Articles with tag: Mumbai
The Jehadi Frankenstein
Ali Chishti Nov 18, 2009 interacts: 10They should stop differentiating between sectarian Jehadists, Kashmiri Jehadists and Al-Queda as they are all inter-linked and dangerous to Pakistan, India and the Rest of the World.
The Strange Case of the Indian Channels That Did Not Air the 26/11 Documentary
Vivek Balaraman Nov 9, 2009 interacts: 89The 48 minute documentary titled "Terror in Mumbai - Dispatches" consists of interviews with victims, actual CCTV videos of the terrorists at various sites, video testimony of the captured terrorist Ajmal Kasab
Pakistan India: Citizens Push for Peace
Beena Sarwar Jul 8, 2009 interacts: 73Mumbai-based veteran journalist Jatin Desai's proposal to ‘twin’ the press clubs of Karachi and Mumbai was positively received.
Out at Liberty Market
Rakesh Mani Mar 5, 2009 interacts: 126Let the people of Lahore march peacefully in protest on Liberty and fly the Sri Lankan flag on the streets. And let the cricketing lions of Lahore, Imran Khan and Wasim Akram, lead that march.
Taliban Cloud Moves to Pakistan
Beena Sarwar Feb 17, 2009 interacts: 480Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik recently took many by surprise with his belated public acknowledgement that the Mumbai attacks of Nov. 2008
Congress Party's Dilemma
Rakesh Mani Feb 4, 2009 interacts: 8What can Manmohan Singh do to avoid a war but still pander to the rampant anti-Pakistan sentiment among the masses.
A Third View
Anand Mahajan Jan 31, 2009 interacts: 2Bendre had come to Mumbai to see his son. Suddenly, a Marathi movement against north Indians in Mumbai rose to peak level fueled by politicians and there were violent scenes in Mumbai.
Civil Society Pleads for Peace
Beena Sarwar Jan 17, 2009 interacts: 111As tensions between Pakistan and India continue to see-saw, citizens in both countries are stepping up efforts for peace through initiatives
Babel
Salman Aneel Jan 4, 2009 interacts: 11“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?
An Old Man, an Ima and the 'green chili pickle' Woman
Vandana Mittal Dec 23, 2008 interacts: 22There 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 internalized and understood.
The Mumbai Terror Apologists
Sankrant Sanu Dec 18, 2008 interacts: 539Whether or not other Muslims agree with their actions, the first step is to admit the existence of Pakistan-based Islam-inspired terror.
Introspection – Pakistan and Terrorism
Khalid Bhatti Dec 18, 2008 interacts: 61Isn’t dispensing power to non state actors a crime against the state itself, and those who committed it should be brought before the court on the charges of high treason.
Open Letter to all Pakistanis: Bombay, Faridkot and Us
Yasser Latif Hamdani Dec 17, 2008 interacts: 224No matter how legitimate one's grievance or cause, it does not sanction violence aimed at unarmed civilian populations far removed from the cause itself.
Ajmal Amir Kasab – Right to Defence?
Shridhar Naik Dec 15, 2008 interacts: 69In a solid show of patriotic zeal and indignance, the Bombay Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court Bar Association has passed a resolution restraining its members from taking up the case.
Mirror, Mirror
Nadeem F Paracha Dec 13, 2008 interacts: 26The electronic media in Indian and Pakistan is simply reflecting the paranoia and politics of a class of people that became an important economic plank in the economics of consumerism
A Just War?
Arjun Vasan Dec 10, 2008 interacts: 47If defensive war is found to be just, there is moral imperative to wage it; even if one is morally against war itself. Case regarding Pakistan's role in Mumbai attacks.
Zardari: An Emerging South Asia Statesman?
Joe Athialy Dec 11, 2008 interacts: 26The article 'The Terrorists Want to Destroy Pakistan, Too' by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, published in NYT on December 9, 2008 is significant in many ways.
Evil Walks the World Today
Zeejah Dec 6, 2008 interacts: 435Pakistanis are in denial and Indians are baying for blood and pointing a finger across the border at Pakistan as the source of the murderous plan.
Pleas For Sanity as Sabres Rattle Over Mumbai Mayhem
Beena Sarwar Dec 2, 2008 interacts: 1264Angry condemnations lead us nowhere; political demands may make vote-catching politicians rethink strategies, but we need to create space, think things out in the long term…
Mumbai Wounded
Anita Lobo Dec 2, 2008 interacts: 2Yet amidst death,
The goodness of humanity, triumphed
Unknown brave hearts
Shielded strangers, fellow beings
I Am A Pakistani
Ayesha Khan Nov 29, 2008 interacts: 27(India, America) These are countries that I carry in my heart but do not carry their passports. I am a threat to the safety of their people. I am a threat to my friends.
India-Pakistan: Empathy, grief in Pakistan for Mumbai mayhem
Beena Sarwar Nov 30, 2008 interacts: 386The Mumbai attacks, hitting in the midst of the fifth round of the ongoing composite dialogue between India and Pakistan, are likely to have wide-ranging repercussions for India and Pakistan relations
Proud to be an Indian
Shantanu Dutta Nov 30, 2008 interacts: 4Like the memorial to the Unknown Soldier; we need a way to honor the unknown citizens of all hues – the ones who really make us proud to be Indian
An Indian Muslim
Shoaib Daniyal Nov 28, 2008 interacts: 270The Indian Muslim doesn’t need people killing in his name. He needs reform. The community is one of the most backwards in India, and largely the blame has to be shouldered by itself.
Terror in Mumbai.....and also in 'Bannu or somewhere'
Shiraz Mahmood Nov 28, 2008 interacts: 43Also in ‘Bannu or somewhere’?? What does that mean? That the premier of this country was not briefed about a bomb blast. Or that it has become so routine that one does not care to know the complete facts.
Mumbai Attacks: Shocking
Chowk Nov 26, 2008 interacts: 708This kind of terrorism is unforgivable and must be condemned unilaterally in no uncertain terms, in all forms, in all contexts.
Is Mumbai a hub of dirty politics?
aditya uppal Sep 7, 2008 interacts: 10After rejection from West Bengal Trinamool Congress, Tata received invitation from Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh to start Nano project from Maharashtra.
Responsibility of the Media and the Repercussions of Terror Strikes
Pranay Rupani Jul 28, 2008 interacts: 80What is forgotten in the attempt to pacify the people is that there is no restraint in labelling a community responsible.
Targeted Taxi Drivers
Lokhi Menon Feb 5, 2008 interacts: 8Day passes and night creeps up over the city,
Suddenly the TV chatters “taxi drivers targeted in Mumbai�
Mumbai's Farida Khanum Fiasco
aakar patel Nov 2, 2007 interacts: 8Pakistani singer Farida Khanum sang in Mumbai on Friday night for the first time in her 72 years at a concert memorable also for being embarrassingly organised.
Marine Drive Makeover
Vidyadhar Date Apr 2, 2007 interacts: 3Marine Drive is Mumbai’s best known landmark. It has its own natural beauty. That is why there is need to pause and ask whether it is necessary to spend crores of rupees to dress it up further.
Village of Women
Leya Mathew Feb 1, 2007 interacts: 4Along the line of control in Kashmir, there is a village called Dard-nag. The hot springs here were famous for miraculous powers but even the healed complained that drinking of the waters gave them the unpleasant feeling of laughing when the heart was sad
When Locals in Locals lost their Lives - July 11, 2006
Sudeep Pagedar Jul 15, 2006 interacts: 20When you share a compartment in a Mumbai local train, you bond with the others in there.
A Nation of Eunuchs
Tushar Barot Jul 14, 2006 interacts: 188Another serial bomb blasts rocked Mumbai on 7/11 while the criminals behind the 1993 blasts are still at large.
Fleshened Bones
Farzana Versey Aug 8, 2005 interacts: 34It was always love for me. Let me hold you in my arms, Sister, mother, fellow bitch, I won’t applaud you for your spirit
The Woman on the Tracks
Jawahara Saidullah Jul 8, 2005 interacts: 28Three wheels pass over her waist before the train stops.
In Conversation with a Dog
Sunil K Poolani Jul 5, 2005 interacts: 16The following conversation, with a dog and the writer, is not just imagination but fifty per cent real talk; twenty-five per cent fiction and the remaining twenty-five per cent based on circumstantial evidence.
The Instinct to Upgrade
Harish Nambiar Jun 21, 2005 interacts: 14The political empowerment of the backwards in these two states (Uttar Pardesh and Bihar) could not directly confront the social backwardness. These two states have the most feudal and caste ridden societies, but the political clout of the backwards have n
