An Interesting read on perception of Hinduism in America

M. Vijaykar

Remembering World War II

Today was the 60th Anniversary for the completion of the European version of World War II. A lot things come of mind to write about this: - First I would like to see if the world celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the completion of the Pacific version of World War II. This will indicate if this was really a western war or not (atleast as far as reminiscing the war is concerned). The only real dominant eastern power involved in the war was Japan, otherwise this was really a western world war. All the eastern countries involved in the war were really involved as they were colonies of the western powers. - Second thing I would be interested in would be how the current western powers acknowledge the eastern nations contributions to the war. While I suspect this to be a minimum I would atleast expect some verbal acknowledgement from someone like Tony Blair, current leader of the dominant western power at the time. The only article I have seen is on BBC (See Link at Bottom of the Article) At the same time I don't want to understate the contributions of the western powers. A lot of people fought bravely during this time. Western leaders in America and Britain correctly assessed the negative impact Hitler would have had and made courageous decisions to win this war. Not only that, and I feel, they made more courageous decisions in post war planning (no doubt considering the impact Russia would have had). It is indeed a day to celebrate and remember the contributions made by countless people to the state of the world today. My hats off to them and I bow my head to them in respect. Link:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4521947.stm