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International Politics Archive
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Afzal Goes International
Posted on April 14, 2007 | 5 CommentsAfzal Guru is in the news again. He is in the news again because the Human Rights brigade decided he should be in the news. South Asian human rights activists here are taking the case of Mohammed Afzal to the European parliament just in time... -
Pragati Launched
Posted on April 2, 2007 | No CommentsI take great pleasure to announce the launch of a new magazine, Pragati focussed specifically on issues concerning India. Pragati provides quality content drawn from independent contributors not rooted in any ideology. Pragati is available in different formats: pdf, hard copy, etc. Read the inaugural... -
Communal Origins
Posted on March 24, 2007 | 4 CommentsIn a Secular Agenda, Arun Shourie sums up the essence of Indian secularism in just a line: Indian secularism consists of branding others communal. In a typical Nehruvian secularist state, the term “communal” and its other variations are almost exclusively-designated swearwords reserved for use against... -
Compromising India’s Naval Security
Posted on March 23, 2007 | 3 CommentsA cursory reading of Kautilya’s Arthashastra reveals an almost-paranoid concern about securing a kingdom. It is short of astonishing that the principles he has enunciated there is universally valid. Contrast that to the way modern India has completely botched up in this very crucial department.... -
Americastan
Posted on March 20, 2007 | No CommentsAfter Londonistan, it’s the turn of the United States of Arabia America to turn into Americastan or Ameribia or whatever else. The latest ominous sign that this process is speeding up is only three days old: Muslim cashiers at some local Target stores who object... -
Meanwhile in Pakistan
Posted on March 17, 2007 | No CommentsMusharraf’s desperation shows when responsible ministers make whacky statements: Information Minister Mohammad Ali Durrani quickly distanced the government from the police action. “There was no justification for this action. I condemn this action,” he said. “It is our responsibility to take action against those responsible... -
Democratic Pakistan’s Equal Treatment
Posted on March 14, 2007 | No CommentsPakistan has polls to elect its leaders. Musharraf exemplies how the process works. Here’s another example of how democracy works there: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan strongly condemned the encroachment of the premises of the Hindu temple located at Pawaldass Compound in Lyari that... -
Politics of Resurrection
Posted on March 6, 2007 | 4 CommentsThe inevitable has to happen to any religion that only stands on the shaky ground of faith: it has to die its natural death. When Faith can no longer be asserted by violence, other, more desperate means are tried. Money, for example. Even that cannot... -
More on Entebbe
Posted on February 28, 2007 | 3 CommentsI was pleasantly surprised to receive several comments on my Entebbe book review. Most commenters have asked me where (if) it is available in India. My unfortunate answer: I’m sorry, I can’t help you much as I would like to. Good places to look for... -
The Nation First
Posted on February 27, 2007 | 5 CommentsThis Danish party gets it mostly right. A political party called Stop Islamisation of Denmark has claimed that 67th and 69th verses of Quran are violating the Danish constitution and the mosques across the country should be closed according to the 78th article of the... -
The Crucial Difference
Posted on February 21, 2007 | 1 CommentIs one word: awareness. In bold. Barely six years, and the publishing world has grown richer by millions of dollars. A whole chunk of the riches flowing in is courtesy the enormous amount of literature dedicated to examining Islam/Islamic terrorism/whatchamacallit, which is being churned out... -
Lessons from China
Posted on February 9, 2007 | 4 CommentsThat our Comrades never tire of fawning over China is not new. However, they need to maintain consistency in their collective, repeated kowtowing. If they want us to emulate China in terms of leadership, economics, and policy, they should accordingly, also highlight such glowing examples as this....