By Deepika Jaitley
Area 14/8

'Rape Capital' Delhi, sprawling metropolis and epicenter of the Government of India, is also victim to elements of endemic sexual violence. Earlier this year an English local newspaper published statistics under the headline: Shame on Delhi Men. "The dazzling streets of Delhi hide a dark truth," it said, publishing the ( Read more... )

Imtiaz Jaleel

Pune: Raids that lasted eight hours at his houses in Delhi, Mumbai and Pune didn't seem to affect Suresh Kalmadi's holiday cheer.


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The Express Tribune

The Indian government's recent actions regarding Pakistani trade are somewhat confusing. On the one hand is the Indian high commissioner's speech in Lahore earlier this week where he advocated an expansion of trade ties between India and Pakistan, suggesting that a full-blown effort at regional economic integration be undertaken ( Read more... )

By Sean Paul Kelley

If you are Indian, or of Indian descent, I must preface this post with a clear warning: you are not going to like what I have to say. My criticisms may be very hard to stomach. But consider them as the hard words and loving advice of a good friend. Someone who's being honest with you and wants nothing from you. These criticisms ( Read more... )

Mohammed Hanif

Living in Pakistan and reading about it in the Indian press can sometimes be quite a disorienting experience: one wonders what place on earth they're talking about? I wouldn't be surprised if an Indian reader going through Pakistani papers has asked the same question in recent days. Here are some common assumptions about Pakistan ( Read more... )

Thursday, December 25, 2008 ( Read more... )

From The Economist
An awkward neighbour in a troublesome neighbourhood

ON SEPTEMBER 26th Manmohan Singh expressed an unfashionable sentiment. Addressing George Bush in Washington, DC, he said: “The people of India deeply love you, and all that you have done to bring our two countries closer to each other.” There is some evidence for this. According ( Read more... )

December 4, 2008

Spearhead Analysis-04.12

An Indian TV channel claimed that it had done what RAW, CIA and MOSSAD had not been able to do-solve the Mumbai mystery. It claimed that a man, Chacha (Uncle) Rehman was behind the attack and this Uncle Rehman’s ‘Cabin’ was in a remote village in North Pakistan. It is from there that he was masterminding ( Read more... )

(CNN) -- The Indian city of Mumbai exploded into chaos early Thursday morning as gunmen launched a series of attacks across the country's commercial capital, killing scores of people and taking hostages in two luxury hotels frequented by Westerners.

CNN's Larry King spoke with author Deepak Chopra about the situation.
Larry King: Let's go to Dr. ( Read more... )