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Recent opinion poll in Afghanistan: There is undeniable disappointment with Karzai and the international community, but : Majority of people say that the greatest threat to Afghanistan is the resurgence of the Taliban. 91% of the people have a negative view of Pakistan's role...

Afghan message to India: do not be deterred Siddharth Varadarajan Kabul, New Delhi to tell U.S. that Pakistan cannot have veto on bilateral ties New Delhi: Afghanistan has told India at the highest level that the most fitting response to last week’s terrorist attack on its embassy...

Americans flock to Dr. Geeta Shroff's India clinic for stem cell treatments A controversial New Delhi clinic deploys advanced therapies that are unavailable in the U.S. to cure Americans suffering from MS, diabetes, paralysis, Alzheimer's, Lyme disease and cerebral palsy. By Mridu Khullar...

^^^ As per same recent poll, 91% of the people have an unfavourable view of the role of Pakistan. Not surprising, given that the Taliban are getting their support from Pakistan.

There are plenty of terrorist guerilla wars that have been fought with foreign support. Here is a very recent poll: Despite the undeniable disappointment with Karzai and the international community, the majority of people say that the biggest danger to Afghanistan is the resurgence of the...

Undeniably there is frustration with Karzai and the international community. Some anti-social elements might turn to the Taliban in such a situation. But even after such growth, their support was still at 4%. It is perfectly understandable that any sane human being would be filled with...

The Taliban would be nowhere in Afghanistan were it not for support from Pakistan. Despite the mistakes of the international community, and the corruption of Karzai - people dread a return to the barbaric days of the Taliban. Surveys say that Afghans prefer their current government to...

News for Mr Margolis: Most Afghans want to have the Taliban finished, and would like the international community to help them towards that goal.

This is about pre-Babri Ayodhya: ----------------------------------------- BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Korean memorial to Indian princess In the northern Indian city of Ayodhya, a visiting Korean delegation has inaugurated a memorial to their royal ancestor, Queen Huh. More than...

As per statements of Kasab, one motivation for the Mumbai 26/11 attack was the Marriot Hotel blast in Islamabad. Never mind the fact that India had nothing to do with the Marriot incident. Whenever the Jihadi suffers any misfortune, his reaction is to lash out in rage at India...

Actually, Indic philosophies including Buddhism (which is a part of the larger Sanatana Dharma family) are, at the core, Monistic, and not Monotheistic. This is the difference between Buddhism and Advaita on one hand, and faiths like Islam on the other. Understanding the difference between...

Sorry for the exasperated outburst. But here is a link: The Hindu : National : U.N. sanction on Lashkar operative a blow to Pakistan The fact that they accused Purohit for Samjhauta without any credible evidence itself reeks of malafide intent. Yes, the motive must have been the hope of...

President meets brave heart Ruksana STAFF WRITER 21:15 HRS IST Rajouri (J&K), Oct 9 (PTI) For young Ruksana, who killed a militant to protect her family, the 15 minutes she spent with Pratibha Patil today were undoubtedly the most precious moments of her life. And she had a message for the...

There are too many gullible and feeble-minded Indians who have swallowed the claim that Samjhauta was done by Purohit or other Indians. It was an unsolved crime, and the Congress regime tried to frame Purohit for it. (not that he might not have been guilty of other crimes.) It was at that...

May the dead RIP and may the bereaved and the wounded find the strength to overcome these very difficult circumstances. Hope the GoP will do its best to help.

I would have just given a thumbs up - but I had initially posted some additional remarks, which I later found it expedient to remove. You are welcome to try your hand at it. But why would one want to give any particular nationality "a drubbing." Let us be votaries of the truth, as best as...

Good points.

Latest news says 17 killed, 63 wounded. Many Afghan families will be shattered tonight - mothers, wives, kids. The "Afghan" Taliban have officially claimed credit: Taliban claim Kabul bombing