on 3/28/05 12:04 AM, Bob Brigante at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hagelin may be deriving some sincerity from the wish expressed that > the yagyas being performed by the pundits in India will make it > possible for the 500 pundits to somehow get permission to come to the > USA, but as it stands right now, the U.S. State Dept. has rejected > 1000 applicants from the pool of pundits in India, and there is very > little possibility of the pundits ever being admitted. > It sounded to me like MMY was placating Bob Wynne. He doesn't like to say no to people directly. It's an Indian cultural thing. Say yes so as not to hurt their feelings (or make yourself uncomfortable) even though you have no intention of doing the thing. Bob took him at his word and published the conversation. I've gotten the impression all along that the pundit thing here was the result of Bob badgering MMY on the idea, and that the latter was never overly enthused about it.
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