Category: India & Its Neighbours
Has the much-vaunted Pashtun tradition fallen by the wayside in the face of Taliban (pl. see last sentence of the extract below)? From a report in The Hindu (dt Apr 30 ’09): …Islamabad (PTI): Taliban militants have...
Connect the dots. …The Interpol has removed the red-corner notice issued against Ottavio Quattrocchi, an Italian businessman who is being sought in India for criminal charges for acting as a conduit for bribes in...
Start your weekend with Varnam on Einstein, Nehru and Israel. Next, read N Gopalaswami on poll process, Varun and Congress have a look at another site that promises to inform voters… read Brahma Chellaney on Pakistan’s...
Excerpts from an eye-opening report in The Dawn (emphasis mine) ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Taliban will not lay down their arms in a northwestern valley as part of a deal that included the introduction of sharia law but...
Start your weekend with this great post by Kislay Chandra on Riots and “Firaaq“. Next, read TVR Shenoy on Why Varun and why not Geelani? but more importantly – think about this question that he raises in the...
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