanta) philosophies influenced the theoretical physics of Andre Linde and Abhay…

Madisonian Democracy

By Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra Conflict Resolution, World History, World Philosophies & Religions

Democracy so far is the best form of government in the modern world.

Western Scientism, Imperialism, and South Asian Science

By Richard Grego World History, Cross Cultural Traditions

There is no shortage, in the contemporary Western intellectual milieu, of laudatory homage to modern science and its achievements. Our scientific technocratic attainments, and the material benefits they have conferred,…

India’s foreign policy – a new turn?

By Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra Conflict Resolution, Cross Cultural Traditions, World History1 Comment

There is unanimity among the analysts from India and the United States that both the countries must come closer and develop a common position on major international issues.