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Anatomy of defeat

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USA’s stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014 has pitfalls Asif Haroon Raja The US military supported by the armies of 48 countries including 27 of NATO swooped upon heavily sanctioned impoverished Afghanistan, devoid of regular armed forces, technical and technological means. Afghan Northern Alliance that was in disarray re-conquered Afghanistan with the help of massive backup [...]

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Can the Ten million Dollar Man be nabbed?

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An unknown commodity has been transformed into a household name and an internationallly known personality. The US has admitted it lacked the evidence to convict the the $10 million man, one called Hafiz Saeed. Despite the collosal bounty the US State Department was a bit confused about the bounty. Almost all American bounties are “Wanted [...]

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Osama Bin Laden in the USA?–the plot thickens

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Stratfor is a thnk tank which has deep links with the intelligence services. Many think that Stratfor is a run by US intelleigence services, but it turns out that Stratfor sells its reports to those who wish to buy them. Stratfor, it turns out provides secret intelligence services to government agencies, and large corporations intel [...]

Osama Bin Laden in the USA?–the plot thickens

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PTIs ‘boycott’ was a blunder

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The PPP and PMLN banners span the skies in the by-elections. Sharif and Zardari have claimed victory and show scorn for the PTI. The vocal PMLN senators piled ridicule on Mr. Khan’s tsunami. All this is a self-inflicted wound. The people of Pakistan cannot believe their ears, nor can they accept what they saw in [...]

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Can Islamabad defy Hillary on Iran-Pakistan pipeline?

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The Iran-Pakistan pipeline is the only one in the world which is not impacted by the US and Europe. US-Iran relations not withstanding, Pakistan has the gumption and the backbone to defy the US “geethar bhapki” (fake threat) and build the pipeline. Ms. Clinton may or may not know, but there is no political party [...]

Can Islamabad defy Hillary on Iran-Pakistan pipeline?

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The inevitable end of the US-India relationship

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A subtitle of this article should be “Strategic Ally” or “Strategic Satellite”. Several authors from Bharat and the US are saying the same thing. Here is Amit Gupta who qualifies the situation ”that given major differences in the worldviews of the two countries, it would be difficult to develop a strategic partnership”. Dr Subhash Kapila has [...]

The inevitable end of the US-India relationship

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Turning around Pakistan Railways

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In most countries the Railways are not profitable. The same types of debates are happening in the US and the UK. Bharati Railways are again running on a loss. There was a time when the Pakistan Railways were the envy of the third world. Trains ran on time, were luxurious and the trains carried a [...]

Turning around Pakistan Railways

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Maldivians reject Bharati interference

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The Maldives was scheduled to go to polls in 2013. However Mr. Nasheed resigned. Bharat and the US have been attempting to force the former Vice President Waheed Hassan Manik (who is the current president) to hold polls by year-end of the year. The Maldivians gave no assurance of this to the Bharati envoy. However [...]

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Pakistan should pay for Iranian Oil and Gas in Rupees

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Isolated Iran seeks avoid sanctions by exporting oil through Gwader It is abundantly apparent that the international sanctions are hurting Iran. One clear indication is that downward spiraling value of the Iranian Riyal. Within 30 days, the Riyal has fallen from 10,000 Riyals to a Dollar to 20,000 Riyals to a Dollar. China has asked [...]

Pakistan should pay for Iranian Oil and Gas in Rupees

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Another Karzai meltdown: Talibs consider him irrelevant

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Hamid Karzai – Caricature (Photo credit: DonkeyHotey) Mr. Karzai owns his palace, but uses US marines to protect him. Mr. Karzai calls himself the president of Afghanistan, but cannot go outside his palace or walk around Kabul. This “statesman” however struts around the world as if he owns all of Afghanistan. He is delusional and [...]

Another Karzai meltdown: Talibs consider him irrelevant

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