S Ranjan India’s soft underbelly – Mumbai, has once more been targeted by terrorism, many innocents have died and a siege mentality is once again overpowering the collective Indian psyche. There is a sense of rage against an unseen enemy, aspersion are being cast upon the government for its inability to get on top of the situation as has been done by the US post 9/11. This … [Read more...] about Directly, indirectly or unintentionally; Pakistan is involved in 13/7
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Pakistan’s financial crisis : The reasons and the remedy
Jasbir Sarai Pakistan is once again in the throes of a financial crisis. Such crisis in Pakistan is never the result of conventional economic activities of recession and boom as in the case of the rest of the world. It is invariably the result of reduction in aid from various donor countries. The present crisis has been triggered by the decision of the US to hold off a third … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s financial crisis : The reasons and the remedy
India must engage China head-on!!
Prabhakar Gupta India’s preoccupation with Pakistan has, very often, been at the cost of engaging China effectively. As it is, China is virtually a closed country with a media and polity held captive by an authoritarian regime, a lack of interest in its affairs by the Indian government, Indian media and the Indian people gives it all the more leverage to go about fructifying … [Read more...] about India must engage China head-on!!
Pakistan must forget Kashmir; focus on internal problems
Jaibans Singh A Pakistani newspaper, The Express Tribune, in an article dated June, 30, 2011 and titled, ‘Leave Kashmir alone and focus on internal problems: Manmohan tells Pakistan” has stated that the, “Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed hope that Pakistan will “leave Kashmir alone”, as it has its own share of internal problems to deal with”. The newspaper … [Read more...] about Pakistan must forget Kashmir; focus on internal problems
How will the cornered Pakistan Army react?
Simrit Kahlon What goes around often comes around. The wisdom of this adage couldn’t be better understood than in the case of Pakistan today. For years now it has been an acknowledged nursery for breeding terrorists that cause mayhem around the world. Today, it is itself suffering from frequent attacks launched on the symbols of the state establishment, especially the Armed … [Read more...] about How will the cornered Pakistan Army react?