Category: India & Its Neighbours

One man’s folly, another man’s “victory”

By now most (if not all) of you must have read the news about Dr Haneef Mohammed being cleared of all charges in what looks like a ham-handed investigation by the Australian authorities including a series of...

Thank God for Democracy!

From an article in  TIME, “China Limits Teenage Internet Gaming“: “…Under new rules that took effect Monday, Chinese Internet gaming companies must install a program that requires users to enter their ID card numbers....

“Defending Thackeray” – excerpts

This is a column from more than 9 years ago but, interestingly, the points made by Pritish Nandy – especially with regards to our attitude towards Pakistan – still appear to be relevant. I have added my...

Bangladesh and the criminal-“jihadi” nexus

I came across this rather worrying bit of news a few weeks ago but missed posting it until today: “CBI gets Dhaka’s most wanted list” “…KOLKATA: Interpol has intimated the CBI about a list...

As ye sow, so shall ye reap*

…aka “jaisi karni vaise bharni“. Did anyone else realise the rich irony of “Jihad in Islamabad”? The BBC reports that “Radical Islamist students have shot dead a Pakistani soldier in clashes outside a rebellious mosque...