Obama, Dobama, And the Price of Ignorance
Column by Stephen Suleyman Schwartz India has hanged Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani citizen, for his involvement in the infamous terror assault on Mumbai in 2008. The Islamabad government, which subsidizes More...
“Total Recall” remake struggles to recall original’s success
The years haven’t been kind to Douglas Hauser, the secret agent character played by both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Colin Farrell in versions of the futuristic action film “Total Recall” released More...
Kuala Lumpur witnesses mass protests
Police unleashed tear gas and chemical-laced water yesterday at thousands of demonstrators who staged one of Malaysia’s largest rallies in years, demanding fair rules for national elections expected soon. The More...
Holi: Experience the colors of India
Holi, is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus. Holi is also known as festival of Colours. It is primarily observed in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and countries with large Indic diaspora populations More...
Malaysian authorities deport Saudi scribe ahead of court injunction against extradition
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA – Country’s Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein on Monday has defended his government’s decision to deport Saudi journalist Mohammad Najeeb A. Kashgari, also known as Hamza More...
Australia posts $1.71 billion trade surplus
Sydney (Australia) – Owing to rise in demand for Asian coal, iron ore and gold has enabled Australia to post trade surplus of $1.71 billion in December 2011, even despite concerns about a global economic slowdown. More...
Who Brought Freedom, Gandhi or Netaji?
Editor’s Word: Penned by Dr. NS Rajaram in the year 2010, this story is relevant even to this day. Enumerating several contributions of Netaji – as Subhas Chandra Bose was fondly known – it is More...
Swamy Controversy & India Studies in the 21st century
“The rhetoric accompanying the Subramanian Swamy affair has obscured the seismic shift of the simultaneous rise of India and the decline of Indology. In desperation Indologists have begun courting Islamists.” More...
Three blasts after Malaysian court acquits Anwar
At least two people were injured in three explosions near Kuala Lumpur High Court Monday, shortly after opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim was found not guilty in the sodomy case. The More...
The Arab Lands From Revolt to Stalemate
Column by Stephen Suleyman Schwartz - The Arab countries dominated, and dominating world attention, by their political unrest in the past year, have outgrown their period of early expectations, and entered a phase More...
