Sep 15 2008
Iraq has been in the news ever since 2001. With the country being in the state of a perpetual war, women and children suffer the most, both, in social and economic aspects. Amidst such a climate, the atmosphere in Iraq is not very friendly, especially...
Sep 15 2008
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...
Sep 10 2008
The war on iraq after the devastating attacks on World Trade Centre, took on the colour of anti-terror struggle, and after the crackdown of Saddam Hussain, it became very obvious that the responsibility of putting back Iraq on it’s proper way of...
Sep 10 2008
India’s ambivalent attitude towards Tibet stems from the Sino-Indian Treaty of 1954 where our former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru recognized Tibet as a part of China, but later gave asylum to Tibetans due to Chinese threats, in respect to border...
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Sep 9 2008
The poppy cultivation is the most lucrative trade in Afghanistan, inspite of the legal ban on the crop cultivation and risks involved in business. It is one of the largest contributors of drug exports throughout the world and the recent boom in opium...
Sep 9 2008
Iran, Iraq and America have long been involved in a series of battles since the Gulf war and I suffice it to say that hegemonic American attitude and opportunism made the atmosphere hostile, along with the already existing animosity between these two...
Aug 14 2008
Scientists in the US say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people invisible. Researchers at the University of California in Berkeley have ...
Aug 14 2008
Authorities in the western Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) have been dousing rubbish dumps with perfume to lessen the putrid stench. Municipal workers have been spraying two landfills in the city...
Aug 14 2008
After a series of charges ranging from gold smuggling to illegal detention of local citizens to making statements in support of rebel groups, Indian peacekeepers in Congo have been accused of child abuse by an internal UN investigation.
Aug 12 2008
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp plans to invest $100m (£50.8m) over the next year to start six regional television channels in India. The channels will broadcast in six languages and run under the Star brand.