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"Pak army needs Taliban assets to counter India"
The Pakistan military believes that American and British military will withdraw from Afghanistan -- and when they do, they will need old Taliban friends such as Jalaluddin Haqqani and his son Sirajuddin to minimise the influence of India in its Afghan backyard.Although Pakistans military chiefs have been talking about an imminent assault since last June, all the evidence has pointed to deep reluctance to launch a massive ground offensive....
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We"ll give the Taliban a befitting reply: Army chi..
Chief of Army Staff General Deepak Kapoor on Monday said that India would give a befitting reply to the Taliban if they indulge in sabotage in the country. I would just like to say that what the Taliban has done in Pakistan is their internal issue. As far as we are concerned, we dont have any doubt that if the Taliban indulges in sabotage in our country, we will give them a befitting reply, said General Kapoor....
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Jawan killed, pillar damaged in IED blasts in J &a..
An army jawan was killed in a landmine blast while a border-fencing pillar was damaged when an improvised explosive device went off in the Jammu region on Sunday, the police and the Border Security Force said....
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India and the world celebrate Diwali
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China reaches out to BJP
China said on Friday that it wanted cordial relations with India as its Ambassador Zhang Yan met Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh in an effort to reach out to the main opposition party amid a war of words between the two countries....
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Taliban hires burqa-clad women as suicide bombers
The Taliban has recruited a new, unsuspected lot as suicide bombers: women in burqas....
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Don"t travel to India, Israel tells citizens
Israel has warned its nationals against traveling to India, saying there was a concrete threat of terror attacks on Chabad centres and synagogues in the country.The countrys Counter-Terrorism Bureau said the threat of possible attacks against Israeli nationals has become significantly more severe since a stark travel advisory was issued in September.It said there was a concrete threat of attacks on Chabad centres and synagogues throughout India....
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Why India should rake up the Tibet issue
If China keeps hasrping on Arunachal Pradesh and J&K, India must also rake up the issue of Tibet, writes Vivek Gumaste....
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Pakistan"s history rotting in a loo
Historical records such as the power documents that the last Governor General of India Lord Mountbatten had given to Muhammad Ali Jinnah, which confirms the transfer of powers from the British to the Pakistani leadership, are rotting inside the Sindh assemblys toilet....
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India opposes China building dam on Brahmaputra
India on Thursday said it was verifying whether China was indeed building a large dam on Brahmaputra river, adding that it hoped that China would not undertake any such activity that will divert the river water and affect the socio-economic life downstream....
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Obama"s Diwali "observance" irks Indian community
However, one younger Indian-American activist pointed out that this is the first time, a sitting president is actually going to be there at the Diwali observance....
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BJP gives one more week to Raje to resign
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Thursday got another one-weeks time to step down as the leader of opposition in the state assembly, as she was dodging the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership for over two months on her resignation....
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"96 pc Chinese against Indian visits to Arunachal"
Upping the ante on Arunachal Pradesh, a leading Chinese official newspaper on Wednesday said that an overwhelming majority of its web users were against the frequent visits to the disputed area by Indian leaders....
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How to counter China on Arunachal Pradesh
India should avoid countering Chinas renewed rhetoric on Arunachal Pradesh. Instead we should be vigilant and quietly strengthen infrastructure and our defences, writes strategic affairs expert B Raman....
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Pakistan behind fake currency: Chidambaram
Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said fake currency business was not a cottage industry and pointed out that an organised effort in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was behind it....
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