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September 2008

Hijack!!
30-09-2008

Aastha Manocha
A strange phenomenon has been going on for some time, a phenomenon of unconcern. For an India concerned with almost daily terror blasts it may not be big news but it is still that merits concern. The very thing we are not showing… 18 Indian men were atop the ship MT Stolt Valor which got hijacked and a demand of $2.5 million dollars made as ransom. Till now only ...... Read more

by Aastha Manocha posted in General
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Pak & US - Changing equations
29-09-2008

Since the U.S.A. was targeted by terrorist outfits on September 11, 2001, there have been drastic changes in the Pakistan- America relations. Pakistan has been the favourite partner of America. During cold war, Pakistan got a lot of monetary and military assistance from the USA. The situation for Pakistan became more favourable when the Soviet troops infiltrated into Afghanistan in 1979. America launched its anti-Soviet campaign in Afghanistan via Pakistan. Once again ... ... Read more

by Santosh Kumar posted in General
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Tackling terror
26-09-2008

M Shamsur Rabb Khan
Given the severity and frequency of terror attacks in the country and loss of hundreds of innocent lives, it is time to re-think the anti-terror strategies. While voices are being raised for stringent anti-terror laws, global experiences show that excessive use of force, draconian laws, inept handling of suspected lots and other counter-terror measures have failed miserably to contain terror attacks and can have counter-productive results. Along with ...... Read more

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan posted in General
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Nanavati Commission Report
26-09-2008

The Nanavati commission report has aroused extreme reaction of being eyewash, partisan, murder of democracy and even creation of Narendra Modi for his own justification. Some believe that the Godhra incidents were state sponsored terrorism to garner votes for the election that took place ten months later. What is even more troubling is that some think that Modi is the cause of youths taking to terrorism and being radicalized for ... ... Read more

by Mustafa Khan posted in Politics
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