India in 2013 Balaji Narasimhan | sherlockbalaji@yahoo.com | http://www.balaji.ind.

in/ December 2012: Predicting what will happen to a country like India is a hard taskfor instance during the monsoon, you find certain parts of the country reeling under drought, while other areas experience floods on the same daybut still, let us try. Heres Indias chart: +-----------------------+ ra lgku +-----+-----------+----- india su ch 15 aug 1947bu sk 12 am ist sa +-----new delhi +----- 28n36 77e12 lg: 744 +-----+-----------+----- ke gu +-----------------------+ India will be running Surya's maha dasa in 2013. The bukti of Sani will operate until 27 followed by Budha's bukti.
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In India's chart, all the three grahas mentioned above occupy the 3 house, a kama bhava. The bukti lords are benefic to India, but since they occupy the same house as the dasa lord, they become his temporary enemiesand natural enemy Sani becomes a bitter enemy. Surya, the lord of the 4 , will try to ensure end of undertakings, like the passing of bills, starting of new projects, etc, but some opposition may be present because Sani and Budha may not act in sync with him. This will be especially true with Sani, who has only grudgingly supported Surya with reference to FDIand even here, the opposition is upset over Walmart's lobbying. This could cause some delays in the functioning of the government and this may be worsened by the fact that Surya occupies the 12
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Apart from dasas and buktis, we should also consider the degree-wise transits of the four slow-moving grahas. In 2013, Rahu, lord of the 10 , will pass over Guru's natal position from 24 February to 6 March. Rahu is exalted in the birth chart, and as a naturally hedonistic graha, his transit over the lord of the 8 From the 1 to the 4 owns the 8
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and 11

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may see some gain for the country.

of July, Guru will transit over Kuja. Guru is a malefic for India because he
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and the 11

and his transit over Kuja, who owns the 7

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house of relationships, trade

and commerce and the 12

house of loss may harm India's international standing.

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Guru will also trine himself twice in 2013, once from 8

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to 24

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October and again from 24

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November to 7 December, when he is vakra. Both are bound to carry a certain element of pain for the country, but one hopes that this is tempered by the fact that Guru is a natural benefic. Also, Guru will be aspecting the 8 , and since a house aspected by its lord generally flourishes, one hopes that some of the positives of the 8 manifest themselves.
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house, like transformation and unearned wealth,

But the best things come, they say, to those who wait. Sani, a raja yoga karaka for India, will be exalted throughout the year and from 19 to 28 December he will be transiting over Guru. In case Guru harms India during his above mentioned transits, one hopes that Sani, the lord of the 9
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house of solutions to problems, support of nature and grace of God will apply a soothing balm over India. ***