From the beginning, US authored events leading to humiliation in Kabul
Imperialism, which finally died in Afghanistan last week, had actually begun to hiccup in the mid-70s. Of this hiccupping, Vietnam was the most serious convulsion.
3y ago
April 2003: US in Iraq, Vajpayee’s Pak initiative and Worldview India
April, 2003, was the cruellest month for the people of Iraq, a month of reflection on Pakistan by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and a rare opportunity for Worldview India, a dedicated group of Indian journalists who helped lift the mist from the historic events that month.
3y ago
Politics by blackmail: Eulalie syndrome in Indian public life
If the Gandhi trio stirred themselves into action as a serious opposition, is there a possibility that they would end up in jail? If they were spared despite this affront, it would imply that the Modi outfit has come to the conclusion that the Gandhis are now totally harmless.
4y ago
Two brick-laying ceremonies for Ram: Which one was kosher?
It reflects on the civilisational power of Lord Rama in this ancient land that Independent India’s five prime ministers involved themselves in the affairs of his birthplace at Ayodhya: Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi, P.V. Narasimha Rao, Narendra Modi and, tangentially, V.P. Singh in between.
4y ago
Fair is foul and foul is fair in the Trump universe
When the tortoise agreed to ferry a stranded scorpion on its back across the river, which was in spate, he didn’t know what he had bargained for. Midway, the scorpion stung the tortoise, deep, through its hard shell.
4y ago
Your lordships have turned upon a community in a daze
Your Lordships have turned upon a community in a daze. Altaf Hussain Hali’s verse comes to mind:
5y ago
Many uses of Al Baghdadi: Why did they kill him?
In these dark days when terrorism has become a strategic asset, to bump off a superior practitioner like Abu Bakr al Baghdadi has implications.
5y ago
India-Pakistan ODI: Notes from days when cricket wasn’t war
Last Sunday, June 16, I looked forward to being seated with friends in an arc around the TV set, ready to exult at the outcome of the Indo-Pak ODI at the Old Trafford in Manchester.
5y ago
September 19, 2016
The growing Saudi isolation
The changing world order is taking its toll on Salafist preacher Zakir Naik, who was otherwise not touched for decades.
August 28, 2016
With skates on, Turkey could slip into Syrian quagmire
Hakan Fidan, Chief of Turkish Intelligence, did not give much credence to warnings by Russian agencies that a coup to oust President Tayyip Erdogan was in the works. But he shared the information with others on a “need-to-know” basis. In a manner of speaking, he closed the door, a sort of general precaution. He did not send out an alert.
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