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There are HARDLY ANY America-haters here buddy. Take a good look around. Your pre-conceived notions and a stereo-type mind are showing too blatantly. However you will find plently who do NOT agree with American foreign policy and its double standards.

Nah. As much you'd like to throw your weight around being a military guy, I'd still disagree. Pakistan lost on the diplomatic, political and propaganda levels which made a military withdrawal a must from Kargil along with some shortsighted strategy planning. And nuke threat is only there if...

Mind elaborating a bit?

These attempts to block the deal are useless and just plainly flawed in their approach. The reason they give for these attempts is that the F-16s that Pakistan would be getting would be able to deliver nuclear bombs and so we should not add fuel to the arms race. I ask them WHAT ARMS RACE? Is...

One of the biggest reason for US support of Israel is the Evangelical Right. They believe they have to keep Israel as it is and further nurture it so that Armageddon can take place as said in the Bible.

Why democracy in Pakistan has been difficult and how things can be changed. Discuss here.

This thread is running the risk of being derailed. Therefore, unrelated posts are being moved to a different thread to keep the discussion on track.

Ah yes, thanks for reminding me, I left the Rajputs out of the equation. Anyways, what you're still doing wrong is isolating the two issues here. They are co-related. A military mindset coupled with lack of civilian institutions (which would have let to a mature polity) at Pakistan's inception...

I have yet to see an arguement of a "Masters in Economics" standard from this guy. My take on it so far, Pakistan's government is already working towards its aim of reducing the growth rate to about 1.5 per cent. And comparing US with Pakistan is a joke, surely Mr. Masters in Economics...

IMHO, Kargil proved that Pakistan's nuclear deterrent worked. If it wasn't for that, India could've simply attacked across the international border and gained some ground to use as bargaining chip to make the mujahideen back down from the peaks; but instead they resorted to limited fighting in...

Rite! And where are the Sikhs from? I'll tell you, Punjab; which was split at the time of partition. No one can argue that the majority of troops recruited for the British Indian Army were Punjabis (non-Sikhs), Pathans, Sikhs, Gurkhas and to an extent people from Northern Sindh (close to...

I was talking about 'Political Institutions' and not Army related ones; since most of British Indian army recruits were from areas that became Pakistan. That is why there's more of a prevalent military mindset in Pakistan than political. Yes atleast Pakistan didnt claim to be one of NAM...

Yes he was wealthy but that is because he was a successful lawyer. He worked for his wealth (earned it). I cant remember the exact name of the place, but in the United Kingdom, if you go to this place, you will find Jinnah's portrait among top British lawyers of times past. Fixing his salary...

And HOW is this topic related to Pakistan's Strategic and Geopolitical issues? Its more related to Social Issues and so the thread is being moved there. Secondly, when you open a thread, provide your own thoughts to the discussion. You can't just expect to sit back and relax after copy, pasting...

Please do NOT stray away from the topic at hand. Some of you keep going on and on discussing things and then losing track. If you have problems comprehending the RULES of this forum, let the Mods know, we will arrange a translation service for you so that you can better get a grasp of them in...

ARROW, please stop hijacking & derailing threads to discuss your wishful topics. If you wish to talk about Islamist-inspired militancy or terrorism, please do in the appropriate threads. This is your first warning!

Its not about who introduced it. Its about British leaving behind institutions that enabled post-Independence India's polity to mature in a shorter span of time than Pakistan. I don't think I can be more simplistic than that. And you're trying to prove what from those links? Doesn't change...

That is useless to point out since India gets much of its water from Himalayas and rivers originating from Chinese regions. Lower riparian states have this disadvantage and thats why there are treaties regulating the use of water from the rivers in question. 90% or whatever amount of Pakistani...

VIEW: Muslim reactions to Mumbai blasts —Yoginder Sikand In the wake of the blasts, several Muslim organisations all over the country have organised meetings to condemn them, to argue that Islam does not allow such heinous deeds and to demand that the government constitute an impartial...

Ok folks, lets get back to the topic. This thread is about Israel and not Saddam's Iraq. If you want to draw comparisons, then don't just copy, paste from sources. Show us what comparisons you are drawing and how and then let others drop their two cents forth. Thanks