The last SAARC Conference at Thimpu, Bhutan was no different from the ones held earlier. This time also the forum was over shadowed with India-Pakistan tensions and the prospects of resumption of dialogue between the two nuclear armed nations. The relations between the two nuclear armed rivals had nose dived after terrorists attacks in Mumbai, [...]
A macabre terrorist incident like the one descending upon German Bakery, involving the death of nine innocent people on February 13, deserves to be abhorred and condemned; yet this despicable tragedy may bear the proverbial silver lining in context of the Indo-Pak interaction. The crudely assembled device not only smashed a bakery much frequented by [...]
The attack on the Indian Parliament on 13 Dec 2001 by five unidentified gunmen turned out to be a watershed in the tumultuous course of Indo Pak relations. Closely following the 9/11 trauma it provided India with a much sought opportunity to present itself as victim of terrorism, qualifying her to jump onboard US led [...]
