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New Delhi’s deepening alliance with Washington has alarmed Beijing and intensified border tensions, says a report in The Financial Times. According to the report, “Simmering tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors
Continue readingTrump’s Embrace of Modi Stokes India-China Stand-off in Ladakh: FT
UPDATED: This Truck Art from Pakistan landing in Tennessee (this time) dovetails earlier such outings and public exhibits in the tri-state. It may be catching up, specially in states like
Top Military Officer Apologizes for Role in Trump Photo Op…‘I Should Not Have Been There’…Trudeau Says Racism Entrenched in Canada Law Enforcement…Quantum ‘fifth state of matter’ observed in space for
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President Donald Trump insisted last week that he was down in his protective White House bunker for a “tiny, little short period of time” for an “inspection.” Not true, Attorney
Continue readingTrump’s Bunker Story Contradicted By Attorney General’s Narrative
ISLAMABAD — Islamabad has strongly reacted to India’s threats of conducting air strikes inside Pakistan, saying any aggression or misadventure by New Delhi will receive a befitting response. Rejecting Indian
Continue reading‘Indian Threats an Attempt to Sabotage’ Afghan Peace Process
“The Presidential form of government’s the solution” RIYADH; JAN 2, 2012: Irshad Salim – a consultant, journalist/writer and a motivational speaker, who is an American national of Pakistani origin living
Continue readingNew York to Islamabad Memory Lane: Pitstop in Riyadh
Possibly so: Cities might have to reinvent themselves all over again. Urban areas will survive, but with a surge in working from home just as it’s happening now and post
Continue readingWho Needs Cities When We All Can Work From Home, No?
39 years ago 8 Israeli Air Force F-16s escorted by half a dozen F15s destroyed Iraq’s nascent nuclear reactor at Osirak on the outskirts of Baghdad. The surprise strike carried
Continue readingIsraeli Strike Threat Against Nukes in Region ‘Remain Real’
Robin Wright in The New Yorker: In the early nineteen-hundreds, the American writer O. Henry coined the term “banana republic” in a series of short stories, most famously in one about the fictional country
Two-thirds of Americans think President Trump Made Racial Tensions Worse After George Floyd’s Death The American public’s views on the pervasiveness of racism have taken a hard leftward turn over
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Thursday announced establishment of a dedicated Public Diplomacy Consultative Group. Comprising eminent scholars, field specialists and former ambassadors, the group would consult and advise the country’s
Armed civilians on the streets of Minneapolis, guarding community, buildings during the George Floyd protests… WASH POST Calls Out Jeff Bezos Charitable Giving…Like Average Family Donating $85… NYT says senator’s