Obama Inauguration Brings Hope, Scepticism

The message of hope that he symbolised resonated with Pakistanis - though some shrugged it off as part of a system that is unlikely to change.

Bye Bye Preemptive Wars

It remains to be seen how good will Obama’s administration turn out; one thing is certain though that the wheel has started turning up after reaching the lowest point.

Economic Crisis: The Challenge & Opportunity for Barack Obama

He had a credible policy for new social order and seemed sensitive to plight of millions who fell by the wayside. Is he willing to rise up to his Gandhian vision?

Time’s Man of the Year 2008 – Barack Hussein Obama

Half the people in America had never heard of him two years ago – that even his campaign manager, at the outset, wasn’t sure Obama had what it takes to win the election.

Hail Obama

Surely you, who are a veritable crossroads yourself, black, white, Muslim, Kenyan, Indonesian, American and under 50, you can see further than others have been able to.

Sonal Shah to Help Divide Obama's Victory Spoils

It is ironic that both Emanuel and Shah, with close ties to far-right politics in Israel and India, have become part of the supposedly liberal elite assembled by the Obama campaign

Yes we can, Obama!

We are not demanding of Obama to perform a miracle, but seems, and people across the world would agree, that Obama will leave a better world when he leaves the White House than what he confronts today.

It’s Not the Economy, Stupid!

From the march in Alabama to the victory speech in Grant Park, the nation has come this far in such a short span of time is nothing hosrt of a miracle.

New US President Must Review Pakistan Policy

Tensions between the United States and Pakistan -- on the eve of the keenly-watched U.S. Presidential elections -- accompanying a visit by U.S. commander Gen. David Petraeus

Obama is Better for Jinnah's Pakistan

The only group of people in Pakistan that benefits from a Republican administration is the group of people that sides with and encourages military coups in Pakistan.

General Colin Powell – A Day Late and a Dollar Short

Why blame the selection of Palin as one of the reasons for parting with McCain? Was this selection any worse than a warholes such as Wolfowitz, Ashcroft, Rove, Bolton, Cheney

The Republican Red Scare

If McCain and Palin want to play the guilt by association game, their own questionable ties must be examined.

Save Me From Charismatic Leaders!

I am not against Obama because he is Black because I think that it would be wonderful for the US to have a Black President; not because his middle name is Husseini

Thinking of an Obama presidency, what ‘change’ may we really see?

the debate about how to lead the world in this era of Post-modernity and post-Cold War, has taken a new dimension which symbolizes itself in the ‘change’ mantra of Barack Obama.

What Does Negative Campaigning Really Mean?

It doesn\'t measure tenacity or taking the punch. It proves Machivalean shrewdness. It proves un-Bono like altruism. It means power hunger.

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• Swat: Paradise Lost
• Israel Attacks Gaza
• Mumbai Terrorist Attacks
• United States 2008 Presidential Elections
• Asif Ali Zardari Elected President of Pakistan
• President Musharraf Exits
• US Elections 2008 Primaries
• Pakistan General Election 2007-2008
• Benazir Bhutto Assassination
• Pakistan State of Emergency
• Bomb Blasts on Benazir Bhutto's Return
• Judicial Crisis in Pakistan
• Lal Masjid Seige
• May 12 2007 Karachi Riots
• Virginia Tech Shooting
• Cricket World Cup 2007
• July 2006 Lebanon War
• July 11 Bombay Train Blasts
• July 7 London Bombing
• Kashmir Earthquake
• Indian General Elections 2004
• Tsunami
• Vote of Confidence
• India Pakistan Peace Process
• US-Iraq War
• Kalabagh Dam Controversy
• Higher Education Commission Criticism
• Karachi Oil Spill
• Mukhtaran Mai Rape
• Gujarat Riots
• Indian Parliament Attack
• War in Afghanistan
• September 11 Attacks
• Dot com
• Pakistan Coup of 1999
• 1999 Kargil Conflict
• 1998 Nuclear Weapons Testing
• Remembering Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
• Honouring Abdus Salam