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The Truth About Balochistan By Ejaz Haider The situation in Balochistan is throwing up lies and half-truths. While partisans can’t be trusted with truth, what about some so-called libs whose favourite pastime is to find fault with the state without offering viable policy solutions? Let...

Containment-Lite By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: November 9, 2010 Don’t believe everything you read in the paper. Take this headline that appeared a couple weeks ago, when I was in New Delhi, in The Hindustan Times: “U.S. Not Seeking to Contain China: Clinton.” It was referring to a...

The right stuff in the wrong place - Chuck Yeager's crash landing in Pakistan Washington Monthly, Oct, 1985 by Edward C. Ingraham THE RIGHT STUFF IN THE WRONG PLACE Most of us know by now about Chuck Yeager: World War II ace, first man to break the sound barrier, star of TV...

Good News from Pakistan As hardened reporters, we would often joke in our newsroom that we would one day open a channel that would only air news brimming with optimism, to the point of being sickening. Imagine our surprise and dismay when we hear of a channel launching by the name of Good...

Chinese Dissident Awarded Nobel Peace Prize BEIJING — Liu Xiaobo, an impassioned literary critic, political essayist and democracy advocate repeatedly jailed by the Chinese government for his writings, won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of his pursuit of nonviolent...

High on Coke Studio In the call-and-respond flow of abuse that makes up the majority of comments on that bedrock of the internet, YouTube, few battles are more vacuous than the familiar flamewar between Indian and Pakistani users. The shared popular culture and history of the two countries...

Forced veiling' debate divides Bangladeshi women DHAKA: When a Bangladeshi government official told Sultana Arjuman Banu she was an “uncultured prostitute” for not wearing a burqa, the outraged headmistress took him to court. In a landmark verdict, Bangladesh's High Court ruled that...

Disclaimer:This aint a China bashing. But an interesting read on how the world responds to China's sensitivities. Something that probably India could do in the future, when it has the clout of course. ******** Going gaga over Tibet AS IS well known, some people in the West go soft in...

Found this pic in an online newspaper today. Will warm every Indian's soul.

Baha'i Leaders Sentenced To 20 Years In Iran Seven top leaders of the Baha'i faith who have been incarcerated in Iran since 2008 have each received jail sentences of 20 years after six months of court hearings that ended on June 14, according to the Baha'i World News Service. Bani Dugal...

Pakistan's fumbling fielders let the side down again Shoaib Malik was shaking his hands in pain having failed to take a difficult, though manageable, catch at point. Imran Farhat was trying to invent a new form of asana yoga by trying to get his head between his legs after he dropped a...

Chinese government targets Liverpool deal - Barclays Premier League - ESPN Soccernet A takeover bid financed by the Chinese government is reported to be the preferred bidder in the race to buy Liverpool. Chairman Martin Broughton is hoping to complete a sale of the club before the end of...

A well articulated piece by Vir Sanghvi, one of the respected liberal Indian authors. He talks about something that people have feared for long. The Sangh Parivar having been in opposition for long are now 'allowing' the extremist elements in their midst to run free. Something that was under...

India pressures Iran on key port - India - The Times of India NEW DELHI: India wants to speed up its development of the Chahbahar port, and will push the Iranian government this week to put its facilitation on fast track. Shamsuddin Husseini, the Iranian economic and finance minister, will...

A grave new low for lowly ICC (?) Gideon Haigh: A grave new low for lowly ICC | Opinion | Cricinfo Magazine | Cricinfo.com Say what you like about the members of the International Cricket Council, they are utterly consistent. No matter how far you lower your expectations, they always find a...

Interesting story, though the source is TOI...... India foils Chinese bid to patent 'pudina' - India - The Times of India NEW DELHI: India has foiled a major Chinese bio-piracy bid to patent the use of medicinal plants 'pudina' (mint) and 'kalamegha' (andrographis) for the treatment of...

Will Canada accommodate India's request? ****************** WASHINGTON: Two months before the 25th anniversary of the bombing of Air-India flight Kanishka, India has asked Canada to monitor surging activities of Sikh separatists in that country when Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met...

I am reproducing a post that I read a couple of days back on BR by a senior war veteran. These are real heart warming incidents in the most secular army in the world. Kudos to the bravehearts. :cheers: ******************************************************* As a serving army officer, I never...