Wars rarely achieve their objectives
Wars help foreground issues, send a telling message to the adversary and serve political ends at home and abroad but the issues that led to the war remain unaddressed.
Pakistan and Afghanistan announce immediate ceasefire after talks in Doha
Doha, October 19 (Dawn) – Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following high-level negotiations in Doha, where both sides also decided to establish a permanent mechanism to ensure lasting peace and stability, state-run PTV News reported on Sunday. Amid heightened tensions along...
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal comes under scrutiny
While most observers support the judicial process, others point to distortions and pitfalls
Pros and cons of India’s outreach to the Taliban
The 6-day visit of the Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to India earlier this week came under heavy fire from those who found the bonhomie between India and the Taliban distasteful. But it cannot be denied that there were economic and strategic gains to...
Mass expulsion of Northern Sri Lankan Muslims in 1990: Why did the LTTE do it?
By D.B.S. Jeyaraj/Daily Mirror Colombo, October 18 – On October 30 1990, the LTTE ordered all Muslims in Jaffna to leave within two hours, forcibly expelling them from their homes and stripping them of possessions, jewellery and documents, leaving them with only 150 rupees and...
Iran lures transgender foreigners for surgery but forces operations on locals
Iran became a pioneer in gender transition operations by forcing procedures on L.G.B.T.Q. Iranians. Desperate for cash, the Islamic republic is hoping to attract trans patients from around the world
John Bolton indicted over handling of classified information
By Devlin Barrett/Glenn Thrush and Minho Kim/New York Times New York, October 16 – John R. Bolton, the national security hawk and former adviser to President Trump who became one of his most outspoken critics, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland on...
Pakistan Jamiat leader Fazlur Rehman calls for Pak-Afghan truce
Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan), October 17 (Express Tribune) – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Thursday that fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan was not in the interest of either country and urged that, along with a ceasefire, there should also be restraint in...
There is no denying that Sri Lanka’s Sirima Bandaranaike was an incorruptible figure
By D.B.S. Jeyaraj/DailyFT Colombo, October 17- Twenty-five years have passed since the world’s first woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike passed away on 10 October 2000. Parliamentary elections were being held on that day and the grand old lady of Sri Lankan politics was returning to...
PVK – The tall versatile broadcaster who deserved more
15 August 1975. The Chennai TV station was inaugurated by V.C. Shukla, Minister of Information & Broadcasting. TN Governor, K.K. Shah, was another important guest. It was the height of Indira Gandhi’s emergency. Tamil Nadu was sheltering several leaders opposed to it. Leaders of the...
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