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Jinnah pursued Pakistan for power Jaswant disappoints; ignores British designs The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Opinions by Narendra Singh Sarila I am disappointed with Jaswant Singh’s 660-page book on Jinnah and Partition, released earlier this week. At the end he says: “I still fail...

^^^ Can second that. There is enough on the planet for everybody live in freedom, peace and prosperity. Supremacist ideologies that seek to dominate and monopolize are causing strife. They should be be exposed. They will wither away naturally once exposed to the sunlight.

A recent article about LeT-Naxal links. --------------------------------------------- LeT had plans to rope in naxalites Devesh K. Pandey NEW DELHI: Mohammad Omar Madani, the alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba head in Nepal, had carried out an extensive research into the organisational...

cross-post: India had not committed to any specific troop levels in the agreement - however, Pakistan was committed to withdrawing ALL its troops. As regards statements of the rapporteur, he was speculating on what India may or may not have done if Pakistan had in fact lived up to his...

India had not committed to any specific troop levels in the agreement - however, Pakistan was committed to withdrawing ALL its troops. As regards statements of the rapporteur, he was speculating on what India may or may not have done if Pakistan had in fact lived up to his commitments, which...

Sir, this is the Current Events and Social Issues forum. This article from Newsweek is very much in this category. Regards.

An article from Newsweek that describes the increasing world-wide influence of Bhaaratiya thought. One comment is that the correct name for Hinduism is "Sanaatana Dharma" which means eternal righteousness or eternal truth. The word Hindu came from the Greeks in about 300 BC...

1. As per agreement, Pakistan was supposed to begin withdrawing from occupied areas, with the vacated areas to be handed over to local authorities under supervision of UN. 2. Pakistan did not begin withdrawing from Kashmir, as required by the agreement. 3. Consequently, the UN did not...

IMHO, the Musharraf-Manmohan formula can work - maximum autonomy for both sides (including northern areas), progressive reduction in troop levels after violence reduction, open borders (people should be allowed to cross freely with biometric smart cards), and consultative arrangements for issues...

This article by Asif Ezdi seems to reflect current thinking of Pakistani establishment. Apparently the idea is to go back on the Musharraf-Manmohan agreement and escalate armed action. This is borne out by facts on the ground - there has been a sharp escalation in infiltration, with many...

Sigh ... back to this old issue. 200 people waving Pakistani flags doesn't prove anything. There will always be Talibanized elements, even in J&K. Plebiscite in Indian Kashmir cannot be held as a matter of principle. Separatists are welcome to contest elections to demonstrate their support...

^^^ In the end, the travails of Dara Shikoh hastened the destruction of the Mughal Empire by the Marathas. The proverbial silver lining.

Another article about Dara Shikoh. Apparently, after he was captured, he was paraded in chains through the streets of Delhi. A European observer living in Delhi at the time (Manucci) says that he was beheaded and that Aurangazeb had the head sent to Shah Jahan, who was imprisoned in Agra fort...

It is a misconception that Indians lament the separation of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Even the most right-wing BJP types don't talk in those terms. If there is anybody who may have regrets, it is the liberal Indian Muslims such as our friend EjazR on this board, and maybe also some liberals...

One may not agree with everything here, but interesting nevertheless: ------------------------------------------------------ The month we lost Dara The Pioneer > Online Edition : >> The month we lost Dara Ashok Malik Dara Shikoh was killed on an August night 350 years ago, and with...

Competing in Afghanistan —Dr Manzur Ejaz Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan Pakistan has a certain potential edge over India because of the Pashtuns living on both sides of the border. However, Pakistan will have to use the Pashtun card differently than it has done in the past...

Here are some interesting remarks about Urdu made in 1951 by H. H. Sir Sultan Mohammed Shah Aga Khan at a session of Motamer al-Alam-al-Islamiyya. (source) He was actually arguing in favour of Arabic.

Chalaana is fine, but that's of Sanskrit origin. As regards sair-kia, that is an example of the shortage of non-Sanskrit verbs. In fact, "kia" is again from Sanskrit.

Regarding Urdu Verbs: Verbs are the most important words in a language, in fact they are considered the core of a language. I am reproducing the opinions of two linguistic experts below: Excerpts from an article by M. Hashim Kidwai In the stock of Urdu vocabulary while most of the...

I guess it is difficult to penetrate the thick skulls of some people with logic and facts. Almost every line of this article is flawed. It needs to be drummed in that India has not blocked Pakistan's water, and that the Pakistani government itself has admitted this. Those who cannot wrap...