Raising the stakes in Kashmir
IN THE aftermath of the 11 September carnage in the US the world situation has changed significantly. Half-a-million soldiers have been massed along the Indian-Pakistani border, including Kashmir, the largest mobilisation of armed forces since 1971.…
Kashmir Crisis: Regional Powers Threaten New War
TONY BLAIR’S shuttle diplomacy to resolve the longstanding Kashmir crisis that has brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war has been an abject failure. Even as he tried to defuse the political tension, shelling continued along the disputed…
India/Pakistan conflict: Only Socialism Can End the ‘Madness Of War’
GLOBETROTTING TONY Blair has jetted off in a bid to avert a looming military conflict between Pakistan and India. But it is the US-led Afghan war – backed by ‘lieutenant’ Blair – that has further destabilised central Asia, risking…
Gujurat earthquake – No ‘natural’ disaster
IN THE worst ever earthquake that India has seen in the last two centuries, Ahemadabad, Bhuj, Bhachau and the entire Kutch district have been devastated. Ten days after the disaster the most conservative estimate puts the body count at 100,000. The final…
Bribery, Bofors and the Hinduja brothers
CORRUPTION CASES are nothing new to India. In recent times some cases have been pursued vigorously and quite a few have been indicted, but the judicial system gives the rich and powerful umpteen loopholes. Bribery cases include former governments buying…