Bose`s stature reduced
We rneasure power through size. Check any political poster. The boss gets the biggest face. Others in the pecking order descend till the miniature at the end. Why was Subhas…
Berlusconi gives up on mafia-tainted vote-getter
Engaged in a uphill struggle to close the gap on front-running centre-left rivals ahead of next month's elections, former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has sacrificed a powerful but scandal-prone…
FX & Gold weekly outlook January 14-18: 2013 begins on positive note
Year 2013 began on a positive note. After the settling of looming US ''fiscal cliff'' issue, market got the much needed boost. China''s economic growth is a big factor that…
Mirwaiz in Pakistan
The Pakistani government invited the leaders of both factions of the Hurriyat in Indian Kashmir to visit because it wanted to know the nuances of the political situation there and…
The Monti option
Pakistan will hold its next parliamentary and presidential elections this year. Many Pakistanis see this first ever completion of its term by an elected civilian government as cause for celebration.…
Not half as interesting as Berlusconi
If we think we have a leadership problem, we should look at Italy. The Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, also known as Emperor Silvio, has turned politics into one never-ending…
Even the skies cried that night
A curse shall light upon the limbs of men Civil strife shall cumber all parts of Italy, blood and destruction shall be so much in use and dreadful objects so…
New Zealand quake city puts faith in cardboard cathedral
When Japanese architect Shigeru Ban designed a new cathedral in earthquake-devastated Christchurch, he chose the most unlikely of materials - cardboard - for the landmark project. The New Zealand city's…
Under the Af-Pak club knife
Almost 15 countries, including the US, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Spain, France, Australia, Japan and Italy, have appointed special envoys to advise on how to help Pakistan sail…
No white heat revolutions
Former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson – twice elected – famously observed in 1964 that a week was a long time in politics. True to those words, the twist came…
