Since beginning of August 2012, the grapevine in print and electronic media has been buzzing with the question of whether or not the Pakistan Army will launch a military offensive in North Waziristan Agency (NWA). With such consistent media coverage, these impending operations, if any, became much debated operations raising critical questions among the larger segment of society. While Pakistan’s instinctive ...

By Frank Jack Daniel TAWANG, India (Reuters) - It has all the appearance of an arms race on the roof of the world. [caption id="attachment_2327" align="alignright" width="198"] Art of Construction[/caption] Asia's two great powers are facing off here in the eastern Himalayan mountains. China has vastly improved roads and is building or extending airports on its side of the border in Tibet. It has placed nuc ...

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of monographs on the geopolitics of countries influential in world affairs. The founding principle of geopolitics is that place -- geography -- plays a significant role in determining how nations will behave. If that theory is true, then there ought to be a deep continuity in a nation's foreign policy. Israel is a laboratory for this theory, since it has existed ...

The nearly 150 dams planned for the sparsely populated state of Arunachal Pradesh would together fill India's current energy gap. But they will also devastate dozens of indigenous tribal peoples, wipe out thousands of acres of breathtaking forest and do away with some of the world's best whitewater. Paddler Ben Stookesbury on the Lohit River, India. Part 4: Adventure alternative With a fast-growing reputati ...

The nearly 150 dams planned for the sparsely populated state of Arunachal Pradesh would together fill India's current energy gap. But they will also devastate dozens of indigenous tribal peoples, wipe out thousands of acres of breathtaking forest and do away with some of the world's best whitewater. Part 3: Cultures in danger 150 dams proposed in Arunachal Pradesh could devastate the state's vibrant indigen ...

The nearly 150 dams planned for the sparsely populated state of Arunachal Pradesh would together fill India's current energy gap. But they will also devastate dozens of indigenous tribal peoples, wipe out thousands of acres of breathtaking forest and do away with some of the world's best whitewater. The confluence of the Ithun and Dibang Rivers, which is the site of a future massive dam in Arunachal Pradesh ...

The nearly 150 dams planned for the sparsely populated state of Arunachal Pradesh would together fill India's current energy gap. But they will also devastate dozens of indigenous tribal peoples, wipe out thousands of acres of breathtaking forest and do away with some of the world's best whitewater. Part 1: How many dams can one state hold? India's banking on 150 in Arunachal Pradesh to help fill its immens ...