Khalid Iqbal As the OIC meets, for its fourth extraordinary summit in Makkah to discuss the challenges confronting the Ummah, its platter would certainly be full. The Islamic world has been in a state of turmoil since World War I: its affairs have gone into a nosedive after the 9/11 tragedy. Country after country has faced invasions and regime changes or attempts at regime change. Efforts to create a Middle ...

[caption id="attachment_2227" align="alignright" width="400"] Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam , DGI[/caption] Mohammad Jamil    Since 2nd May incident of violating Pakistan’s sovereignty by US Navy Seals at Abbottabad Compound and some subsequent events, Pak-US ties had come to the lowest ebb. However, Pakistan’s strategic decision to open Ground Lines of Communications led to DG ISI’s visit to Washington, which even ...

 By James M. Dorsey [caption id="attachment_2714" align="alignright" width="169"] Tarir Square Egypt[/caption] Synopsis The rise of Islamist forces in the complicated post-revolt transition in the Middle East and North Africa may have an impact on post-Soviet states in Central Asia, that are still struggling with transition to democracy or have yet to experience popular revolts. Commentary Two years ago, th ...

PR Chari [caption id="attachment_2710" align="alignright" width="240"] Indian Nuclear Plants[/caption] Visiting Professor, IPCS email: ruhee.neog@ipcs.org Call it unintended irony. But India’s Foreign Minister and National Security Adviser using a forum to discuss the resurrected Rajiv Gandhi Action Plan and the Holy Grail of nuclear disarmament to emphasise India’s devotion to nuclear deterrence is surely ...

By Zaheerul Hassan On August 23, 2012 global nuclear experts went into shock after reading the report of Indian national auditors’ report on India’s nuclear safety and declared Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), a weak regularity body. Interestingly, the AERB was constituted through an executive order in 1983 and reports to the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). The locals residing in the v ...

[caption id="attachment_2689" align="alignright" width="219"] Indina Poor Nuclear Security Danger to Globe[/caption]               By Sajjad Shaukat Overtly, US high officials state that they seek stability in Pakistan, but covertly, they continue to destabilise this country through multi-faceted subversive activities of the American CIA, Indian RAW and Israeli Mossad. With the assistance of these secret ag ...

Author:  Arindam Chaudhuri [caption id="attachment_2685" align="alignright" width="232"] Extremists Hindu dragging Muslim Dead Bodies in Assam[/caption] It is amazing that sections of the Muslim community in the country went overboard over alleged atrocities on fellow religionists in some distant land. And, they are supported by so-called secular leaders Dear Muslim Brothers: I first thought of writing an o ...

[caption id="attachment_2675" align="alignright" width="259"] Mexico View Sea Side[/caption] Written By  George Posted By Zaheerul Hassan          A few years ago, I wrote about Mexico possibly becoming a failed state because of the effect of the cartels on the country. Mexico may have come close to that, but it stabilized itself and took a different course instead -- one of impressive economic growth in th ...