The Dum Dums sitting in the seats of power have to realize that USA is here to stay. Its eyes are upon the resources and minerals in Afghanistan and perhaps in Baluchistan as well. The incident in Abbotabad was created to show that the ISI is incapable. And the Americans net aim is to get [...]
Any political analysis on Indo-Pakistan relations is like zodiac horoscope, most o which is prediction and the rest is prejudice. Within these limits, we can learn enough from the chain of events, to respect or share one another’s delusions. On the other hand, when Europeans study Indo-Pakistan reviews, they smile at our follies, for our [...]
The contradictions and confusions in U.S. policy in South Asia were on full display during Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s recent visit to India. U.S. support for India, which centers on making money, selling weapons, and turning a blind eye to the country’s nuclear weapons, is fatally at odds with U.S. policy and concerns about [...]
The word “great game” has become more of a myth, but deep in the policy books it still holds its place. In the past we have also seen this theory working in the shape of early 20th century Russian- Britain clash, and more recently regarding the Russian- American drive for the Central Asian energy resources.
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I happened to read a review on a book by former Indian President Abdul Kalam, titled India 2020. His book examines in depth the weaknesses and the strengths of India, as a nation, and offers a vision of how India can emerge to be among the world’s first four economic powers by 2020. And look [...]
Observing current relative tranquility in the country its difficult to imagine how Pakistan seemed to be in critical condition just a few months back. For example, on January 14, 2008, my friend Ruth Dominguez, who authored this report, and I attended a gathering in Washington’s centrist think tank names New America Foundation (NAF). The [...]
Sometime ago, not in so distant past, I went through a publication in British Medical Journal (BMJ) that talked about diabetes in British population of South Asian descent. I must admit that it was a pretty revealing article. Over the past two decades diabetes has acquired the status of a world epidemic. [...]
By Swaraaj Chauhan
The national elections generate special excitement in any country…and Pakistan is no exception. Next week the Pakistanis would be lining up the polling booths to decide the future leaders of their country. It is expected that a large number of people would turn up to exercise their power to cast their precious vote. [...]
