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Finally Obama called Indian PM so Indian Foreign Ministry can sleep well tonight. :cheers:

Rightly said. Govt should make it quick. Already 27 years have been wasted in feasibility study and engineering design analysis.

Pakistan facing militants coming from outside borders 11 Nov 2008 KABUL: US deputy foreign minister for South Asia Richard Boucher said that Pakistan in Bajaur is facing the militants coming from outside the border. According to the briefing text given in Kabul, Boucher said that Pakistan...

US is always changing sides and it is not new for Pakistan. But it seems US interests are well protected in stable Pakistan due to WOT. So it is quite early to dream. :lol:

Useless rant.

Let's hope for the practical implementation of this plan.

Mexican scientists turn tequila into diamonds :woot: 12 Nov 2008 MEXICO CITY: Mexican scientists have turned the country's national tipple tequila into diamonds, and are seeking applications for their discovery, with the crystals too small to be used in jewelry. The tequila diamonds could...

India faces meltdown woes *Suicides soar in a country in which bankruptcy means more than just loss of face* As with other countries, India has been hit by the global meltdown, stock market crash and rumors of banks on the brink that have resulted in jobs cuts, loan defaults and other...

The Rise of India's Saffro-Nazis 11 Nov 2008 A year before his death in 1964, Jawaharlal Nehru remarked that "The danger to India, mark you, is not Communism. It is Hindu right-wing communalism." Today a wave of Hindu terrorism is raising fears that the country's first prime minister...

Taliban documents reveal scale of operations in Pakistan 11 Nov 2008 The documents, discovered in a tunnel complex in the Bajaur tribal agency, contain precise, coded maps of the nearby territory pointing out weapons caches and rendezvous points in an area where hundreds have died in...

Some politicians are also among the culprits but I wonder if their names would ever be mentioned ?

Details of report not title can be a wake up call for militants. Title of thread is your wet dream, not a wake up call. I rest my case.

The actual link is here http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/world/asia/11pstan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss and it's title is Pakistanis Mired in Brutal Battle to Oust Taliban. Wake up.

Why the title of this thread says "Taliban taking over Bajur" as it is no where mentioned in this report ? Also please provide the correct link.

This matter should be raised internationally by GOP.

Afghan firms smuggling dollars from Pakistan 11 Nov 2008 LAHORE: While Pakistan is often accused of fomenting trouble across the border in Afghanistan, this time Islamabad has held certain Afghan-based exchange companies responsible for facilitating illegal export of US dollars from...

Dr. Shamshad Akhtar listed among ten outstanding Asian women leaders 10 Nov 2008 KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar has been listed among the ten outstanding Asian women leaders. The report published in a newspaper, Asian Wall Street Journal said that SBP...

India FM's claims slammed Nov 11, 2008 BEIJING - CHINA objected strongly on Tuesday to comments by India's foreign minister in which he rejected Chinese claims over a border region long disputed by the two giants. 'We express deep regret over India's public remarks that ignore historic...

Obama’s victory: should India celebrate ? 11 Nov 2008 As the excitement over Barack Obama’s historic victory begins to cool, policymakers and businessmen in India are figuring out what President Obama would mean for the Indian economy. He has emphasised strategic partnership with India...

It is not a real issue that Obama called Indian PM or not as you said rightly that it is premature to say what Obama's policies would be for this region. The issue is why Indian diplomatic circles are so concerned ? This news has been reported not only by few Indian newspapers but also by...