i appreciate the european writers resident in india providing crisp information in support of their view point, a fact noticeably absent from most indian writers (almost always of anti-hindu bend of mind). claude arpi is easily one of them.
i have visited france two times on business and found the french businessmen to be very professional and welcoming. they are quite agreeable to the use of english (the customary french putdowns in the usa is now unnecessary), and easy to do business with; the indian jewish-style hard bargaining approach is not frowned upon, unlike in germany. i think the hindus will benefit considerably if they gave the french a try, and they most certainly don't need to wait for the indian govt to provide lead. besides, which hindu does not like to learn new culture, and france has so much to offer culturally. the only problem for the hindus (which means vegetarians) in france is the food despite the fact that french food is always spoken of with considerable praise in the west. i hope vegetarianism becomes popular in europe as it has in the wonderful usa.
