The FBI and New York police have arrested Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistan origin U.S. citizen, for allegedly driving a car bomb into Times Square on the evening of Saturday, May 1, 2010. Faisal Shahzad was arrested at 11:45PM last night at JFK airport while attempting to take a flight to Dubai. The U.S. Justice Dept […]
With a fresh wave of violent attacks in Pakistan that’s left dozens dead, this time in the border city of Lahore, the big question is when will the Army stage the next coup in the Islamic nation. The Lahore attacks on the buildings of security agencies (Federal Investigation Agency and two police training centers) is […]
Are struggling U.S. taxpayers helping Pakistan to expand its nuclear arsenal? The unfortunate answer to the important question seems to be: Yes. The New York Times has an interesting story today that Pakistan is boosting its nuclear weaponry. Here’s an excerpt from the piece: Members of Congress have been told in confidential briefings that Pakistan […]
Here in the U.S. and in India too, we’re told ad nauseum, ad infinitum that children are the future of the country. A constant refrain is that if we want our nation to be great, we need to invest in our children and in our schools, hire good teachers and so on. While the state […]
Few of us realize it but the way others see us is quite different from the way we see ourselves. Take for instance, India and Pakistan. Born in violence and hatred, the two countries have officially fought three wars and several unofficial wars including an ongoing one in Kashmir. Naturellement, there’s very little love lost […]
A short while ago our President Obama made clear what many Indians have been saying and demonstrating in action for decades even in the face of grave provocation in Kashmir, Mumbai, Delhi and elsewhere – the biggest threat to Pakistan comes not from India but from within its borders. Here you have it in Obama’s […]