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The irresistible appeal of Urdu: Watching the news in Pakistan
The urban Indian speaks mostly in English with bits and pieces of his mother tongue thrown in. But across the border, in Pakistan, the urban Pakistani's fluency in Urdu gives Pakistani television a different flavour.
Nobel Peace Prize: Honour Edhi, the Mahatma of our time
It's puzzling that the Nobel Committee has ignored him this long as they did Gandhi.
Syria: Why we can't afford the death of journalists
When it comes to war zones, the world needs to listen to the voices of the subjects and the storytellers. We can't afford the deaths of either.
Did we all play a part in Whitney's death?
There is a morbid fascination with celebrity, which isn't about wanting to be rich or famous or talented but about wanting to feel better about ourselves when they fail.
Pak agencies now on "kill and eliminate" mission in Balochistan
The murder of Zamur Domki and her daughter Jaana on 31 January shows that Pak agencies are now assassinating Baloch nationalists and their kin.
Has the British public turned against India?
India's $15bn Rafale aircraft deal has struck a nerve with the British public. The question being asked is why India needs foreign aid when it's got several billion pounds to spend on French fighter jets?
Indian media is more complacent than Pakistan's
The Indian media has become blase about free speech. India badly needs more journalists like Pak's Najam Sethi.
Why Obama must shut out the war cries - and talk to Iran
Three decades of active hostility with Iran have not strategically benefited the US. It's time for Obama to listen to his inner voice — and engage Iran in the way he promised in 2008.
Top Gear, Jay Leno: Does India have a global media strategy?
The Indian government has a very strange approach, to criticise foreign media highlighting India on one hand, while trying to prevent access to any criticism of the country from within the nation's borders.
The non-judgemental, new, American politics
Newt Gingrich is not a shining example of traditional Christian morals, based on his approach to marriage. But he doesn't have the WRONG flaws, such as leaving a wife for another man, or changing religions.
Don't count on the new US ambassador to India
As the year came to a close, the Obama Administration finally decided to name Nancy Powell, a career diplomat, as ambassador to India, more than six months after the last envoy, Timothy Roemer resigned, somewhat abruptly.
Why money matters more to American politics than democracy
Tomorrow, the US takes the first step towards choosing its next president. Except, it really did that about two years ago.
Why Pakistan's army is more popular than its politicians
Contrary to Indian perceptions, the army is the only truly loved institution in Pakistan. Despite its crimes, it trumps the politicians hands down.
Encircle the dragon: India, US, Japan in dance of diplomacy
The first trilateral meeting established that, occasionally, three's company. And although China was never mentioned, it was the 800-pound panda in the room...
Pakistan shows how to lose friends and alienate people
Pakistan is today a dirty word in Washington, thanks to the ISI's and the generals' games, lies, deceit and terror tactics.
In America's Asia, China is not the all-powerful dragon
US is not willing to allow China to rule the roost in Asia as Washington in the recent Apec meet sought to counter the dragon's rising power with tactful diplomacy.
Who owns the brand 'Occupy Wall Street'?
No matter who gains ownership rights to the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ name, it seems absurdly ironic that the Occupy Wall Street activists now have to protect their movement from the very thing they’re fighting against – and that’s consumerism.
Why bankers, brokers and bet hedgers don't like democracy
Why are bankers, brokers and people who hedge their financial bets keen on the Greeks not voting?
Too many jokers in the Republican circus
Republican candidates vying for their party's nomination to run against President Barack Obama next year are more than a massive dose of depression. To many, George W Bush today seems reasonable and bright by comparison.
Will Occupy Wall Street win because they're named?
Robin Hood was successful, in the mythology, because he was a named hero and the country rallied to the identity they constructed around him.
As Dalai, China play cat and mouse, India must step in
As China and the Dalai Lama begin their manoeuvres for the post-Dalai phase, India needs to get into the picture to ensure a smooth compromise
The Occupy Wall Street movement and the restless youth
The Occupy Wall Street movement is yet another sign that it is possible to organise protests on the cyberspace alone. Social movements are now increasingly dependent on the Internet.
Our foreign policy actions on Bangladesh are too weak
The window of opportunity for improving our ties with Bangladesh is narrowing. Sheikh Hasina is keen to take it to another level, but our policy response is simply too weak.
Norway's Hindutva link: Is it guilt by association?
The glee with which Stalinists are latching on to the Oslo shooter on the basis of his manifesto is appalling.
Why is the LTTE wooing India?
We have seen India engaging the ISI in recent backroom talks; we have seen India tolerating the return of Taliban. It is not totally implausible to think that there may be some diplomat advocating a patch-up with the LTTE.
Confessions of a Pakistani Leader
Osama enjoyed being dictated by us. That’s why I put him up in a nice mansion outside our capital where he could retire to a peaceful life that he denied to so many people around the world.
Climate change affects crops so can Indian farmers move?
We’ve all known, in varying degrees though, that climate change is impacting crop production. It appears climate change has been responsible for 6 percent change in food prices over the last 30 years.