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In the chaos of all this Secular vs communal debate, it is to be noted that anti-corruption movement is now lead by the growing Indian middle-class (leftist and right wing) and will certainly turn into an election issue. Congress will have to clean up its act before 2014, or it is certainly...

What we need is rail and road connectivity that can quickly move troops and weapons to the border areas in the North East. It would also bring the much needed economic development in the region and integrate the people of the North East with the rest of India. Here, the Indian Railways has been...

Drones are in full form today. If one were to believe Imran Khan, more terrorists will be created and more attacks in Pakistan. While the drones are taking out high value targets, the collateral damage would be expensive for Pakistan. RIP to all the innocents that were killed in these strikes...

RIP to the soldiers. Ever since OBL's death, there have been more attacks on Pakistan's security forces (PNS Mehran, Shabqadar FC trainees, Hangu DPO, Peshawar CID police station) and lesser attacks on civilians. Maybe this is being done to sway public opinion against the Pak military and...

India's GDP in PPP terms is already over $4 trillion. Please do some simple wiki search. IMF estimates India' GDP (nominal) at current market prices for year-ended 2011 was INR 78 trillion (~$1.75 trillion) Ministry of Statistics This is estimated to grow to about INR 90 trillion for the...

Inflation is still a major worry in the economy and reforms in many sectors have been pending for too long. However, the target of $2 trillion GDP at current market prices and $1 trillion trade in goods and services seems truly achievable during this fiscal year 2011-12.:yahoo:

Finally the Pakistani establishment has bowed down to US pressure. If this was done a year ago, the innumerable terror attacks could have been avoided. But what about terrorists who are operating out of Karachi, Peshawar and other cities across Pakistan?

RIP to the dead. This has become a daily affair now, so much so that it no longer is worthy news.

RIP to the dead. The security forces are increasingly becoming easy targets for the terrorists.

Capturing the nukes through a Geronimo type operation is not possible. If at all there is any incident of terror outfits gaining access to enriched uranium or other material to make a dirty bomb, the US and its allies (the real ones) will use the UNSC/ IAEA to send inspectors to all nuclear...

Not really! I am not talking about the Capital account (FDI, loans, financial/banking). Here are some numbers for you: 2009-10 (Reserve Bank of India) Merchandise: Exports $182 bn; Imports $300 bn; deficit $118 bn Services: Exports $96 bn; Imports $60 bn; surplus $36 bn Transfers & Income...

I guess you have not followed the recent elections in India. The party that was involved in one of the largest corruption case was thrown out by the people through the ballot last week. Please search 'Tamil Nadu elections 2011' on google. Not a drop of blood was spilled, the defeated party...

Oh please, tell me which Western economy was growing at an average of 9% in mid-2007? None of what I described is similar to the Western economies of mid-2007. The West (esp USA) is facing crises due to the real estate bubble, huge external debt, low forex reserves, saturation in terms of...

India's merchandise trade deficit is offset by the export surplus in services and non-resident workers remittance, thereby cutting current account deficit to around 3% of GDP. There is nothing alarming for India in the numbers at least in the medium term. The only worry could be sharp increase...

RIP to all the innocent who dies in today's blast. The FC and other security forces are also becoming easy targets for these terrorists. Despite so many suicide attacks and bomb blasts over the last 3-4 years, I haven't heard of even a single instance where the Pakistan security agencies have...

If the US pulls out of Afghanistan, it will only be after ensuring that all the pro-Pakistan terrorists (Mullah Omar, Haqqanis, Hekmatyar) are destroyed. That would leave Afghanistan in the hands of the former Northern Alliance, Pashtun Nationalists and some rehabilitated Taliban, who cannot be...

Currently only the USA can be called a super-power (even though a declining one). The US still has many allies around the world that toe their line, be it in diplomacy, economic affairs or military actions. However, the G-20 nations collectively will share the power and influence, shaping the...

Good move by the US ambassador. Does this pave the way for including the 'elected representatives of Kashmir' into the dialogue process toward a final resolution? If that is the next step, then smart diplomacy by India.

why is Paul Collingwood batting at No.8?

This is no big news. In India, large political rallies can be arranged easily by paying small sums of money. 50,000 people is not a big number at all, and all those who were arrested will be released within hours. The so-called protests are just to grab media attention during the ongoing...