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The RSS being unhappy is the best sign that this government is doing well. I hope Modi can make sure they stay unhappy for the next 5 years.

There are plenty of 'unislamic' activities in KSA for the Wahabbis to go on a rampage over. They don't because of the political deals involved. I suppose you could call it selective Wahabbism.

I agree with you to a limited extent. Yes, they haven't addressed the root cause and they are much more lenient towards the fundamentalists who attempt to spread their tentacles outside Saudi Arabia. The strict control applies only to those within. However, the situation is complex. After all...

There is a lot of merit in this. While the al Saud are seen as fundamentalists by the West, they have, in fact, been very carful reformers. They've kept their country together by keep the fanatics in check while taking slow, carful steps towards modernity. A case in point is forming the...

I have a question for the Pakistanis here who feel India instigated/supported this and other attacks. I can quote a million Indian, Pakistani and third party sources that claim that Pakistan supported and used terrorists as a instrument of state policy against India. Yet, it's very, very hard...

There were many things wrong with Gandhi and many things right about Ambedkar, principally the fact that Ambedkar was a true moderniser while Gandhi was whimsical and inconsistent. However, Arundhati Roy's blatant lies do nothing to advance that argument.

I spent a couple of years in Egypt. When Morsi first came to power, people said Morsi was great. When he was no longer popular they said he was manipulated by the Americans/Israelis who wanted extremism to rise in Egypt. When it was clear that Al Sisi was going to rule, those against the...

Don't judge a nation by a few posters on a forum- that too the sort of forum that is bound to attract some crazy zealots from both sides. No sane Indian will be happy this has happened. I hope this stops, your people do not deserve this.

Why are you gloating on this thread? Watch the footage of what's happening there right now and you'll feel like an idiot. People are devastated having lost their loved ones.

Is that a very high security area? Secured by the army? The Indian side is very highly secured. In any case, RIP to the victims. I hope the perpetrators are caught and brought to justice.

Rabzon posted several sources in another thread claiming that the ISI/Pakistani military is trying to mend (maintain?) ties with the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network to oppose the TTP. I can't post links yet, the thread title is- Pakistan's War......AQ, AT, TTP and USA?. That...

Yes, however my argument is that intelligence agencies usually get the trade off between the present and the future wrong- weighing the present far too heavily. Imagine Wolfowitz et al (who were fed dubious intelligence by a bellicose CIA) convincing Carter that the right thing to do was to...

Every time the US has used terrorists as instruments of statecraft, it has come back to haunt the US. Whether it was supporting Saddam Hussain in the Iran-Iraq war, arming and funding the Taliban or the US's misadventures in South America, the terrorists, without fail, turned on the masters...

Sorry I can't post a link. I've attached it again. If that doesn't work, look for a paper by Matt Waldman with the same title.

How would you like it changed?

Well, you could respond to which bits, specifically, you find inaccurate. If you choose to read it, that is.

I've attached what I think is a very interesting paper (sorry I can't post links yet). It will be great to hear responses from the Pakistanis on the forum. In particular, this sort of involvement seems to be continuing. In the ISI's worldview, the Haqqani network and the Afghan Taliban are...

In general, these are good developments. They'll solidify each sides claims either side of the LAC and thereby force a status quo-ist solution.

Finally a reason to buy overpriced Apple products. The guy has courage. Well done.

A small contribution to the thread, which might be of particular interest to the Pakistanis here. I have been learning Arabic (Modern Standard or Fus-ha) for some time now. Here's a list of excellent materials that were very helpful in learning the language. It's taken me about 14 months to get...