Articles with tag: china

The Raj Lives: India In Nepal

Umesh Verma May 6, 2008 interacts: 30

Six decades after the British withdrew from the subcontinent, it takes considerable audacity to produce a book titled “The Raj Lives”.

And Now, The Charter of Demands—The Comedy Continues!

Ahmed Quraishi Dec 4, 2007 interacts: 111

Turkish President Abdullah Gul was not very impressed after meeting the cream of the Pakistani political elite.

Blinkered Vision: Unravelling the Nuclear Debate

Anand Patwardhan Oct 11, 2007 interacts: 34

Why is the 'US India Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Agreement' called 123? The answer lies in the US Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Article 123 of the act governs US 'Cooperation with other countries'.

The Monks and Realpolitik

Salil Tripathi Oct 3, 2007 interacts: 10

Monks with prayers on their lips, and students with hopes in their hearts, march towards pagodas, as soldiers armed by the Chinese beat them. And the world's largest democracy, India, does nothing.

Facing the Inevitable (Part I)

Fahd Raza Aug 25, 2006 interacts: 3

How different are China and the US anyway?

Red Sea Rising

Fahd Raza Mar 8, 2006 interacts: 81

America is still at the same place, using double standards and double edged swords to promote both Pakistan and India, the former by diplomatic patronizing and the latter with economic and military assistance. However, one key player has changed -- China

Glossing Over Bad Patches of History

Syed J Hussain Nov 10, 2005 interacts: 8

Japan is desperately trying to hide its past so that the nation is saved of the shame of its leaders’ dreadful deeds in the past.

The Middle Kingdom Wallas

Nazar Khan Jan 14, 2005 interacts: 183

In a nutshell, the Middle Kingdom is unique in three aspects to the other ancient civilizations. It did not produce any God. It has been the longest continuous civilization. And it has yet to have the bitter-sweet taste of democracy.

The Razor’s Edge

Feroz R Khan Jul 7, 2003 interacts: 111

The United States seems to be losing the proverbial battle for the “hearts and minds” of the Afghans. The biggest problem was that the United States was not prepared for the post-war situation and had no plans to tackle the problems

History Rehearsing: Dark Ages of Islam

Ameer Afraid Jun 10, 2003 interacts: 85

poor masses hopelessly in search of a savior

The Beginning of the End of the Kashmir Problem

Dost Mittar May 13, 2003 interacts: 206

Do not underestimate either the love or the hatred that the peoples of the two countries are capable of having towards each other

Saddam Hussein Lives!

Haroon Moghul May 2, 2003 interacts: 140

The Future of America’s Occupation is Failure

The Wages Of Death

Feroz R Khan Apr 8, 2003 interacts: 29

Wars are political acts of concentrated violence and yet, there is violence in this war, but there is no rhyme to its logic.

Open Letter to Those Opposing the Iraq War

Tauheed Ahmed Mar 29, 2003 interacts: 163

And the truth shall prevail. Whether someone likes it or not.

IS Waging Another War on Iraq Justified?

tahir hamid Mar 5, 2003 interacts: 29

More than 500,000 toddlers and infants have died due to the consequences of the sanctions (UNICEF, 1999).

Eye Opening Facts: Steel Sector

M Azam Feb 22, 2003 interacts: 16

Pakistan steel sector

US Attack on Iraq: Just Do It!

Maz Feb 12, 2003 interacts: 89

The US war on Iraq will end a tyrant regime, bring Iraq out of Isolation and set into motion a wave of globalization which could bring hope to hundreds of millions of people

Oh America!

Farzana Versey Jan 12, 2003 interacts: 80

For a society that watched the Gulf war as though it were a TV serial, why was I often told not to take pictures of people in the street?

All The Bridges Are Burning

Feroz R Khan Jan 11, 2003 interacts: 29

The United States’ foreign policy has historically oscillated between recklessness of unilateralism and the cautious nature of multilateralism.

Kissinger of Death

Rehan Ansari Dec 6, 2002 interacts: 102

Bush may as well have chosen Osama bin Laden to head the commission

Mexico to Support United States

Muhammad Yousuf Nov 12, 2002 interacts: 12

Fox and Bush, 'langotia yar ... '

Road Blocks in Normalising Relations

Bundchungal Sep 8, 2002 interacts: 55

If cross border terrorism ceases, facilitating a dialogue between India and Pakistan, will a dividend of long term peace follow?

Organized Irrelevance

Haroon Moghul Sep 4, 2002 interacts: 41

Are Muslims hopeless? With the OIC, they are...

Empty Vessels And All That Jazz

Zeemax Feb 2, 2002 interacts: 204

do you think he is up to task to rid us of feudals next?

A Decision to Regret

Feroz R Khan Oct 21, 2001 interacts: 554

the Afghans have always resisted a government imposed from abroad

Crisis and Opportunity

Ali A Minai Sep 13, 2001 interacts: 97

This crisis is ultimately a consequence of myopic policies in the US and in the Muslim world

The Indo-Pak Summit, Kashmir and the Taj Mahal

Ras Siddiqui Jul 8, 2001 interacts: 142

One cannot expect a solution from just one summit on the complex Kashmir problem ...

An Eulogy For The Hawks

Keerthik Sasidharan Jun 29, 2001 interacts: 203

Your administrations’ talks with President Musharraf

Talking to Vajpayee

Mushahid Hussain Jun 18, 2001 interacts: 371

Vajpayee has demonstrated that he can be different

The Winds of Change

Irfan Husain May 21, 2001 interacts: 396

When the world’s only superpower changes direction, smaller states, especially those located on the periphery of potential conflict, have to be nimble in adjusting their policies.