By Brian Fung Tokyo officials are relying on retirees and aging ships to fill a temporary shortfall in coast guard manpower -- a move that reveals the broader limits of Japan's capabilities. As China keeps extending its interests abroad, some predict that neighboring countries will form a coalition to counter it. Any of three states could take the lead on building such an alliance: India, South Korea, or Ja ...

By Patrick O’Connor Marking the first US drone attacks of 2013, the Obama administration ordered two separate missile bombardments in Pakistan and Yemen on Wednesday and Thursday. The latest attacks demonstrate that the drawdown of US-led occupying forces in Afghanistan will be accompanied by an expansion of illegal drone operations across the Middle East. At least 16 people were reported killed, all allege ...

Book Review: Kavneet Singh M.K.Dhar a Bengali Brahmin of East Pakistani extraction tells his tale of 29 years of serving in the India’s Intelligence Bureau while being a field operator. Armed with a degree in Journalism Dhar joined the Indian Police service in 1965. He eventually got inducted into the Intelligence Bureau (IB) based on his professional service. Chapter 1-9: Dhar in these several chapters wea ...

 By Asif Haroon Raja Sudden arrival of Chairman Minhajul Quran, Dr Tahirul Qadri in Pakistan and holding a mammoth public meeting at Minar-e-Pakistan on 23 December has puzzled the thinking minds and set the tongues wagging about his stated and hidden motives. It is being asked whether he has come of his own accord driven by pristine thoughts or has been launched with an agenda. Some say he has been motivat ...

Posted by Faheem Belharvi Recently we read with great pain that extremists in Pakistan killed several women who were active in administering anti-polio drops to children.Many feel that one of the reasons behind the attacks was that the extremists think an international conspiracy is afoot to reduce the population of Muslims in the world, and the anti-polio drops make a person impotent. Some Muslims and mosq ...

Posted by Sumera Mr. Tahirul Qadri, the chief of Minhaj ul Quran gave a new impetus to the speculations in Pakistani politics. This Qadri favour factor brought changes in the political scenario in the country, where majority of the people was of the opinion that PTI will effect the election 2013 results as well as the vote bank of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Group) PML (N). ...

Lies, Damned Lies And UN Statistics By Moon Of Alabama January 03, 2013 "Information Clearing House" - They Make Up Numbers - At least 60,000 people have died in Syria's conflict, UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay says. How does Navi Pillay knows this? The UN does not have any presence in Syria. At least 60,000 people have died in Syria's conflict, UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay said on Wed ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Pakistan openers Hafeez and Jamshed post 141 to give them a flying start Pakistan produced a superb all-round team effort to beat India by 85 runs in the second one-day international at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The tourists defending a total of 250 were home with two overs to spare as India were bowled out for 165 with ...