Cross-border attacks on Pakistan & Afghan allegations
ahmed sabirJawayria Malik On 6th July 2011, at least 600 militants crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan and attacked two Pakistani villages. It was the latest in a series of alleged cross-border…
China, ASEAN set “guidelines” on sea row, but no deal expected
China and Southeast Asian countries agreed on Wednesday to a preliminary set of guidelines in the South China Sea dispute, a tiny but rare sign of cooperation in a row…
China building two aircraft carriers in Shanghai
Region worried about Beijing 's military modernisation China is building two indigenous aircraft carriers as part of a broad program that has rattled nerves regionally, sources said , as the…
Biggest deal IAF may buy 189 jets for $20bn
Rajat Pandit The "mother" could well become the "granny" of all defence deals in the years ahead. India is likely to go in for another 63 fighters after delivery of…
Attacks show Taliban are not as weak as the US claims
Patrick Cockburn The killing of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the most powerful Afghan in the south of the country, will reinforce the feeling among Afghans that the Taliban can strike anywhere…
Kissinger blighted millions as U.S. jockeyed for position
Kevin Rafferty Henry Kissinger has distilled many words of wisdom from four millennia of Chinese civilization, and several centuries of Western diplomacy, including almost half a century of personal experience…
Raped Afghan women have no hope of justice
Most women in Afghanistan are unaware of their own legal rights, and lack judicial support when trying to defend them Noorjahan Akbar In December 2010, in a small house located…
A new nation is born
Ban Ki-Moon This Saturday, July 9, the Republic of South Sudan will join the community of nations. Foreign dignitaries will converge on its capital, Juba, to watch the new country…