Arab nations have a painful history of Western colonization, and there is an instinctive resistance to the idea of a Western occupation of Arab soil.
They have huge respect for Mr Ahluwalia and his boss, the prime minister, Manmohan Singh economists both as professional colleagues, but have been baffled by what exactly they are proposing and are struggling against an instinctive conviction that the idea is crazy.Mr Ahluwalia says there is nothing "shady or non-transparent" about the scheme.
The Conclusions section of Kirkwood and Melov's paper starts with the following statement that I completely agree with: "There is, it must be acknowledged, an instinctive attraction to the idea that aging is programmed.
"At a time of financial crisis," she said to explain the gesture, "in every aspect of life there appears an instinctive craving for authenticity". The idea is right on target now.
My rare encounters with burlesque in the past haven't persuaded me it's an art form I want to devote much time to – I always feel an instinctive feminist unease about the idea of women taking their clothes off on stage.
We can all instinctively understand the idea of life insurance; most of us will feel an instinctive repugnance at the thought of the viatical industry or dead peasants insurance.
And every one of those "words, words, words" that Hamlet speaks are visibly connected to not just an idea but also to an instinctive emotion in this prince's mind.
Martin worked with McCartney for years after the Beatles' breakup, in essentially the same role: turning the ideas of an instinctive musical genius into reality.
A first-class journalist who has spent many years covering Russia for the London publications The Financial Times and The Economist, he is also a native of the Soviet Union, with an instinctive understanding of how politics, ideas and daily life really work there.
That's probably an instinctive way to read the White Paintings, too as an idea about painting rather than a painting.
Most of us have an instinctive opinion about whether it is a good idea for churches, mosques and synagogues to have a hand in educating young people.
