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No ethics in an interdependent world: Nat Geo sells hunting stealth cam
Even NGC with its lofty ideals needs TRPs and its webshop must sell products, any product, to keep the Society afloat. It is perhaps pointless to nitpick on ethical or even factual grounds anymore. After all, it is a “complicated, interdependent world”.
Obama's new guidelines on drone strikes: Pak will remain on radar
President Obama’s new counter-terrorism doctrine is an attempt to restrict the controversial drone programme but without losing his prerogative to still strike wherever and whenever necessary.
Was London's brutal attack really terrorism?
By repeatedly using the term in news reports, does that make the public's sense of being terrorised worse than the same crime if it was only described as "murder"?
How the middle class is responsible for perpetuating poverty
It would take four times the earth’s resources to support the average American living standards for the world. The poor get poorer as more of us aspire for that good life.
Why Imran Khan will fail
Was Imran Khan right in listing Pakistan three fundamental problems as: corruption, black marketing and nepotism? Aakar Patel writes that he might be making the same mistake Jinnah did, many years ago.
Why Pakistan's Democracy should matter more to the US
The burden of nurturing and maintaining a democratic system rests primarily on Pakistani shoulders but the US Administration and other powers could be a little louder about defending democracy by adding their voices.
As historic elections dawn, public mood in Pakistan is dismal
A new Pew Research Center survey released May 7 highlights the people’s mood as “exceedingly grim” with 91% saying Pakistan is headed in the wrong direction.
Sikhs abroad will continue to hound likes of Sajjan Kumar
Those believing Sajjan Kumar's acquittal closes the chapter on the 1984 riots had better prepare themselves for a more sophisticated and sustained campaign through the courts in Europe, Canada and the United States.
Why the US needs to change how it views Pakistan
What is needed is hard-nosed policies and reorganization of the US bureaucracy towards the multiple threats originating from Pakistan.
Why Pakistan should give up its opposition to Indo-US nuclear deal
Pakistan picked the Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference -- the ultimate gathering of the world's nuclear experts-- to carp about the deal. Here's why they should give it a rest.
It's time for Maggie Thatcher's haters to move on
To some, Thatcher was the authoritative mother they craved. To others, she was the patronising father that became a symbol of teenage-natured rebellion. She cozied up to dictators, but name me a politician who hasn't done the same since.
Marines' case: Italy argues both ways
India and Italy have found a face-saver through adept negotiations with the return of the marines but whether the families of the two dead Indian fishermen will get justice is open to question.
The Leveson effect: Scotland to regulate all media... and social media
Lord McCluskey, in his effort to create a Scottish version of Leveson, said what some American journalism thinkers already do: that anyone considered to be publishing will be automatically covered by a Scottish press bill.
Surprised at a conservative Pope? Were you expecting Lady Gaga?
Many have already dismissed Frank as a conservative and homophobe. I'm not sure who atheists, liberals and others expected as Pope - Lady Gaga?
Venezuela is creating a Chavez cult: Here's why it might backfire
Chavezism - if you want to call it that - had its devotees and its detractors, and always will. The question is whether that sets the country up for ongoing and intractable division.
Why plight of Lankan Tamils highlights the hypocrisy of nations
Negotiation rarely if ever has stopped the massacre of people by their own nation. And other nations simply don't want to intervene, unless there's oil. . . and even then, it's usually long after there's no people left to save.
Sequestration cuts and the US: Don't expect things to improve
The standoff between the US legislators may look ideological on the surface, and for some it is, but this is about positioning for the next election cycle in 2014 and ultimately 2016.
From the Pope to Pistorius: Why are we being so insensitive?
Our own reactions to these events have shown a level of disrespect - for the beliefs of others; for the victim of a crime - and a level of cynicism that is unfortunate, but understandable. We simply don't know how to process genuinely shocking news.
Afzal Guru hanging: Pak US ambassador recommits to Kashmir cause
It will take a lot more than words to convince India of Pakistan’s change of heart. India has come more than half-way to improve relations and help the civilian government while absorbing gratuitous words from the young Hina Rabbani Khar and Rehman Malik.
Left out in the cold, India needs its own plan in Afghanistan
India will needs it own plan to protect its national security interests and the $2 billion in investments in Afghanistan.
Indian Americans ring in Obama inauguration, signal big plans
It was a great “coming out” party for Indian Americans, who at 3 million strong, are slowly coalescing into a political force in US politics.
Pakistan continues its 65-year-old record of forcing out PMs
Pakistan's prime ministers have always been removed through external intervention. What used to be a system where power was shared uneasily between army and civil society now has a third force. An energized judiciary.
LoC violation: Why the US wants India and Pakistan to cool it
If transparency and trust have to grow between India and the US, a more honest exchange of views is necessary. The US needs to keep India informed in detail about its plans, intentions, and predictions for Afghanistan, which hasn’t always been the case.
Why India is reluctant to host Israeli Prez Shimon Peres
Israel now wants a public acknowledgement the India-Israel friendship. It would like India to invite President Shimon Peres for a visit to put a seal on the relationship and take it to a higher level. But here's why India will be reluctant over such a visit.
Gun control: America must act after Connecticut school shooting
One child dying is too many, and 20 is surely reason enough to take baby steps forward, even if we don't yet know the end result.
Royal hoax: Why can't UK media let Jacintha rest in peace?
The story of the nurse who died after being a victim of the prank call from two Australian DJs is now almost a week old, but the media won't let it die. . .or more accurately, won't let the nurse rest in peace.
Jacintha Saldanha death and Twitter's huge leap of logic
It's the Twitter and social media reaction that's scary. Because the nurse and mum of two was one of the two "victims" of the prank call, the bile thrown at the radio DJs was aggressive and some even implied they should kill themselves.
Why India's 'non-aligned' foreign policy is a joke
India has always thought of itself as something of a moral nation in the rough and tumble of international politics. But its behaviour has not been consistent.
Life in Israel: Caught amidst hostile neighbours, bad options
Without going into the compelling but competing narratives of why and how Israel landed in what seems a perpetually hostile dynamic, it is easy to see that it is surrounded by hostile neighbors and there is no strategic depth of geography.
Leveson report: Outdated, short-sighted, dangerous
Almost all the bad practices put on display during the Leveson inquiry are already illegal. Regulating the press inherently means providing an additional deterrent to choice, and a prior restraint on publication.