Unfreedom movie banned in India

The movie has two parallel stories.

1. A Muslim terrorist uses violence against a Muslim liberal. The intention here is to convert the Muslim liberal.
2. A father uses violence to force marriage unto his lesbian daughter. The father thinks that being gay/lesbian is a disease.

The message of the movie is: violence does not solve problems in the long run.

Unfortunately, the movie fails to convey an important message: violence is perfectly fine for self-defence, in fact it is the right path.
In the movie, the characters don't use violence even for self defence. They continue to suffer (like Gandhi) at the hands of their violent perpetrators.
Gandhism works only in public; in private Gandhism fails miserably. In private, violence has to be countered with violence.
Hence, the movie is only average.

Did China actually devalue its currency?

The headlines are screaming that China has devalued its currency. But let us go into details. China has devalued its curency by 0.2%. When we look at long term picture below, Indian rupee has lost nearly 50% value against Chinese currency in last 7 years.

When we look at the long term picture, China's currency has strenthened against most currencies. Currently, China is facting a stock market crash and housing bubble burst. Devaluing its currency, it a way to lessen the pain for the people. China is afraid of a revolution should so many of its citizens suffer. It is likely that China will continue to devalue its currency in coming months.

Indian government wants to ban Child Porn

Indian government wants to put in regulations on the use internet. Then they will be able to restrict access to any site. The reason given for this is "Child Pornography".

I think that this is a fake reason. Internet is self-regulated. Anyone, who has searched or seen porn on the internet, will tell you that there is no child porn on the internet. Should someone keep such a video, immediately there is hue and cry from other viewers. So the maker of that video is literally forced to take down the video.

"Banning child porn" is an excuse used by many governments including India to put in more controls. Under the guise of preventing child porn, the Indian government can now block any site. More powers to government means lesser freedom for individuals.

People should oppose Indian governments "Child Porn restriction", not because they are for child porn, but because this rule is a trick by government to usurp power at the cost of Citizen's freedom.

First Deflation, then hyper-inflation

Now (Aug 2015) we are seeing deflation. The proof is

• Falling Copper prices. Copper is also known as Dr. Copper. It tells us the state of world economy. When consumption of copper falls, it s price falls. Falling consumption of goods is deflationary.
• End of real-estate boom in China. China is the production hub of world. If Chinese are not buying factories and houses, then it idicates falling consumption (deflation) in the world.

During deflation stock, real-estate and commodities fall in value. So intelligent investors move to cash, bonds, gold, silver, etc in a deflation. During this period, the dollar will grow stronger. The deflation will last between 3 to 12 months.

Governments cannot tolerate deflation because tax revenues fall. Also most governments are heavily indebted. Defaltion makes paying back debts difficult. So governemnts will try every trick to counter deflation.
Governments will essentially increase money supply (by reducing interest rates). The tsunami of money supply ultimately ends deflation and causes high inflation. During hyper-inflation, cash and bonds loses in value. So intelligent investors move to stocks, real-estate, commodities, gold, silver and other hard assets.

Prepare youself for this roller-coaster ride.

Father's Day

Today is father's day. Express your love to your father, if when you were young, your father

• Never hit you.
• Never threatened you.
• Never raised his voice with you.
• Also did not allow your mother/anyone else in the family to abuse you.
• Ensured that at least one parent was with you always till you reached the age of five.
• Did not impose his will on you, but helped you to choose a career of your liking.
• Negotiated peacefully with you.
• Apologized for his mistakes.
• Regularly took feedback from you regarding how he could do better.

If your father, did not do the above actions, then he is just another abusive person. This is just another day for you. Don't bother expressing thanks/love to these abusive fathers. By expressing love/thanks to an abusive father, you will be insulting all fathers.

Financial markets in next 18 months

Today is 12-June-2015. How will the financial markets behave in the next 18 months. Here is my prediction.

The FED is tightening. So stocks will fall during the next few months. Once the stock market has fallen significantly, there will an cry for next round of QE. Central banks all over the world will release trillions of dollars. This will cause a spike in the price of stocks, gold, silver and commodities. Inflation all over the world will rise for essential commodities like food. Prices for non-essential products (Mobiles, TVs, etc) will fall, because people are spending more on essential commodities.
To profit during the next few months short the stocks; or remain in cash to avoid losses. To profit after the stocks have crashed, go long stocks, gold and silver.

BJP crippling RTI

RTI, in India, has exposed many frauds. It has limited corruption of bureaucrats and politicians. RTI was brought about by Congress. Now, BJP is trying to cripple RTI. Reference.

This proves that BJP is as corrupt as Congress, if not more.