"Revolutions Cannot be Televised" (Viewed 977 times)
Written by Nilotpal Basu
I spent my last week in picturesque Caracas, the far away capital city of Venezuela. And, incidentally, the weekend coincided with the sixth anniversary of the coup against the Constitutionally-elected Presidency of Hugo Chavez. I spent some time talking to Venezuelans – young ...
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Published on April 23, 2008 In World
While on Tibet, India and China beg some comparisons (Viewed 1153 times)
Written by Amulya Ganguli
The old colonial scene of a restive people opposing a repressive regime is again being enacted in Tibet. There are other similarities as well. For instance, there is a charismatic figure symbolising the "struggle".The emphasis on non-violence also recalls Mahatma Gandhi. ...
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Published on April 12, 2008 In World
Tibetan unrest: Growing disquiet in the Chinese periphery (Viewed 993 times)
Written by Arun Sahgal
The unrest in Tibet, particularly the spontaneity and the scale of rioting, has made the worst Chinese fears come true. The scale of protests and violence in Lhasa and other predominant Tibetan settlements has unnerved the Chinese leadership. This is discernable by the stridency in ...
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Published on March 27, 2008 In World
Terror remains beyond control of Pakistani state (Viewed 908 times)
Written by Sreeram Chaulia
The disclosure by Chinese authorities that the hijackers of a domestic airplane who were thwarted in March came from Pakistan confirms terrorism to be the prime export item of the volatile country. It is the latest shred of evidence in an unsavoury track record for which Pakistan ...
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Published on March 26, 2008 In World
Why Indian Marxists are silent over Tibet? (Viewed 1143 times)
Written by Girish Nikam
The growing protests all over the world by the Tibetans, on a scale unprecedented for decades, has caught the attention all over. That it began so suddenly and in such a well-orchestrated manner in different continents is a sure sign of a well-planned effort. Chinese Government has ...
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Published on March 25, 2008 In World
Tibetans must beware of false 'friends' (Viewed 1025 times)
Written by Kamlendra Kanwar
Young, hotheaded Tibetans who have been suffering discrimination and abuse at the hands of the Chinese need to watch out in another direction.Tibet is tending to become the latest pawn in the game of one-upmanship being played in the international arena. The Bush administration's ...
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Published on March 24, 2008 In World
Ethnic Indians deal Badawi a blow (Viewed 1426 times)
Written by Kamlendra Kanwar
The results of the Malaysian elections should cast a sobering influence on an arrogant and insensitive Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi who has driven the coalition he leads, Barisan Nasional, to its most pedestrian performance of all times.That the opposition parties which ...
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Published on March 17, 2008 In World
Is Tibet reaching a decisive phase? (Viewed 1170 times)
Written by Mayank Chhaya
Fractures in Lhasa and elsewhere in Tibet run far deeper than not just what China would have the world believe but had probably convinced itself about. It is more than likely that Beijing would stamp out the spiralling protests with urgency mixed with ruthlessness, especially because ...
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Published on March 17, 2008 In World
India should read tea leaves on Chinese military spending (Viewed 1691 times)
Written by C. Uday Bhaskar
Over the past week, both India and China have announced their respective annual budgetary allocation towards defence spending and the contrast is striking. This contrast has long-term implications for the South Asian strategic framework.On the face of it, India has announced a budgeted ...
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Published on March 06, 2008 In World
When will the Americans learn to understand Pakistan? (Viewed 1387 times)
Written by K. Subrahmanyam
Pakistan has had a second free and fair election in its history. The first one was in December 1970. That resulted in East Pakistan voting entirely for the Awami League and West Pakistan for a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) majority without a single seat being gained by the Awami ...
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Published on February 25, 2008 In World
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