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Dangerous Compromises
Speaking to a cheering audience
primarily of his supporters from
Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir
on September 12 in Brussels, an
impassioned General Musharraf
thundered: “Kashmir runs in the blood
of every Pakistani”. . . .
Thaksin Arrives In London
Instead of returning to his country,
the ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin
Shinawatra arrived here from
New York
on Wednesday evening to join his
relatives living in the United
Kingdom.
Rajiv Killing Not Acceptable: Tna
LTTE must make amends: R. Sampanthan.
Compromises In Havana
Speaking to a cheering audience
primarily of his supporters from
Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir
on September 12 in
Brussels,
an impassioned General Pervez
Musharraf thundered: "Kashmir runs in the blood of every Pakistani."
The Pope On The Prophet
Why is Sonia Gandhi silent on the
Pope's remarks against Islam and
Mohammed, asks S Gurumurthy.
The Pm's Stockholm Syndrome
Helpless in the face of Musharraf-sponsored
terrorism, he has started empathising
with him. The General is not such a
bad man, we are told. Poor guy, he has
his own problems, we are told. Let us
co-operate with him instead of
fighting against him,
The Havana Handshake
The initiative for an Indo-Pakistan
anti-terrorism co-operation mechanism
is ill-advised, ill-timed and
ill-examined. Terrorists and their
masters will misinterpret it as battle
fatigue in New Delhi, particularly in
the PMO and MEA.
Let Reason Triumph
It was totally unwise of the Pope to
have raked up this controversy.
Muslims are genuinely hurt, and Al
Qaeda, the IIF and other terrorists
are now out to fan the fires. Time for
sane heads to prevail.
Indians Struggle To Digest Claims Of
Poisoned Foods
Under the scorching afternoon sun,
Babu Khan crouches over his crops
gently pulling out stray weeds from
his small plot on the fringes of
Simbhaoli, a town in Uttar Pradesh.
U.K. Terror Suspect Alleges Isi Threat
A British Pakistani facing trial for
allegedly plotting to blow up Houses
of Parliament and other high-profile
targets in Britain has caused a
sensation by refusing to give further
evidence claiming, that he fears for
the safety of his family in . . .
Havana Will Come To Haunt Us
Pakistan is
a theocratic state that regards
India
as a Hindu nation. This puts a
question mark on its promise to
cooperate with us in fighting jihadi
terror.
In Nepal, Time To Check The Dangerous
Drift
The road map for the formation of an
interim government with Maoist
participation is more or less in
place. But powerful forces are
intervening to derail the process.
Rising Hopes From The Rising Sun
Japan’s new prime minister Shinzo Abe
faces different expectations from
different sections. The good news for
us is that he’s an Indophile .
The Pope And The Debate On Islam
The question that arises is whether
this is the way to conduct an
argument. Both sides need to raise
their game if they are truly
interested in a serious dialogue, and
not in scoring points.
Racing To The Bottom Of The Pyramid
It is a veritable race to the bottom
of the pyramid. Just a decade ago,
banks on an aggressive growth path
used to eliminate small & medium
enterprises (SMEs) from their
portfolio. Then, economic and
corporate reform, falling interest
rates and a . . .
Hunting Dawood
At least the previous government was
talking about the role of Pakistan in
strong language, though it did
precious little by way of action. The
present government neither talks nor
acts.
Grisly Find Draws Attention To India
Foetus Killings
Manual labourer Gulzar Singh is
haunted by the day he exhumed baby
foetuses from a pit outside an
abortion clinic in one of the
grisliest chapters in India's fight
against female feticide.
Shocks To Come
Nawab Akbar Bugti's killing could have
consequences for the whole region.
Hunting For Dawood
The lure of Muslim votes will
gradually force India's politicians to
act against jihadis and
Pakistan,
says B Raman.
Whose Money Is It Anyway?
The message from hundreds of emails
that hit my mailbox every month
suggest that bank customers have two
major grievances against modern day
banking — there are too many confusing
and unreasonable charges and that
their systems and procedures are . . .
1993 Blasts And Lessons In Delay
If we learn one thing from the Mumbai
bomb blasts case it should be that the
wheels of justice must never be
allowed to move so slowly again.
Nam Change, Anyone?
On the eve of the
NAM
summit in Havana, that Vatican of
anti-Americanism, go to Google and see
how many cities in the entire world
still have a boulevard, or a landmark
named after Tito.
Improvement Needed
The new, improved Malegam Committee on
disclosures and accounting standards
constituted by the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Sebi) merges
two earlier ones headed by the
well-known and respected accountant.
Chill Thaws In Humid Havana
The India-Pakistan peace process, in
virtual deep freeze after the 7/11
Mumbai blasts, thawed in the humid
Havana afternoon today after Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan
President General Pervez Musharraf, on
the sidelines of the NAM . . . .
Hunting Dawood
In their happiness over the conviction
of some of the accused involved in the
Mumbai explosions of March 1993, the
Indian Police and other security
agencies should not forget that the
mastermind of this act of mass
casualty terrorism continues . . . .
Recism In The Air
Asian travellers are being searched
for 'terror signs' in Britain's covert
racial profiling.
Provide Quota, Dalit Leader Urges
British Investors
Meets officials to discuss rights
violations.
Chinese & Islamic
Orthodoxy among Chinese Muslims is on
the rise but Chinese Islam retains
characteristics that set it apart.
Restore The Confidence
There is evidence, or perhaps an
illusion, of sudden and great activity
on the internal security front, with
an apparent shift in emphasis to
long-neglected issues of 'hinterland
security', the restoration of the
integrity of the police station, . . .
Third-Rate Realities
we cannot have governance, national
security or dream of being an economic
superpower as long as we have public
buildings that look like garbage
dumps.
Nam Change, Anyone?
On the eve of the
NAM
summit in Havana, that Vatican of
anti-Americanism, go to Google and see
how many cities in the entire world
still have a boulevard, or a landmark
named after Tito.
Curbs At U.K. Airports To Be Eased
Bowing to pressure from harassed
travellers and angry airline
companies, the British Government is
reported to have decided to ease
restrictions on carrying hand luggage
on board, imposed last month as part
of new security measures at airports .
. .
Extremists Vs Moderates
The
US
President had been talking about the
war on terrorism for the last five
years. That did not make sense.
Terrorism was a strategy and not an
entity against which war was to be
waged. It was like saying that World
War II was against Blitzkrieg . . .
Can Science Bring China And India
Closer?
For meaningful cooperation aimed at
the realisation of both countries'
scientific aspirations, a change in
mindset will be necessary.
Divided And Ruling
Tensions leading up to Muzaffar Beig's
resignation as Deputy Chief Minister
put the Congress-PDP marriage to the
test.
Enduring Freedom Or Enduring Musharraf?
Under the
US
leadership, the so-called war against
terrorism has essentially become a war
against Al Qaeda, but there are other
adversaries too. To win against them
all, US has to realise that freedom
and Musharraf do not go together.
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