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As I see it, Pakistani politicians, army & whoever is running the government are smart guys...first when the soldiers were shot by the NATO heli, their reputation (which was on a downslide since sometime) had reached rock bottom among the Pakistani public. So to garner some sort of a face here...

By what you say, China seems to be trigger happy... Also as Ishihara says China is becoming quite aggressive... But Ishihara said that China has become "assertive, one may even say aggressive," in recent years and pointed to its actions in separate maritime disputes with the Philippines...

Japan used to be very powerful till WW2, but I doubt, if they have any military might anymore....I may be wrong...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Japan should consider building a military base on islands disputed with China to counter Beijing's rising assertiveness, a leader of Japan's opposition said Monday on a visit to the United States. Nobuteru Ishihara, sometimes seen as a future prime minister if his Liberal...

Funny part is this gentleman was an Iraqi citizen till he was around 40 years old, when he came to Australia as a refugee & eventually took Australian citizenship. One can safely assume that an Iraqi arab who has lived in Iraq for almost 40 years would definitely know all the Saudi Arabian rules...

Someone in PA seems to be poker player....

Problem with the Indian politicians are that they think that they have to oppose every proposal coming from the other group....whether it is the treasury benches or opposition. They do not study the proposal to see if it is practical, logical or good or bad for the country, they just blindly...

Good news is that secularism will still be maintained in Egypt.

Flag burning is a major hobby with all the people in the subcontinent....they don't realise that the westerners are not affected by that...Americans wear their national flag on their jockey shorts..WTH!

Egypt's military rulers say the next parliament will not be representative enough to independently oversee the drafting of a constitution, and they will appoint a council to check the influence of religious extremists on the process. The announcement followed a surprisingly strong showing by...

Yes I hope sanity prevails.

This is quite surprising....a hindu Indian who is working in Saudi insulting Islam. Any common Indian is very well aware of the rules in Saudi Arabia & moreover he goes there for his livelyhood & the last thing he wants is to get into any controversy. It may be true, but it is a little too hard...

Cheers PDF....Keep up the good work!

Hey what's happening? I hope this doesn't get blown-up to become a major issue.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A naturalized U.S. citizen pleaded guilty on Wednesday to secretly receiving millions of dollars from Pakistan and its spy service while lobbying in the United States over the disputed territory of Kashmir. In a deal with federal prosecutors, Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai...

Agreed, but then he is a militant & that's what his final aim is. But here we are talking about countries & that too economically & financially strong countries who view the whole world as their market.

You have a strange logic. Nobody is talking about liking or not liking, it is just a convenient business relation. You are welcome to your opinion, but in the practical world all countries will weigh their options before they make any move. Most of them would be very generous with their lip...

BONN (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accused Pakistan, which is boycotting Monday's international conference on Afghanistan, of undermining all negotiations with the Taliban. "Up until now, they have sadly refused to back efforts for negotiations with the Taliban," Karzai told Der...

This is exactly what I said "Arrogance at its Best"

Ashok, I do like your posts & I do like your idea of peace & I second that. In fact I've seen many Pakistani members here who are very decent, humble, peace loving & post intelligent posts which makes the reading quite interesting. But I've yet to come across a Chinese member who has any of the...