http://www.chowk.com Ideas & Identities of South Asia http://www.chowk.com/articles/15265 Israel and the Western world has projected Israel as a peace loving country; they pretend Arabs are the trouble shooters who don't want peace, the reality is h... http://www.chowk.com/articles/15263 Government writ is a faded vision; elected councilors and Nazims are killed, women no more allowed to visit bazaars; markets are deserted, police stations vacated. http://www.chowk.com/articles/15244 The question that comes through strongest in reading M.R. Khan’s book “My Guantanamo Diary” is – how can a system supposedly full of safeguards go so wr... http://www.chowk.com/articles/15258 Once again, the Israelis bomb the starving and imprisoned population of Gaza. The world watches the plight of 1.5 million Gazans live on TV and online. http://www.chowk.com/articles/15260 “Babel” is the best word that describes the present situation in South Asia. Have we solved issues like poverty, unemployment, malnutrition that we want to go to war? http://www.chowk.com/articles/15243 The announcement that India is in the process of repatriating 65 Pakistani nationals brings fresh hope to hundreds incarcerated in prisons across each other’s countries. http://www.chowk.com/articles/15245 Unless the complex multi layered system of Government inherited from the British is simplified, corruption will continue to thrive. http://www.chowk.com/articles/15239 It began with Bhutto's widower Asif Ali Zardari taking over the reigns of Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan's largest political party, and ended with rising te... http://www.chowk.com/articles/15240 It seems as if these social structures - like in Pakistan and India - are bound to torture its inhabitants, especially women. http://www.chowk.com/articles/15210 Jerusalem was considered the fountain of wisdom because of the shared knowledge of our three traditions. I hope and pray we will one day learn to share that knowledge again. http://www.chowk.com/articles/15189 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. http://www.chowk.com/articles/15203 Thereeka-e-Televiban (TT) – also called the Cable TV-Mujahids- is a militant organization operating in the cities of Pakistan. It is a collection of various radical groups. http://www.chowk.com/articles/15207 There is weariness to the soul and those images that seared my heart and mind for 70 long hours are now clamoring to be understood and their significance intern... http://www.chowk.com/articles/15183 And the last day she came to learn about God, the monster would just not let her go no matter how hard she tried to escape his grip. http://www.chowk.com/articles/15197 There is not much value in trying to judge the world and maybe slightly more in trying to change it. But real power lies in understanding people around us and their motivations. http://www.chowk.com/articles/15191 In long flowing saris, sporting mangal-sootar and sindoor these angelic bahus are seen suffering, sacrificing, being victimized in short everything a sane and n...