Pervez Hoodbhoy who is a columnist -- not journalist -- used to write with a good blend of nationalism and neutrality. However, I stopped reading his works after he began depicting Malala Yousafzai as some kind of saviour of Pakistan. Times must be getting harder for the old chap.
The Indian FGFA deal has been declared dead and reincarnated so many times these past few years. And projects once declared dead, like the Kaveri engine program, have been resuscitated via offsets from the Rafale jet purchase. It was still ridiculous of both Russia and India to expect...
The Diplomat is not a very reliable source of information, and the writer's name is familiar for that same reason. Anyway, this issue should be cleared up in a few hours in St Petersburg where Modi is meeting Putin.
Unfortunately, this is a familiar story for all South Asian airlines. There was a time when PIA and Air India flights were oozing with luxury -- at least compared to what they are today. PIA's fall has been drastic, and I suppose the same corruption and management mindset must have afflicted the...
The entire global economy is slowing down. The Indian economy is considered "emerging economy" with huge export capabilities but alas...there is a shrinking market to absorb new products.
Indeed. Pakistanis were well-known to be more approachable and friendly than Indians (for sake of comparison) up till the late 70s. Zia ul-Haq and his Wahhabi Fifth Columnists changed all that.
It takes decades of testing and development before you can send a human to space. I doubt Iran will be able to do it before 2030. Furthermore, Iran needs native capability to send more satellites into space, not monkeys. That's my honest opinion anyway.
I think Duterte is right on this one. His rapprochement towards China and Russia has rankled many American feathers. Curious that the ISIS takeover of a Philippines town came during Duterte's visit to Russia.