Asia burning

George Packer writes in the December 15th issue of the New Yorker about the Mumbai 26/11. It makes a timely and interesting reading of the American mind about the terrorism, Pakistan and the U.S. A few days after well-armed men mowed down...

After years of fighting the Taliban regime and trying to restore order in Afghanistan, American and British troops are largely unsuccessful. It is not the case only in Afghanistan, but is also true of the other places which America had invaded, namely..

Rumour says that the future of the American Marine Corp is going to be in Afghanistan. News that the bush administration is retooling it Afghanistan Stratergy and the fact that the Marines will soon be turning over the security responsibility for the.

Pro-democracy riots in Burma have a clear message: people don't want military bondage anymore. But, their demand fell on deaf ears. Military suppressed the revolt with iron hands to continue its stranglehold on power. Well, deaf needs a bang to hear..

Afghanistan is becoming restless like that of Iraq with violent incidents increasing with each passing day. Violence goes unabated - be it suicide bombings or the recurrent brawls between Coalition forces and Taliban rebels nullifying efforts to...

We know Iraq and Afghanistan for the suicide bombings, but now another country is woefully added to the list. Are you thinking about Pakistan? Yes, you are right. Musharraf's Presidential agenda adds another chapter in the dark pages of his rule that...

There is something new for Pakistan everyday. Two things were announced for Pakistan yesterday: date for the presidential election and 'Come to Jihad' - a call from Bin Laden against Musharraf. The rising terror attacks, the political chaos...

Violence is a name that seems firmly associated with Afghanistan and Iraq, reason is rise in roadside bombings, bombs planted in vehicles, and suicide attacks that unabatedly goes on - something that the coalition forces failed fully to spot, destroy.

Coalition forces are gaining some substantial success, still, after five years of terror hunt, it's nowhere able to fully quell the violence - neither in Afghanistan nor in Iraq. Terror attacks have increased significantly in both the countries in.

US has never bothered about any international bondage to implement its whimsical decisions whether it's Afghanistan or Iraq. Thereafter when it comes to Pakistan, the equation hardly changes. US has given authority to its military to chase terrorists..