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Posts Tagged ‘Israel’

Indo-Israeli Relations on a cross roads

By Afshain Afzal • Mar 12th, 2010 • Category: Politics

India and Israel had been enjoying close secret cooperation since decades. The Indian stance during pre-partition times was anti-Israel due to aggression on Palestinian. All India Muslim League and other Indian political parties were much critical to US and Britain due conspiracy against Palestinian in which they helped Israel to illegal occupy Arab lands. During [...]



Indo-Israeli military nexus

By Dr Shireen M Mazari • Jan 25th, 2010 • Category: Politics

With all that has been happening in this region, one had tended to push the Indo-Israeli relationship on the backburner. This was not wise because the military dimension of this relationship is critical and has been a major factor in India’s military policies in Occupied Kashmir. Post-9/11 the Israeli factor has always covertly been present [...]



Barack or Bush

By M Mirza • Dec 6th, 2009 • Category: Features


Control the geography, control the people

By Justin Podur • Nov 30th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Just over a month ago (Oct 14/09) Palestinian geographer and director of the “Center for Global Consciousness” Saed Abu-Hijleh spoke at the University of Toronto. Traveling to the North American continent was no escape: Canadian Border services had put him through the ringer at Pearson airport, the border agent asking him whether he would “say [...]



Can Israel Attack Iran?

By Guest Blogger • Aug 29th, 2009 • Category: Politics

By hoax threats, Israel aims at mounting pressure on Iran so that in a state of tension Tehran may take some reactionary step against adversaries. In a latest move Israel has moved two of its Saar Missile Class warships through the Suez Canal. Ten days back Israel also sailed its Dolphin class submarine, capable of [...]



Prospects of Israel’s Attack on Iran

By Ch. Naeem Sidhu • Aug 7th, 2009 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


A Secret Back Channel

By Guest Blogger • Jul 27th, 2009 • Category: Politics

US and Israel miserably failed in gaining success in their Middle Eastern and South Asian policies. The murder of Hariri in Lebanon and strengthening of Muslim nationalism led US and Israel to involve third party in fulfilling their objectives. However, they could not find a better partner than India to play as a front man. [...]



What Lies in the Future for Pakistan

By A Khokar • Jul 13th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Presently Pakistan is now a nation caught up between its Army and the Taliban, fighting a war— not of its own making. Its population lives in continuous fear of bombings and suicide attacks - the next one could be at the local mosque, an Internet cafe, or a roadside restaurant. Most Pakistanis are now resigned [...]



ROSS, OBAMA & PALESTINE

By Prof. Michael Brenner • Jun 27th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Dennis Ross’ redeployment from the State Department to a more prominent position at the NSC in the White House raises two sets of interrelated questions.  Why, and with what consequences?   Competing answers to the former include the following.  (1) Ross was relieved of his Iran policy coordinator brief so as to remove a possible obstacle [...]



North Korean Nukes and World Response

By Farid Masood • Jun 22nd, 2009 • Category: Politics

It was fall 1998, when North Korea tested a three stage missile, last stage of that crossed over Japan. Japan in response raised her concerns and US troops present in Japan might had told the authorities that ‘Don’t worry we are here to protect Japan.
Japanese the first ever nation till now which faced nuclear disasters [...]