Aniruddha Bahal
Scoop or Sting Dec 31, 1969
If there is a dearth of ideas let me suggest some for India TV
Lahore Diary Dec 31, 1969
Basant in Lahore, Cooco's Den, Gurudwara Dera Sahib, and Visa advise after a recent visit to Lahore
The Iraqi Elections: an Important Watershed Dec 31, 1969
It was 50 years since the last semblance of any worthwhile elections. Even the Arabic media recognized the historicity of the event.
Jared Diamond’s latest book Collapse Dec 31, 1969
Explores the collapse of ancient civilizations and at the same time gives us insights into Rwanda’s 1990s genocide, China’s burgeoning environmental problems, Australia’s mining industry, and winds it all up with analyses of why societie
The Salafi Threat Dec 31, 1969
It’s for progressives in the Arab world to put their views forward more aggressively to counter the Salafi menace.
Must Reads on the Middle East Dec 31, 1969
The subject is imbued with many tones of history and it would be good to start off with authors who are able to condense history and weave it with contemporary events.
Demining Starts Healing War-torn Northern Sri Lanka Dec 31, 1969
The ongoing efforts in Sri Lanka have lessons for both India and Pakistan. The borders of the two countries have seen huge swathes of territory being rendered useless and dangerous by landmines -- India alongwith the US, China, Russia and Pakistan is not
Palestinian Reforms Dec 31, 1969
Ironically, with elections looming ahead, the reform demands, raised by the majority of the elected members of the Palestinian Legislative Council when Arafat was still alive, seem better placed to materialize now in his absence.
Confessions of Jihadis Dec 31, 1969
And while it is often feared that to explain terrorism is to justify it but it is only in this introspection that we can understand that the question is not what Islam has done to muslims but what the muslims are doing to Islam
Hindi films in Iraq and Palestine Dec 31, 1969
In a war torn country where the Mahdi army stomps and fights and where Jordanian born militant Abu Musa Zarqarwi stalks the land with his band of militants you can see Shah Rukh Khan hoardings endorsing Kenstar products at busy Baghdad intersections.
The Beslan Silver Lining Dec 31, 1969
If our battle against terrorism has to be more sophisticated we have to realise sooner than later that the greatest tool at our disposal is the piety, decency, and courage of the world’s vast majority of muslims.
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