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Democracy: India`s Karma

Democracy: India`s karma

WHICH sensible person can ever ignore the irresistible charm of a useless fact? Formal Western dinner table seating, in which a woman is placed between two men, was invented during…

A New Deal In West Asia?

A new deal in West Asia?

Swiss radiation experts have confirmed the worst suspicion of independent observers of West Asia – that the death of Palestine Liberation Organisation leader Yasser Arafat in 2004 in France was…

The Sacred Duty Of Lying

The sacred duty of lying

It’s hardly a secret that states are ruthless in the pursuit of their national interests. They resort to hypocrisy and sincerity and make-believe and reality – anything that will work…

‘Humanitarian’ Intervention

‘Humanitarian’ intervention

Sovereignty cannot be a shield for tyrants to commit one murder; nor can it be an excuse for the international community to turn a blind eye. This is what US…

Redefining Ourselves

Redefining ourselves

In terms of massive tragedy, atrocities committed and personal traumas surely no one community has suffered more in contemporary history than the Ummah –the worldwide community of Muslims. Indeed, if…

Jailbreak

Jailbreak

After months of planning, 200 Taliban fighters left for Dera Ismail Khan a few hours before Iftar. En route they stopped somewhere between Tank and FR Tank. There, the fighters…

The Question Of Intervention

The question of intervention

When Harvard professor and former special advisor to the Obama administration, Samantha Power, accepted her nomination as the next US ambassador to the United Nations, she thanked the president with…

View Point: Clueless In Islamabad?

View Point: Clueless in Islamabad?

The Supreme Court bench hearing the case of Quetta Hazaras' killings asked the government the simple but important question: What're you doing to stop the killing of Hazara people? Irrespective…

UPA On Shaky Ground

UPA on shaky ground

When Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, the second largest component of India’s ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), walked out of the alliance last September, nobody thought that would immediately destabilise the…

Bangladesh & 1971 Syndrome

Bangladesh & 1971 syndrome

Bangladesh is again plunging itself into another phase of political turmoil and violence. The decision by the Dhaka-based International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) to award capital punishment to two key leaders…