Tag Archives : Kashmir

Pakistan’s problems in Kashmir are more than political

Pakistan’s problems in Kashmir are more than political

Pakistan has started to be beset by water problems, undermining its stability even more. Water shortages in the country have led to grain shortfalls. Flour became scarce in 2008. Thousands of government troops were sent to guard wheat stores. The rivers are drying up as the glaciers that regulate Kashmir’s waters melt. It is estimated that Pakistan [...]
Special Trends: World’s Top 10 Honeymoon destinations

Special Trends: World’s Top 10 Honeymoon destinations

So here exactly do you go first to strengthen your bond of love after you have just said ‘I do’? That is the big question that most couples are eagerly looking to answer and with the planet today connected like never before, there are some stunning locations, countries and exotic places that will give you a dream trip you will cherish for a lifetime. [...]
Bloody fighting in Kashmir between India and militant Islamists

Bloody fighting in Kashmir between India and militant Islamists

The relations between India and Pakistan remain heated. Very recently, at least 19 people died in clashes between Islamic militants and Indian soldiers in the Kashmir region. The bloody confrontations have been lasting for nearly a week. The clashes began when the Indian army surrounded a group of heavily armed militants in the Shamsbari forest near [...]
Kashmir: Will Peace Return in Paradise?

Kashmir: Will Peace Return in Paradise?

The recent election turn-out, results, the coalition government and young Chief Minister Omar Abdullah do offer some hope of finally healing Kashmir. But it is unlikely the long-term peace will return to this paradise. Escalating tensions between India and Pakistan after Mumbai attack, cast dark shadows on the little hope of peace the election results [...]
One Beleaguered Nation

One Beleaguered Nation

Pakistan fights India on its disputed Kashmir border. On the other side, it fights the Taliban on its western border. If the country is now emerging with a wishy-washy image regarding battling terrorism, it is because Pakistan is preoccupied with disputing India over the Kashmir region, when its Afghan border is the concrete illustration of the West’s [...]
Mumbai’s terror attack and America’s 9/11

Mumbai’s terror attack and America’s 9/11

Parallels were drawn between America’s 9/11 and Mumbai’s terror attack by many during the media coverage of the recent terror attack on Mumbai. Probably it was more than just natural knee-jerk reaction to compare the two. Both were audacious act of terror never seen before. They were equally unbelievable and beyond anyone’s imagination. But parallels [...]
Roots and faces of Terror

Roots and faces of Terror

Terror and war against terror have become dominating headlines of our life in modern world. Without our consent and knowledge we have stepped into a culture of violence, terror and fear. Radical Islamists/Islamic terrorists are the prominent face of the terrorism that is spreading around the globe like some wild fire. But there are many shadows lurking [...]