“Lost Wishes”: reflections on my mother’s dairy
Excerpts from “Lost Wishes”, a diary by Azima Nabi, an Afghan lady.
Courtesy: UN Photo/Eric Kanalstein
Courtesy: UN Photo/Eric Kanalstein
Courtesy: ChuckKennedy/WhiteHouse
Hu Jintao in Washington
Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to the US comes at a time when the geopolitical situation in Asia and the Asia-Pacific region is fluid - consequent to the US deciding to re-energise relations with countries in the region - and when Sino-US relations have been under some strain.
Courtesy: PeteSouza/WhiteHouse
After the assassination of Salman Taseer
A week after Salman Taseer's murder, US Vice President Joseph Biden flew to Pakistan to "gauge priorities" in the Af-Pak region. India, Ambassador Neelam Deo says, must not allow itself to become a victim of American imperatives and Pakistani maneuvers.
Courtesy: UN Photo/Evan Schneider
Who’s Next After Tunisia?
The Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia has demonstrated that dictatorial regimes in Arab countries can indeed fall. Elliott Abrams, CFR’s Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, determines which of the autocrats from Algeria to Kuwait could be, on their way out.
Courtesy: SalmaanTaseer/Flickr
Pakistan: At the edge of the abyss
The murder of Salman Taseer , the liberal-minded Governor of Pakistani Punjab, augurs grimly for the country. With the government mired in political turmoil, intelligentsia silenced and religious extremists integrating with the security forces, Pakistan is a state teetering on the brink of collapse.
“There’s an incredible excitement about Mumbai”
As London gears up to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, tells Gateway House's Shloka Nath what Mumbai can take away from London’s plans for renewal and expansion. Johnson likens Mumbai’s vibrancy and potential to London’s appeal.
Courtesy:
Co-operating for power
As global powers begin to court an emerging India, New Delhi must be reminded that regional engagement is just as vital for its political and military presence and its ascent in the United Nations Security Council.
Courtesy:
Plan B in Afghanistan
There are no easy or cost-free ways to escape the current quagmire in Afghanistan. Although it has problems, a de facto partition of Afghanistan, in which Washington pursues nation building in the north and counter terrorism in the south, offers an acceptable fallback.