By Ali Ismail Human Rights Watch (HRW) has come out with a devastating exposure of the brutal and inhumane tactics Pakistan’s military and security agencies are using in the country’s poorest province. The 132-page report documents the widespread use of enforced disappearances in Balochistan and reveals how security forces use kidnappings, torture, and extra-judicial...
The rail crash prompted warnings of the political danger of the country’s deep social divide. It is seen as a “highly symbolic” of the current “blind faith” in rapid growth process “dominated by a minority of the people and powerful interest groups” By John Chan The Chinese government is facing a developing crisis following...
By M Rama Rao “In any normal democracy, it is the prime minister’s prerogative to pick and chose his ministers. But, Nepal is not a normal democracy. In fact, it is taking baby steps in democracy. More over even in established democracies, the prime minister has to factor in the views of his colleagues...
By Subha Singh* The India-Pakistan Foreign Ministers meeting in New Delhi ended without much hype. While External Affairs Minister, SM Krishna said that the talks had been “useful” and on the right track, his young Pakistani counterpart, was more upbeat about the bilateral dialogue process. And described her talks as the call for a...
By Andre Damon The typical US household lost 28 percent of its wealth during the economic crisis, with one third of these being totally wiped out, according to a recent analysis of Census Bureau data carried out by the Pew Research Center, “Wealth Gaps Rise to Record Highs Between Whites, Blacks and Hispanics”. While...
By Scott Stewart STRATFOR On the afternoon of July 22, a powerful explosion ripped through the streets of Oslo, Norway, as a large improvised explosive device (IED) in a rented van detonated between the government building housing the prime minister’s office and Norway’s Oil and Energy Department building. According to the diary of Anders...
