Daniel Markey, senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, wrote an interesting piece in Foreign Policy magazine called “Zardari’s War.” Markey sets forth a clear analysis of the current situation in Pakistan and where we could be heading if the political and domestic unrest continues. This time, it [...]
Read more →Anxiety continues to grow in India over the Obama presidency, says John Elliott on The Daily Beast. Pakistan has firmly believed that India had a special place in George W. Bush’s heart from turning a blind eye to the activities in Kashmir to the nuclear deal that allowed India to buy nuclear hardware from the [...]
Read more →According to a new Washington Post story, Indian diplomats were worried about his tough-as-nails reputation and didn’t want him meddling in Kashmir. Holbrooke, nicknamed “The Bulldozer,” for his ability to negotiate resolution in the most conflicted situations. Quoting C. Raja Mohan, an Indian strategic analyst, “I think it is time for us – having fobbed [...]
Read more →I was reminded of a comment made by Israeli Deputy Defence Minister Matan Vilani that Palestinians risked a “shoah,” the Hebrew word for a big disaster and for the Nazi Holocaust. While his colleagues insisted to the international media that he had not meant “genocide” the events of the past few weeks would lead us [...]
Read more →As the final days tick down on the worst President of the United States, it seems that history has already started judging his legacy. Today’s Guardian has a couple of interesting pieces both about the Bush White House. David Miliband, UK Foreign Secretary, writes that: The terrorist attacks in Mumbai seven weeks ago sent shock [...]
Read more →During an pro-Israel rally in Washington, DC, attended by many US Senators and Representatives, US Representative Mark Kirk (Republican – Illinois) felt compelled to misquote Shakespeare and stated: “Something is rotten in Gaza and now it’s time to take out the trash.” It should be remembered that it was the same Mark Kirk, while visiting [...]
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