So there was a bomb blast at Imphal — one of the few states which hardly catches the attention of the media. And it took five lives to catch a double-column coverage to the whole incident in major newspapers. However, the slut walk features in each newspaper as an entertainment as well as news, as … Continue reading
In the post-9/11 statistics of terror, India, a liberal democracy, is second only to post-Saddam Iraq. This is because we are a nation at war with ourselves and with are own people. In the aftermath of Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Delhi carnage, the whole nation is once again talking about reinforcing the draconian POTA. The State … Continue reading
So, what is the impact of the Mumbai carnage on Indo-Pak relations? The Non-State Actors include NGOs, MNCs and in this case, Terrorist Organizations. These actors play an important, if not decisive, role in shaping foreign relation. President Zardari may be heavily criticized by the international community for this but he simply can not help … Continue reading
26th November 2008; Mumbai wakes up to yet another terrorist attacks, possibly the worst in recent years. It is of deep concern that Hotel Taj which is often portrayed as the Indian hotel industry’s and tourism’s prince had to face the enemy bullets tearing its superiority. Even though the hotel few weeks back had raised … Continue reading
So, after a long ‘who would be the 44th US president’, Barack Hussein Obama is the President-elect for the esteemed post. And the ‘White House’ will now have a ‘Black President’. It is a historical moment in the US. 50 years ago, the Blacks were segregated from the national mainstream and today, a black is … Continue reading