Operation Rah e Nijat has entered 4th week today, so far except in one or two places we have seen TTP fighter melting away and giving no resistance. In Past three weeks 400 plus militants were killed and forces suffered less then forty casualties. Forces have captured and cleared Laddah, Sararoga, Kot kai and Kunigram, which […]
Is majoring in liberal arts a waste of money?
An interdisciplinary major might be the best answer to the problem today of finding work with a liberal arts degree. Today, there are more college graduates than there are jobs available that require the type of college degree or major most college graduates have. Why did I ever get a graduate degree in writing poetry, […]
Honduras crisis triggers international relations debate in Brazil
There has been much discussion about the constitutional right to oust Honduras president Manuel Zelaya. The crisis itself has made the headlines in many countries and many Latin American bloggers, including Brazilians, are contributing to the debate on the events. Brazil has now been involved in an unusual diplomatic situation. Even though there is as […]
India-Sri Lanka relations about to sour
The SL Ambassador to the US revealed SL’s plans for ‘a lasting peace’ before a distinguished audience (Washington Leadership Program) recently. The hints he gives in the context of provisions of the 1987 Indo-SL Accord which Delhi promises that SL will deliver in full to the Tamils is ominous for India-SL relations. All indications […]
Old Media is dying, so what is to be done?
Recently, the New York Times and Washington Post, both flagship newspapers, announced layoffs as a result of declining ad revenues, competition from online news sources, and, of course, the deepening economic downturn. In addition to layoffs, the Times is slashing non-union salaries by up to 5% for the remainder of 2009 and forcing furloughs, and […]
The Failures of ‘War on Terror’ Speak
Seven years after American forces ousted the extremist Taliban regime from Afghanistan to get the world rid of terrorism and extremism, and just before the historic event of Barack Obama stepping into the White House, a war of accusations broke out between the leadership of Nato forces and Afghan government. Both camps pointed their fingers […]
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