Baloch Identity And Battles: Book Explains Balochistan’s Centrality In A Period Of Chinese Ascendance: R Jagannathan

This is a great book about a great people caught in the vortex of great power rivalries in a strategic piece of real estate that links south Asia to West Asia.   Jain has done us a great service by bringing the plight and fight of the Baloch to our notice. … Read More

Kuwait & India dispel misunderstandings and reinforce ties

The sudden visit of Kuwait’s Foreign Minister to India was motivated by a keen desire to overcome the awkwardness caused by anti-Citizenship Amendment Act activism by Indian diaspora, and their lobbying with members of the Government of Kuwait. *  Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State of Cabinet … Read More

Sasikala recusal clears Tamil Nadu pitch

Sasikala’s stunning about-turn, renouncing politics even before making an official debut after her release from prison on January 27, 2021, is eerily reminiscent of film star Rajinikanth’s abjuring the political realm before entering it. Both events occurred a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Chennai. The high profile … Read More

Balochs Struggle under Oppressive Pakistan: Rohit Srivastava

In six chapters, Sandhya Jain has succeeded in meticulously covering economic exploitation, peoples’ struggle, human rights violations and geo-strategic value of Balochistan. The author gives readers a complete understanding of the Baloch nation and its misery * The Indian subcontinent is a unique geography which hosts the world’s oldest continuous … Read More

Balochistan: In the Crosshairs of History (Book Review): Adit Bhaduri (IANS)

The year began on a subdued note with the assassination of journalist and activist Karima Baloch, one of Balochistan’s few, fiery and brilliant women freedom fighters. Her dead body was found in a lake in Toronto, Canada. The death is strongly alleged to be that of the Pakistani deep state. … Read More

Meena Harris embarrasses White House

Meena Harris indulged in reckless grandstanding, racing to support a farmers’ protest that had turned violent on Republic Day and caused injuries to nearly 300 policemen. Meena Harris, American lawyer, entrepreneur, author, and famous in India for being the niece of US Vice President Kamala Harris, whose mother was of … Read More

आस्था को विज्ञान का प्रमाण : Faith gets evidence from Science

मार्च 2021 से एएसआई विश्व वंदनीय रामसेतु का वैज्ञानिक अध्ययन करने जा रहा है। यह जांच रामायण काल का निर्धारण करने के साथ ही इस पर प्रकाश डालेगी कि यह प्रभु राम के निर्देश पर बनने वाला वही पुल है जिससे वानर सेना ने सागर पार कर रावण की लंका … Read More

Book Review: Balochistan in the Crosshairs of History: Côme Carpentier de Gourdon

In a compact 322 page volume Sandhya Jain has encapsulated a vast amount of information on Balochistan. Organized into six large chapters the book covers every major aspect of the land’s ancient and modern history, political and cultural circumstances, natural resources, geographical features and economic situation. The bibliography is comprehensive … Read More

Unending tragedies and travails of the Baloch

When the Frontier Corps picked up Balochistan Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-A) chairman Zahid Baloch in broad daylight, in the presence of three female colleagues and other local persons on March 18, 2014, Karima Baloch stepped in as acting chairman to fill the vacuum. She pioneered women’s political activism in the troubled … Read More