Five advisers of Bangladesh care taker government hold official talks with four senior leaders of Bangladesh Awami League Party to discuss the nature and agenda of the upcoming dialogues between the government and political parties. The government sat with AL as part of it’s unofficial round of talks with political parties before it sends […]
China: Responses to the Dalai Lama’s Appeal
by John Kennedy As Lhasa has supposedly quieted down, the anti-CNN.com crowd has gone off the deep end, that might be worth exploring more. The death threats they’ve been making towards Western media representatives stationed in China certainly haven’t gone unnoticed. On Mutant Palm blogger Davesgonechina’s list of links chosen in a move to foster […]
Hyderabad International Airport takes off
As Lufthansa flight LH752 from Frankfurt touched down on a rain-washed tarmac at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad at 12.25 am on Sunday, smiles and cheers broke all bounds, for it marked the long-awaited start of commercial operations at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. As if to make up for the initial hiccups, […]
Degeneration of Indian Democracy (Part III)
Democracy is the best and an ideal form of government,paving the way for governance through the representatives of the people and in the process any one, who has the talent and capacity, who aspires to become the part of the government machinary,can scale to any height and be at the helm of affairs, as was the case […]
Musharraf’s European Tour: is it an exercise in futility?
Pakistan’s President, Musharraf would be leaving for an eight day European Tour on Jan,20th during which time he is slated to meet a galaxy of leaders across the four countries. The tour is seen as a measure by the former Army-General to restore some semblance of confidence in these countries leaders that […]
Know thine enemy or friend: Palestinian students study Israel
With the Muslim call to prayer, some 20 Palestinian students crowd into a classroom on the outskirts of occupied al-Quds to study the origins of the Jewish state. The Israel studies programme at al-Quds University in the West Bank claims to be the first in the Arab world, drawing an eclectic mix of grizzled ex-prisoners, […]