On 26 October 1947, Shri Hari Singh, Maharajadhiraj of Jammu and Kashmir and Naresh Tatha Tibbet adi Deshadhipathi, executed the Instrument of Accession to India, which was accepted the next day by Mountbatten of Burma, Governor-General of India. Its most remarkable – and unspoken – aspect is that it pertains … Read More
In the midst of forced celebrations over Sonia Gandhi’s decade as Congress president and ‘certificates’ that her foreign origins no longer matter, some facts are too stark to be ignored. The first is that Ms. Gandhi’s foreign origins are more relevant than ever as they are directly influencing the country’s … Read More
The controversy over who actually blew up the Twin Towers in New York on 11 September 2001 took a fresh turn with French actress Marion Cotillard, winner of this years’ Oscar, telling French television that America Blew Up the World Trade Center. The actress, who is now unlikely to find … Read More
In a fundamental sense, the Democratic Party’s dilemma between Race and Gender has been settled firmly in favour of Race. It no longer matters whether it is Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton who secures the Democratic presidential nomination for November 2008. Thanks to tactless shoving by the Clinton Co-Presidency aspirants, … Read More
The recent spate of articles in American media savaging Senator Barack Obama, all by White Americans (naturally), and keeping Hillary Clinton’s candidature alive in the face of obvious public yearning for change, suggests heavy duty behind-the-scenes manoeuvres by corporate America. In an era when Uncle Sam believes it is on … Read More
The faux independence of resource-rich Muslim Kosovo symbolizes the resurgence of old nineteenth century Western imperialism. The strategy is reminiscent of the ‘coloured’ revolutions in former Soviet Republics, and some actors are the same. There are salutary lessons for all non-Western nations from this latest assault on international law. Kosovo … Read More
Kosovo’s scandalous independence has driven another nail in the coffin of a deeply discredited United Nations and proved its complicity in the return of naked eighteenth century colonialism. Nations with oil, gas, or other prized commodity may gear up for ‘free trade’ exclusively with Western corporates; Western military presence to … Read More
Organiser-Pak-2 March 2008 Can Nawaz-Zardari tie-up bring peace in Pakistan? Sandhya Jain The democratic desire of a divided country has yielded its fairest election ever, on lines not entirely unexpected: the assassinated Benazir Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party has emerged as the single largest party, followed by Mr. Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan … Read More
Political observers feel the Iran government’s plan to inaugurate its Oil Bourse this month had a connection with the sudden inexplicable cutting of several undersea internet cables. All internet access in Iran was cut and total internet blackout experienced for a few days. Indian BPOs, focus of media attention for … Read More
The democratic desire of a divided country has yielded its fairest election ever, on lines not entirely unexpected: the assassinated Benazir Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party has emerged as the single largest party, followed by Mr. Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz). In a resounding snub to President Pervez Musharraf, the … Read More
