The Pakistan Conundrum

Three months have passed since the attacks on Mumbai’s hotels and train station, and much diplomacy and mudslinging between the Indian and Pakistani governments has resulted in few concrete solutions to the problem of terrorism. With a few more perishing and tens more affected directly by terrorism with each passing day in Pakistan, Islamists have [...]

Parallels between Palestine and Srilanka’s North

Calculated Strikes
Most of us are no strangers to recent happenings in the middle east. Unless living under a rock, one cannot say that they didn’t notice the large scale conflicts in Gaza and their timing – prior to the Israel elections and before the beginning of Obama’s term as President of the USA. This well-timed [...]

Doom Deference Notes: The Ingredients of Failure

Not an hour has gone by during the past few days when my room mates and I don’t discuss the Mumbai terrorism incidents of the past few days. I recognize that many of my friends’ emails and blogs discuss the problem as if the raison d’être of the government is to save them from these [...]