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 →Yesterday’s New York Times carried an Op-Ed from Pankaj Mishra, the author of “Temptations of the West: How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet and Beyond,” which takes a few shots at Pakistan in the process of defending Kashmir and India’s right to it. MIDWAY through last week’s murderous rampage in Mumbai, one of [...]
Read more →You know when you are dealing with a reputable newspaper, when they are able to post audio proof of what was said in an interview. The Wall Street Journal, a few weeks back, did an interview with Asif Ali Zardari, in which he categorically called the Kashimiri freedom fighters “terrorists.” Once the interview was published, [...]
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