Tag Archives: India
Jeevan ka Parihas: The “Irony of Life” as Obama Visits India

Jeevan ka Parihas: The “Irony of Life” as Obama Visits India

Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize as a young President who chose to continue and even accelerate the war in Iraq (admittedly in an effort to end it – but still!!!) and ramp up military efforts in Afghanistan and ...Read more

Afghanistan:  Stalemate in the “Great Game”

Afghanistan: Stalemate in the “Great Game”

On Saturday the New York Times reported yet more evidence of the incorrigible corruption of the Karzai government in Afghanistan.  Fazel Ahmed Facqiryar, a former Deputy Attorney General, has recently been fired for asserting publicly that the investigations of more ...Read more

President Obama’s Foreign-Policy Report Card, Part II

President Obama’s Foreign-Policy Report Card, Part II

Two notable events in the news this week showcase the Obama Administration’s foreign policy.  First, the Taliban’s top military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, was captured by Pakistani authorities at a madrassa near Karachi.  Here the Administration’s efforts to cultivate ...Read more