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August 2008

August 21, 2008

After Musharraf, terrorist organizations are back in Pakistan

The terror organizations are back in the open within Pakistan. Lashkar-e-toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad have reopened...

August 18, 2008

Pervez Musharraf steps down

As he faced the imminent impeachment, President Musharraf of Pakistan today resigned citing the best...

August 18, 2008

Chinese Great Leap and the story of the greatest human tragedy

In the Beijing Olympic's opening ceremony, Mao's name was never mentioned. Was it an oversight?...

August 17, 2008

Sa re ga ma pa and the political mess on the Independence Day special

Sa re ga ma pa - is my favorite TV show. Period. Its the original...

August 16, 2008

Independence Day gift of life from Indian docs to Pakistani student

Tayyab Niaz is a 20 year old Mechanical Engineering student in Multan. He had developed...

August 11, 2008

Can something "real" from China please show up??

We have all heard of the fakes from China... haven't we? - Fake medicines -...

August 11, 2008

Asian geopolitics and Self Preservation

Most of the times, the analysis of geopolitics and national interests are often couched in...

August 10, 2008

China, Al Qaeda, Islamic terrorists, Pakistani Army – a mess unravelling

World of terrorism knows no friends. And it is crazy as hell! Ok, figure this...

August 09, 2008

Beginning of the end of Musharraf

Image via WikipediaPakistan's political parties are getting ready to impeach President Musharraf. They will be...

August 05, 2008

Girl's education under assault in Pakistan

Imparting education to Girls is Un-Islamic. So say the Taliban and they to ensure their...

July 2008

July 31, 2008

Why Human Spirit has little future in India

This guy is one, who is the most loathed of the terrorists (if there could...

July 31, 2008

And the world remained silent Part II

This is part two of the same movie. It is made by Ashok Pandit, a...

July 31, 2008

And the world remained silent! Part I

Sometimes it sickens me when certain communities keep justifying their "violent streak" on the difficulties...

July 25, 2008

A Prostitution Pricing Chart

Of course, humans can also read and write which Monkeys cannot. Humans are more sophisticated...

July 23, 2008

What does Indo-US Nuclear deal mean outside of India?

I had said in my last post that the ramifications of this UPA vote victory...

June 2008

June 21, 2008

Pakistani Intolerance in Houston

Ever since I came to Houston in 1997, I had for the first time come...

June 21, 2008

Samad Khurram – a show of convinction for his country

My friend Rubab told me about an incident in Pakistan where the alumni of a...

June 11, 2008

Olympics visitors' laptops, PDAs, cell phones will be hacked by China

The level of impunity with which the Chinese Government goes about treating the world like...

June 11, 2008

Genocide Olympics of 2008 in Bejing

My friend Vishwajit sent this message - which I wanted to share. It is about...

June 11, 2008

US think tank says ISI and Pak Army still using terrorism to counter India

A report by an influential think tank ("Counter-insurgency in Afghanistan" by Seth Jones) has said...

June 10, 2008

Pakistan on daylight savings and the challenges in South Asia

Daylight Savings time is used in the US to save on energy - by making...

June 10, 2008

Musharraf a "traitor" and a "killer"

How times change! There was a time when Musharraf was the twinkle of everyone's eye...

June 08, 2008

Musharraf, Sharif or Kiani – Who is telling the truth on Kargil?

Of all the commentators on Terrorism, there is only one I trust and respect for...

May 2008

May 30, 2008

Musharraf to get out of Pakistan?

How things have changed in Pakistan! A few years back, Musharraf packed Nawaz Sharif off...

May 29, 2008

Evidence of Chinese Army faking as Tibetan Monks

I had written about this earlier - of how the Chinese Army dressed up as...

May 25, 2008

Swiss destruction of evidence in AQ Khan case

The cover up for AQ Khan's network was huge! Swiss President has now acknowledged that...

May 23, 2008

Future of Pakistan and India

In an article written in July 2001, Kuldip Nayar describes how after the rout of...

May 22, 2008

India on the aggressive against China

China is out trying what it can politically and militarily to corner and hurt India....

May 19, 2008

China wants to enter Indian territory to control it

In an "off-the-record" meeting, a Chinese official laid claim to an area in Northern Sikkim...

May 18, 2008

Musharraf is a short hand for Pakistan

Bush administration has used Musharraf as a short hand for Pakistan. He personifies Pakistan to...