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Bilawal’s rant for ‘Kashmir’ is his passport for Security in Pakistan?
What made the young Bilawal Bhutto say “I will take back Kashmir, all of it, and I will not leave behind a single inch of it because, like the other provinces, it belongs to Pakistan”? What made him talk Kashmir while campaigning in Multan with Yusuf Raza Gilani ? Indian leaders may react strongly on this ranting for ‘Kashmir’ & for the...
Modi-Xi agenda: Work for 'Hindi-Chini buy-buy'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is receiving the visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Ahmedabad on the former’s birthday. If symbolism mirrored reality, then we should see the birth of new relations between India and China under the two leaders. Relations between countries marred by conflict and distrust cannot, however, change abruptly...
Xi Jinping on Modi's Turf: A Strategic Perspective
Xi Jinping will embark on India’s visit starting from Gujarat on 17 Sep 2014. The visit comes at the heels of just concluded Modi’s Japan visit. Long predicted Asian age has signaled its arrival. As the world’s economic giants try to woo India, she continues to hold the cards close to her chest. Soon after Xi’s visit Indian Prime...
India and Japan: Imperative for Bullet Train Journey
Prime Minister Modi’s just concluded visit to Japan has been successful on various counts. Politically, the India-Japan relationship has been solidified; economically, prospects of major Japanese investments in India have improved; on the security front, enhanced understandings should give substance to defence cooperation in the future. Above...
Why jihad against India must continue
The statement by Al Qaeda leader Al Zawahiri about India, Myanmar (he called it Burma – something that the Americans do also) is too important to be ignored by the media. Yet the issue and its significance has probably been lost by the competitive sensationalism that has described the contents of the video tape. Whether or not an Al Qaeda cell...