Last week leaders of 70 nations met in London to discuss the future of Afghanistan. The goal of the Western nations is to increase the size of the Afghanistan security forces to about 300,000 by mid next year. This will enable the NATO and other forces to drop down the number of military personnel and [...]
In an interview to The Economic Times India’s Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna has disclosed that China has placed a “technical hold” on the inclusion of Maulana Massod Azar in the “Consolidated List of the 1267 Committee of the United Nations”. This list is setup and maintained by the United Nations. The list includes individuals, groups, [...]
The Indian State of West Bengal has decided to introduce English as a medium of education in all the state run Madrasas. Muslims account for 28% of the population in West Bengal. This decision was announced by the state minister for Minority Affairs Abdus Sattar.
For the past one year many Western countries have applied pressure on Pakistan to move its army from its Eastern border to its Western border. They hope that this will enable Pakistan to strike the Pakistani Taliban and their friends in the Pakistan – Afghanistan border. The West is correct. India is very unlikely to [...]
