Category: Current Affairs

Blasts in Bangalore: Pearls of Wisdom

India’s Home Minister Shivraj Patil said “Such incidents will not deter the government from pursuing its policy of dealing with anti-national elements in a resolute manner,” Intelligence Bureau sources said…”they could be retaliatory in...

Who are these “militants”?

Why is the English mainstream media so scared of calling terrorists for what they are – instead of the silly label – “militants”? Is this not an insult to our brave officers and soldiers who day in...

Links and extracts for weekend reading

Irfan Husain on how the intelligentsia in Pakistan�is blissfully unaware (or indifferent) to the threat from Taliban Saurav Basu on Amir Khusro and the myth of composite culture and Kapil Sibal on�how the ‘NDA...

When is it OK to shut down a place of worship?

Apparently, when it becomes a training ground for Jihad. Chinese authorities have…closed down 41 “illegal” places of worship (in the Muslim dominated Xinjiang province). These places of worship were used as training ground for...