Bin Laden in the Basement, Election in the Bag
Dr. Subodh Atal
After the Daniel Pearl
killing, when the spotlight was on the ISI's links to Al Qaeda, Abu Zubaidah was
captured. In the run up to the Iraq invasion, when questions were being raised
on whether the Afghanistan-Pakistan phase had been sufficiently resolved, Khalid
Sheikh Mohammed was snared........more...A Loss of Direction
K.P.S. Gill
As the third year since the catastrophic attacks of September 11, 2001, in USA
approaches completion, with much of the world sliding, once again, slowly but
steadily into a torpor of denial, terrorism has once again issued multiple
reminders over the past weeks that liberal democracies everywhere are under
siege.....more...
J&K: The Bus to
Peace Remains Stalled
Praveen Swami
The bus to peace in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) may be headed to that alternate
destination its passengers know so well: a place called 'impasse'.........more...
Bedfellows of
Kashmir Politics
Kamal Hak
The joint efforts of ruling
PDP government and opposition National Conference to get Jammu and Kashmir
Permanent Residents (Disqualification) Bill passed in the state’s legislative
assembly amply proves all shades of Kashmir polity can become bed fellows on the
question of undermining the basic tenants of Indian democracy.....more...
J&K: The Hawks
Strike Back
Praveen Swami
Tragedy, drama, farce: it is almost as if the peace process in Jammu and Kashmir
(J&K) is being authored by someone who has a day job scripting television soap
opera....more...
On Hindu Cowardice and
Muslim Bravery
Vinod Kumar
Much has been written about
Hindu cowardice and Muslim bravery. Even Mahamta Gandhi went on to write: "Hindu
is a coward and a Muslim a bully by nature." This perception mostly
results from the fact that a handful of Muslims were able to defeat the Hindus
and rule over them for centuries......more...
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