Since I'm not a bengali, I'm not aware of any bangla channels in India. Moreover, on a cable connection there are anywhere around 200-300 channels (because of multi languages), I don't know if people have time for channels from across the border. Only a bengali member from India can throw some...
Some more from 1940 Era
Karachi, Pakistan, 1947
Pakistani members of the Sind Muslim Women's National Guard practicing combat w. bamboo lathi sticks traditionally used by the Indian police.
Rawalpindi, West Punjab, Pakistan, 1947
Members of the newly formed Pakistani Security...
From Life magazine
Air India Flight Attendants, India, 1946
Air India flight attendant Monica Gilbert (C) showing flight report to Sikh passenger during trip fr. Dehli to Bombay.
Karachi, Pakistan, 1947
Teacher addressing Pakistani male students in freshman English class where...
I think, the somalian pirates have tasted the blood (read goodies) and they are not going to retreat anytime soon until they suffer a major blow (read kick in the nuts).
I have to disagree, Australia is not a first world country. All it does is sell commodities based on its vast natural resources. It has nothing to offer to the world apart from these commodities. If you take away this, Australia is good for nothing. If they go 3-4 generations back, all of them...
No body is pointing a gun at the voters to vote. It is out of their own free will coming out and voting. They want to choose leaders whom they want to be ruled/administered by.
Given a chance, these separatist leaders will gather enough mobs to create trouble. Boycotting an election is an individual decision, asking somebody else to boycott the election is indeed against the law.
I totally agree with you. But, I would like to point out that there is nothing wrong in pursuing space program or buying war machines which in the end is for the good of mankind and security of nation respectively.
At least in the case of India, they are not short of funds to provide basic...