Uh, Oh!
How many of you missed this? I did (emphasis added). Prior to the 13th round of India-China boundary talks, Indian defence and security agencies reported an increased spurt in “intrusions” and “incursions” by the...
Category: India & Its Neighbours
“Never Again The Same” – Excerpts
Courtesy Atanu , I stumbled on this 1962 TIME Magazine story on the Indo-Chinese War of 1962. Excerpts below. *** “Never Again the Same” *** …After a series of smashing victories in the border...
On Taliban, English education and Pakistani hypocrisy
Stumbled on this very interesting post by Abbas Zaidi yesterday: Taliban’s hypocrisy is in fact Pakistan’s national trait. Brief excerpts follow. Please note that emphasis (bold) has been added by me. *** Excerpts from...
A line crossed in Tamil Nadu
I was alerted to this via Nitin’s blog. Last weekend, a line was crossed in Tamil Nadu. According to a report in The Hindu: A convoy of Army trucks was attacked near the Neelambur bypass...
Why the “War Against Terror” cannot be won by guns alone
*** CAUTION: Long Post *** Over the last few days, as news continued to pour in about Taliban’s seemingly unstoppable march across north-west Pakistan, the question that would not go away in my mind was: Why is...
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