Category: Current Affairs

The nonsense about “non-state actors”

In a widely reported statement, Pakistan’s PM President* Asif Ali Zardari said recently that India should not let rogue “non-state actors” push the two countries into a confrontation, thereby implying that non-state actors were solely...

“Remembering Mumbai” – in London, 5th Dec

A small effort in London to remember the victims of terrorism… Mumbai Remembrance A quiet, non-political, non-religious time for us to stop and reflect for a while Date: Friday, December the 5th 2008 Venue:...

In defense of MMS, Shivraj Patil and others

In other words, Stop blaming the politicians . Namrata Goswami, Associate Fellow at IDSA quoted in rediff: …A start…can be made if we stop blindly condemning politicians or, at least, suggesting that they are...

Mumbai Attacks – Guest post by Supratim Basu

Dear Friends, It is my pleasure to publish this first guest post by Supratim Basu aka “Patriot”. Supratim has been an avid reader and commentator on this blog. He is also involved with me...