India's military (catch all)

[WGEwald]

Good to see you here.

It is all politics and quest for supremacy.

Swords are not allowed in the US Senate, but there was a time canes were allowed.

http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/...les_Sumner.htm

[davidbfpo]

Many, many years ago on a MP-guided tour of the UK Parliament we were shown a coat rack for MPs, complete with tassles to hang swords on. In the House of Commons the front benches are just out of immediate sword range.

See:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toe_the_line and http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2013...om-parliament/

[Ray]

Swords are not allowed in the US Senate, but there was a time canes were allowed.

http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/...les_Sumner.htm

Sikhs by religion are allowed to carry kirpans (small swords) and now they wear representative miniature swords.

But then, some feel that they are a law unto themselves.

Like you chaps are politically sensitive to racial terminology like the N word, in India, as you must have realised we have the same squeamishness when it comes to 'minorities'.

Check this out

THE LANGUAGE OF DIFFERENCE
- Social attitudes and their changing vocabularies
http://www.telegraphindia.com/archives/archive.html (Link may not work, see next post)

Note that in India one can speak out without fear or favour.

I am sure this article will get some angry and some placating responses in India.

[WGEwald]

I could not use the link provided by BG Ray. This one worked for me.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/114060...p#.U5SnA41OVjo