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That is your misplaced opinion. India has done more for the Palestinian humanitarian cause than Pakistan. We don't just restrict ourselves to lip service, and also it is not India that has the blood of innocent Palestinians on our hands unlike Pakistan. Having good relations with Israel does...

What I don't understand is how the most incompetent intelligence agency in the world (RAW) can better the best agency in the world (ISI) to "carry out these activities". Mind you, the above is some ranking once posted by a Pakistani member and I am sure most Pakistanis swear by it. If you match...

Why are people making such a big deal of this? This is a NATO summit, and although Afghanistan will be a major discussion point, it is just one among the many events. In fact this is the only speech directly related to this region: NATO After Afghanistan: A View from Europe Over the last...

Rather harsh and unfair assessment in my opinion. Your post seems to suggest our "branding" has solely to do with us retaining our historical name, and discounts the hard work and progress made by India in all spheres over these years, especially the last 20. I think Pakistanis love their...

You know it often amuses me when people object even now to using the name India. The usage is perfectly valid, and I would say India was never partitioned, rather Pakistan seceded from a united India. The fact that we decided to espouse and maintain our secular and diverse constitution, and...

It is interesting you say that, but do we have definitive proof that Imran Khan will win in 2013 after all? There is an opinion poll on on this forum and many seem to think so. But this barely makes up a tenth of the percent of people who will be casting their votes next year. I saw a video...

Forget charge up, even a wake up call is sufficient. Our sudden and disproportionate growth has resulted in two Indias - one that is too poor and destitute to think about anything except roti-kapda-makaan...and the other awash with wealth at a young age without having gone through typical...

This is all speculation, but the best indication will be the stance taken by India on Afghanistan and Iraq. We were asked to participate in both wars by the US and we declined. This is an issue for both countries to resolve diplomatically, and if they still choose to go to war, they need to deal...

Well isn't that counter-intuitive that Azerbaijan is a Shia majority country and Armenia is a Christian nation? Why will Iran pick Armenia over Azerbaijan?

Really? The Kargil misadventure was a "peace" initiative? I was still happy that India took the high road and decided to talk peace despite the war mongering and provocation from Musharraf. Contrary to most people's understanding, it was under the Vajpayee-Musharraf era that we had our best...

Not just him, all political parties in Pakistan are softening their stand on India. Not too long ago, India bashing was an easy tool and was essential to stay in power for parties. But now that position has been taken over by the US, and Pakistani democracy is maturing somewhat. He is a little...

Agreed, trust and courtesies should be mutual, although Sharif is advocating taking the lead on this so India will be forced to reciprocate.

- 20th successive successful launch of PSLV by ISRO. - Indigenous design and execution - Project director - Ms. N. Valarmathi - another one to make women proud after Ms. Tessy Thomas!

Prof Radhakrishnan just announced a successful launch! Great job! Wow Prof Yashpal and Prof Rao...these guys are legends and still going strong...still remember them from my high school days in the 1990s on the show Turning Point :)

Dude, you make it sound that these are the reasons why India and US have favorable opinions of each other. On the contrary, Indians don't agree with many of the social positions taken in America. But that is their country and this is ours. To each his own. Why can't it be a hybrid of...

Agreed. We should continue to be unemotional when it comes to International relations. As long as we have this perspective, the motives of the other country do not matter. It is not anything new for us - we have pretty much proven that a non-aligned approach is the only way to succeed in this...

Isn't Judaism the oldest monotheistic religion? I thought Islam is somewhere in the middle of the chronology because you had others like Sikhism come much later. How is that factually or logically even accurate? Ask Christopher Columbus which land he was looking for when he found the...

The India-China rivalry is a good thing, provided India stays neutral to US overtures to take us into their "camp". We will certainly do what is in the best interest of our country, but should not overlook the fact that we will be in this region forever, and China will be our neighbor forever...

We don't need to be a superpower to have deterrence against our enemies, we were worse off economically in all previous wars and didn't impact us much. Anyway, regardless of Gilani's motivation, it is a welcome change. I expect a lot of "disappointed" comments from some members here. It will...

I am not a big fan of changing names, unless it has imperialistic or negative connotation. Persian Gulf will be a dedication to the history of the region, and personally sounds more free flowing!