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In Zia’s Footsteps
Even after an oppressive check at the
Delhi airport, Pakistan Airlines
frisks you through its own security
personnel before you can board the
plane. It is cumbersome, but
underlines
Islamabad’s
fear of terrorist attacks.
Shilpa Shetty Row: British Police Step
In
Police on Wednesday stepped into the
escalating row over the racist
bullying of Bollywood star Shilpa
Shetty on Channel 4's Celebrity Big
Brother show after it emerged that her
housemates had received "threatening"
e-mails.
India On Upward Spiral Of Improving
Ties With All Major Powers: Pranab
The world needs, not the old style
balance of power, but a "well-crafted
system" to promote a "balance of
interests" among major powers,
External Affairs Minister Pranab
Mukherjee said on Tuesday.
Trilateral Equation
Iran intends to use instability in
Iraq and Lebanon as justification for
preventing any military threat to its
nuclear programme.
The Great Immigration Debate In
Britain
The British Government is making its
immigration policy on the hoof. This
can only be damaging to natives and
immigrants alike.
An Olympic Makeover For Beijing
It will be a coming out party of
mammoth proportions for China, with
Beijing debuting as the belle of the
ball.
Policies Foreign To Realpolitik
The year 2006 ended with India facing
a strange dilemma in conducting its
foreign policy when Iraq's Shia
leaders, with American acquiescence,
executed former President Saddam
Hussein.
Revolution Devours Its Own
The agitations in Singur and Nandigram
have revived interest in what
Communist theoreticians for over a
century have pompously called the
"agrarian question".
If Good Men Do Nothing
Considering that the year gone by was
one of our best, it is dismaying that
Indians continue to be so down on
politics.
Blair Defends Deal
Faced with growing pressure to explain
his controversial decision last month
to stop a corruption investigation
into the BAE Systems' arms deal with
Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Tony
Blair said on Tuesday if the inquiry
had gone ahead it would have . . .
There’s Freedom In Nepal’s Air
There were no guillotines, no storming
of the Bastille, no Madame Thérèse
Defarge knitting the names of the
oppressors in the scroll she wove
throughout the day.
India likely to take part in 4-nation
talks
After the India-China-Russia
trilateral framework of discussion, a
new idea — a four-cornered dialogue
between India, Japan, the United
States and Australia — is in an
advanced stage of consideration.
Veto Power
Signaling that it will no longer sit
passively in the United Nations
Security Council,
China
last week vetoed the Anglo-American
resolution demanding an end to
political repression in Myanmar.
China Asserting Its Place On World
Stage
The year 2006 saw a significant
departure from China's traditional
foreign policy, signalling that it was
no longer willing to watch from the
sidelines. To sustain double-digit
economic growth, China has to be
active internationally.
On The Borderlines
External Affairs Minister Pranab
Mukherjee’s visit to Pakistan over the
weekend and a crucial round of
boundary talks with China this week
showcase the highest priority for
Indian diplomacy this year —
transforming relations with Pakistan
and China.
Policies Foreign To Realpolitik
The year 2006 ended with India facing
a strange dilemma in conducting its
foreign policy when Iraq's Shia
leaders, with American acquiescence,
executed former President Saddam
Hussein.
India A "Reliable Ally" Against Global
Terrorism: U.S. Report
A formidable interlocutor in areas of
disagreement.
Two Disputed Frontiers And One Big
Idea
As India embarks on two important
negotiations in the next few days —
one on Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan
and the other with China on the
boundary dispute — one big new idea is
at the heart of the Government’s
diplomatic play.
Child's Plea To Blair
Downing Street had an unusual visitor
on Thursday: a 10-year-old boy whose
father has been languishing in the
U.S. detention centre at Guantanamo
Bay for nearly four years on what his
family claims are trumped-up charges.
Bangladesh At War With Itself
The tragic hero, so wrote Aristotle,
suffers a change in fortune because of
a mistaken act to which he is led by
an “error of judgment” or his “tragic
flaw”. Such a man moves us to pity
because his misfortune is greater than
he deserves.
Noida Holds A Mirror Up To Society
What is worrying about the Nithari
killings is that nobody seems to have
fully understood that Noida holds a
mirror up to Indian society in which
we should all be able to see our
faces.
A Battle Royal Over Media Intrusion
Out of London Prince William's
girlfriend Kate Middleton is the
latest target of the paparazzi.
Pakistan May Authenticate Siachen
Ground Positions
Indian officials see change in
Islamabad's approach Some progress
made on Sir Creek Islamabad for "joint
control" of J&K . . .
Civil Rule Is A Mirage
Pakistan
has been under army rule for over 50
years and now people are afraid of
even talking about civil rule.
Britain To Pull Out 3,000 Troops
On a day when U.S. President George W.
Bush provoked anger and ridicule by
announcing a "surge'' in American
troops in Iraq, Britain was reported
to be planning to pull out some 3,000
troops by May.
The Logic Of History
During the pre-liberalization years of
the shortage economy in India, there
was very little scope for waste. From
the metal caps on milk bottles to
broken-down TV sets, nearly everything
was recycled.
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