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Kedar Joshi’s India

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This is what a Hindu Brahmin philosopher — Kedar Joshi (born in Mumbai, in 1979) — thinks of his motherland — India. “The three bands of the Indian tricolour – saffron, white and green – actually represent blood and barbarism, death and dictatorship, and decay and toxicity respectively.” “India is the most contradictory state in [...]

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Can the US and Pakistani military mend fences?

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Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto famously said that one cannot change the mind of a superpower and it cannot fight it. Bhutto said that the superpower will contineu to act in its own interests. All the other powers can do it so try to protect itself. True to Bhutto’s advice Islamabad as failed to convince the US [...]

Can the US and Pakistani military mend fences?

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Pakistan’s anger over U.S. drone strikes grows unabated

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The Zardari government is under intense pressure internally. Imran Khan seems to be supported by the establishment which wants to look beyond Mr. Zardari and Mr. Sharif. Both have been tried and tested and have been found complicit in the compliance to US diktats. Pakistan’s anger over U.S. drone strikes on its territory is unabated [...]

Pakistan’s anger over U.S. drone strikes grows unabated

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PMLN vs. Imran Khan spat gets viscious

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Chaudhry Nisar has attacked the Army and also the ISI. There are rumors that Imran Khan is being propped up the next Prime Minister of Pakistan. PMLN vs. Imran Khan spat gets vicious: Questions have to be answered The attacks against Imran Khan are getting more vociferous and venomous. As Imran Khan begins his challenge [...]

PMLN vs. Imran Khan spat gets viscious

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DUI: Droning Under the Influence

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DUI: Droning Under the Influence of hubris A couple of weeks after President Obama welcomed Bharat to the Security Council, the Chinese Premier visited Islamabad to expedite the $50 Billion in investment in Pakistan–$20 billion in the next five years. One day after “Raymond Davis” was released, Langley unleashed its most deadly attack, this time [...]

DUI: Droning Under the Influence

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Next home of US drones: Taiwan

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The Long War journal, a site run by current and past CIA officials discussing the drone strikes in Pakistan–says “The Predator program likely has peaked in its utility. Each strike now generates an enormous amount of negative publicity while further inflaming Pakistani actors.” “The Long War” folks seem to have realized what the US is [...]

Next home of US drones: Taiwan

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Closer Sino-Pakistani relations

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Maybe Sam Huntington was right. The Confucian and Muslim Civilizations will be cooperating with each other. The transactional relationship between Washington and Islamabad is coming to an end. While US-Pakistani transactional relations are fraying at both ends, the opposite is true of Sino-Pakistani relations. Pakistan supported China when she was recognized only by Albania, and [...]

Closer Sino-Pakistani relations

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2nd time in history that Pakistan shuts down a US base

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The first time that Pakistan shut down a US base was in the 1960s when Ayub Khan under the slogan of “Friends Not Masters” closed down the Badabare Air Force base near Peshawar (http://rupeenews.com/?p=578). The base was used by Captain Francis Gary Powell who used to fly from Peshawar and fly over the USSR to [...]

2nd time in history that Pakistan shuts down a US base

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Come clean! General Kayani must answer these questions

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The US is offering about 80 mini-drones to Pakistan–which can be used for reconnaissance operations. The Pentagon’s budget for drones is now $4.8 billion, and its long term vision is to increase the number of drones from 50 in 2010 to 65 by 2015. America is now considering using the drones in Libya also. There [...]

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Why Pasha-Panetta talks failed

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In the aftermath of the “Raymond Davis” fiasco, and the atrocious drone bombing that killed 45 innocent Pakistan, on the day “Davis” was released–Islamabad demanded a curtailment of the CIA activities and an end to drone bombing. With the CIA failing to comply, Pakistan cut off all intelligence sharing and boycotted the tripartite Afghan, Pakistani-US [...]

Why Pasha-Panetta talks failed

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