Indian Ministry of Defence orders a high-level inquiry into the accidental firing of a missile that breached Pakistani airspace on March 9
Telangana Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao in Ranchi, meets Hemant Soren as part of efforts to form a federal front
Back to the warlordsJOHN CHERIANWith the remnants of Al Qaeda and the Taliban hitting at will and little of the promised international aid materialising, the Hamid Karzai government
Afghanistan The narco-politics of AfghanistanROMESH BHATTACHARJIThe West's indifference towards opium cultivation in Afghanistan has ensured that narcotics, with their money-earning potential, will continue to play
Afghanistan Vandalised AfghanistanOSMUND BOPEARACHCHIThe destruction of Afghanistan's cultural treasures during the period of the civil war in looting and illegal excavations has caused a huge loss of hu
Back to the warlordsJOHN CHERIANWith the remnants of Al Qaeda and the Taliban hitting at will and little of the promised international aid materialising, the Hamid Karzai government
Testing timesB.MURALIDHAR REDDY in IslamabadThe Bonn accord can be a master plan for peace as it offers Afghans three chances to establish a working government.
An Afghan transitionJOHN CHERIANThe Bush administration's candidate, Hamid Karzai, is the head of the Afghan government. But it has been no cake-walk.
When the mullahs fell silentSADAQAT JAN in IslamabadWHEN representatives of the international media camped in Islamabad for a ring-side view of the developments in Afghanistan in the wake of the Septemb
Afghan TragedyMARC W. HEROLDA TACIT agreement operates between the Obama administration, the United States corporate media, most progressive U.S. liberals, and the United Nations
Afghanistan Technology spectacles mask weaknessesMARC W. HEROLDAbstract: Future U.S. wars in the Third World will involve massive use of drones to police the territory, employment of local satrap1 forces (such as
Kunduz massacreMARC W. HEROLDTHE magic cut-off is revealed to be about 30 to 40. Such revealed facts tell far more than mere words. Some years ago, Human Rights Watchs Marc Garlas
Afghanistan Terror, U.S. styleMARC W. HEROLDNothing has changed for us in this new Afghanistan, said 16-year-old Seema, in early 2007, whose father was killed by a U.S. liberating bomb in Octobe
Deadly changeMARC W. HEROLDTHE first Afghan civilian killed by United States/North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (U.S./NATO) action in the New Year was a boy named Marjan, killed
Matrix of DeathMARC W. HEROLDA new dossier on the (im)precision of U.S. bombing and the (under)valuation of Afghan lives.
Afghanistan Understanding Barack ObamaMARC W. HEROLDHe promises nothing other than what already is in Afghanistan: prolonged low-intensity conflict with endless death and destruction.
Afghanistan An empty bufferMARC W. HEROLDFor the U.S., Afghanistan is a socio-economically irrelevant space to be kept empty through least-cost military means.
Afghanistan Relative lethalityMARC W. HEROLDThe 21st century wars of the U.S. kill large numbers of innocent civilians relative to combatants.
Measure for measureMARC W. HEROLDThe bombing of Afghanistan as a reflection of 9/11 and different valuations of life.
The massacre at KakarakMARC W. HEROLDOf arrogance and Pentagon-speak, in the midst of chasing Mullah Omar's shadows and keeping Hamid Karzai in power.
War and resistanceJOHN CHERIANThe heavy-handed U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan proceeds on its weary course, but the military achievements have clearly fallen short of the ta
Afghanistan The opacity of Camp X-RayVIJAY PRASHADThe prisoners of the Fifth Afghan War at Guantanamo Bay represent yet another example of violation of international norms by the United States in its
The failing campaignMARC W. HEROLDA relentless American campaign seeking to kill Maulvi Jalaluddin Haqqani rains bombs on civilians as the most powerful mujahideen remains elusive.
A revival packageAMIT BARUAH in TokyoThe $4.5-billion aid promised by donor-states at the Tokyo Conference, though inadequate, will enable the war-ravaged Afghanistan to start the process
Afghanistan The human cost of the warMARC W. HEROLDAmerican media, in connivance with the administration, black out the unjustifiably huge civilian casualties in the war against Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Karzai's burdenB. MURALIDHAR REDDYin IslamabadPeace has had a promising start in Afghanistan, but how long it will last depends on the actions of the various players involved.
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SlideshowLiving on the edgeThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
