More: Pakistan
The (Trans-Siberian train of) Heartland or (Mare Liberum of) Rimland? Mega structures for the next century
This year marks the centenary of the creation of the legendary Trans-Siberian railway of Russia. By an ironic twist of fate, this falls right...
Hypocrisy Rules: Destroying Countries to Save Them
Friday, October 7 went by quietly unnoticed by major US media. It was the 15th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan -- a war...
India, Pakistan and Hope for the Future
Recent developments along the India-Pakistan border have grabbed the attention of the world have caused a steady build up of fear and uncertainty in...
Pakistan’s Unfinished Agenda of Kashmir: What It Should Learn From the Past?
India and Pakistan have been locking horns over Kashmir since the partition of the Indian sub-continent (1947). Over the issue, both countries had fought...
The Futility of War
The United States has been at war for 15 years -- wars intensified by a Nobel Peace Laureate. The cost is now estimated by...
The Congress Party should stand boldly with their Foreign Policy to advise the BJP Government
During the 2009 summit in Sharm-el Sheikh in a Joint Statement with Pakistan, Prime Minister Gilani stated that Pakistan had some information concerning threats...
Kashmir policy blinded by the territorial imperative
Born out of cataclysm in 1948, the Kashmir problem remains alive and unwell. In the latest iteration of the long self-determination struggle, 75 protesters...
The Devolution Model for Peace in Kashmir
While there may be no real evidence of a historical Moses (for the Egyptians were obsessive about recording significant events, as an exodus of...
Kashmir-A Million Pellets for a Million Stones
The other day my friend while discussing Kashmir’s worsening situation literally rebuked me for writing yet another opinion on Kashmir’s current uprising and prevailing...
Enemy at the Gates
Although terrorism has never been isolated to one continent, one country or one ideology, before September 11th 2001, terrorism was not a high priority...