India calls arrest of Azhar, Lakhvi a Pakistani farce

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) slammed Pakistan’s routine farcical move to put terrorists Maulana Masood Azhar and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi just ahead of the...

The Pakistani lady, with military connections, who is Amarinder Singh’s muse

Over 16 years ago, in October 2004, a delegation of Pakistan media led by Imtiaz Alam, secretary general of Pakistan chapter of South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA)...

As Pakistan dithers on terrorism, FATF appears no better than paper tigers

The difference between mere lip service and honest intentions is perhaps not very difficult to gauge. Faced with an unpleasant situation, lip service is usually an...

September 1: A launch when India could’ve lost J & K but for this man

Changing horses midstream is considered a very silly and stupid idea, to be avoided always. Yet, this was precisely what Pakistani dictator Ayub Khan did in 1965 war that...

Haji Pir Pass: How India won it in War—and gave it away on table!

In October 1965, people from Poonch started travelling to Uri, Baramulla and to Srinagar via Haji Pir Pass on a regular basis after troops of 1 Para of the Indian army...

Indian subcontinent and that sinking feeling: A quarter of Bangladesh under water

It’s a grim monsoon in Indian subcontinent. A quarter of Bangladesh is under water. India is reeling to the extent that prime minister Narendra Modi had to seek out...

It’s unlikely the buried last Sikh king would be exhumed

It is no small matter that the last king of the powerful Sikh empire of the 19th century is buried in a small nondescript village of 300 people in eastern England for 125...