IRSHAD SALIM: We have debts we carry and debts to pay: One of them is to this girl (sunshine generation). Her name is today: Among several debts we are carrying for decades, two come in my mind straight away. Both are relational, bidirectional having causal relationship. Our bonded rationality, however, has made us switch prioritiesContinue reading “Her Name is Today; It’s the Horse Called Debt”
Monthly Archives: September 2020
‘Overseas Friends of BJP’ in U.S. Now Listed as Foreign Agent
The Overseas Friends of the BJP (OFBJP), after 29 years in operation in the U.S., formally registered as a “foreign agent” on 27 August 2020. Asked what prompted this sudden change in status, OFBJP Vice-President Adapa Prasad told me, “We learned about FARA regulation very recently and upon review of the regulation, we thought itContinue reading “‘Overseas Friends of BJP’ in U.S. Now Listed as Foreign Agent”
Money Trail: Diaspora Diplomacy For Financial Whitewashing of Hindutva
There are systematic efforts of affiliates of the RSS and the BJP to influence the perception of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his hyper-nationalistic agenda in the U.S. through what they call “diaspora diplomacy.” Pieter Friedrich, a freelance journalist specializing in analysis of South Asian affairs, points this out in his latest article, throughContinue reading “Money Trail: Diaspora Diplomacy For Financial Whitewashing of Hindutva”
Pakistan Takes on India in ‘Basmati’ Rice Exclusive Right Claim
Pakistan would challenge India’s claim to “Basmati” rice products as it says information and facts had been manipulated in the latter’s application and the case was based on weak grounds. “Basmati” is an export cash cow for both neighbors. As of 2018-19, India exported to 65 percent of the overseas basmati rice market, while PakistanContinue reading “Pakistan Takes on India in ‘Basmati’ Rice Exclusive Right Claim”
Fatima Bhutto: ‘Pak-Chini Bhai-Bhai’
Fatima Bhutto, whose new book “New Kings of the World” explores how eastern cultures are being shared through the globalization of K-pop, Bollywood, and Turkish soap operas, discusses the role of China in the changing landscape. What does she think of China? “As a Pakistani, China has a mythic role in our country’s imagination becauseContinue reading “Fatima Bhutto: ‘Pak-Chini Bhai-Bhai’”
Khan Govt. Looks at ‘Make in Pakistan’ North-South Gas Pipeline
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government may give its nod to the long awaited North-South Gas Pipeline project as a ‘Make in Pakistan’ undertaking if all the I’s are dotted and T’s are slashed –sources say it’s in the works. If this happens, it would be a bungee jump albeit leap of faith for the country’sContinue reading “Khan Govt. Looks at ‘Make in Pakistan’ North-South Gas Pipeline”
Times Have Changed: PSL in Pakistan, IPL in UAE and These… (Videos)
CRICKET PAKISTAN REPORTS: If India does not get a grip on the coronavirus situation, then it is highly likely that the upcoming series against England and the next IPL will also take place in the UAE. The same Indians who cracked jokes at the expense of the Pakistan side which was left without cricket atContinue reading “Times Have Changed: PSL in Pakistan, IPL in UAE and These… (Videos)”
Erdogan Calls Kashmir ‘a Burning Issue’ at the U.N.
Another major blow to India, according to South Asia observers. Turkish president Erdogan raised Kashmir issue at the United Nations today calling it a “burning issue”. According to reports, the Turkish President addressed the UN General Assembly via video link and drew the world’s attention to the Kashmir issue, saying that the Kashmir issue isContinue reading “Erdogan Calls Kashmir ‘a Burning Issue’ at the U.N.”
Pakistan at Junction of Two Ancient Civilizations
Long before Pakistan emerged as a nation-state on modern map, two ancient civilizations, the Persians and major dynasties in the sub-continent’s civilization were at war with each other –this continued for hundreds of years. And their boundary was River Indus. Kings of the Mauriya and the Gupta dynasty from the sub-continent crossed the Indus RiverContinue reading “Pakistan at Junction of Two Ancient Civilizations”