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Another Sovereignty Transfer Charade in Baghdad

An average of about 15 tankers carrying 16.5 to 17 million barrels of crude oil pass through the Strait of Hormuz every day. That represents 40% of the world's seaborne oil shipments, and 20% of all world shipments.

Ahmedinejad Wins Surprise Landslide Victory in Iran

The reaction of rich and upper middle class Iranians, specially those who are abroad is like BJP’s ‘Shining India’ group, who were shocked at their defeat in 2004 elections in India.

British Wheel of Anglo-American Axis Coming Off

On April 30, in sweltering heat, after six years, Britain formally handed over control of the Iraqi port city of Basra to US Army command.

Black is Beautiful and Michelle Obama

If black would now become beautiful and fashionable. It is unlikely to create any change in the deeply ingrained fair colour obsession of India's higher castes.

A Meeting with Che Guevara

The man had a charismatic presence in green olive fatigues and black beret at a rakish angle. The very best of the Hollywood and Bollywood stars all rolled into one.

Gen. Petraeus & Crocker's Washington Show is a Damp Squib

If an act of mercy is twice blessed, then an act of illegal invasion and brutal occupation has since proved to be doubly cursed for the invaders as well.

India and the Cricket World Cup

Although in audience reach Cricket World Cup does not match football but in passions, racial overtones , money making and cheating it is like a heady sports cocktail, brewed since Greek Olympic games and Roman gladiator combats.

Texan Poker Bluff and Persian Chess Moves

Many analysts have been warning since 2004 against a planned US attack alone or in cahoots with Israel on Iran, one of the so called axis of evil, in the hoary Western tradition of demonizing those they want to invade, colonise and then loot.

The Moving Finger and the Baker-Hamilton Iraq Study Group

A comprehensive look.

Central Asian Backlash Against US Franchised Revolutions

After a meeting on 5 July in the Kazakh capital Astana, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (China, Russia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan with India, Iran and Pakistan as observers) in a statement called on USA to spell out a deadline for withd

Russia Missiles its Way Back into Middle East

'It (missiles ) will, of course, make it difficult (for Israeli jets ) to fly over the residence of the Syrian President.' joked Vladimir Putin, when asked about Israeli security fears on supply of Russian missiles to Damascus.

Gen. Musharraf Visits Delhi

It all began with President Gen Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan coyly expressing a wish to see one of the cricket matches in India between the two countries in the just concluded series.

A “Cedar” Revolution to Counter Russian Missiles for Damascus

The sale of missiles to Syria was finalized during Syrian President Basher Assad’s recent visit to Moscow. But it could ignite the most inflammable tinderbox in the region, Lebanon...

Rice was no Turkish Delight

Iraqi Kurds Flex Muscles

Would 30 January Elections Make or Break Iraq?

Like Pakistani military did not allow a Bengali to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Iraq’s Sunni leadership, with enough funds and experienced and trained men at its command is not going to give up its long established right of being the rulin

In Ukraine, a franchised revolution

2 million anti-war demonstrators who streamed the streets of London and New York against the war on Iraq in March 2003 were politically ignored, but some tens of thousands in central Kiev are proclaimed to be 'the people'.

Trial of Saddam Hussein & The Rule of Law

This event is part of pattern of west’s demonisation of eastern leadership. Double standards on the 1990 invasion of Kuwait and 2003 Invasion of Iraq, both illegal .

Turkey’s Ottoman: Era-Octopus Like Linkages

In the Caucasian region not only the geological plates grind against each other making it earthquake prone, but strategically too it has been the clash point of tectonic plates of kingdoms and empires throughout history. The imperial powers and states int

Destruction of World’s Eastern Heritage in Iraq

There was an international cry and outrage in April and May, when following the collapse of the Saddam Hussein regime, US armed forces as the occupying power, had allowed the heritage Museum in Baghdad and other museums in Iraq to be damaged and looted al

Iraqi Resistance Warns Turks to Keep Off Iraq

Many Turkish experts suspect the bombings were a warning to Turkey, one of few Muslim countries to have ties with Israel.

Travelogue to Timbuctoo

So, finally I am on my way to Timbaktou. Aboard a German built river vessel

Gajendra Singh

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