Asia burning

Five years after a U.S.-led coalition ousted the Taliban in Afghanistan; the Taliban is expected to step up its campaign in the warmer spring months and will surely put up a stronger fight against NATO troops sent to help stabilize the country. The signs.

After 9/11 Pakistan has come under extreme pressures not only from the United States but also from many quarters that wish to exploit the forced scenario in which Pakistan is placed to take great risk in the context of "War on Terror". Supporters of...