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• The America of Tomorrow

  Books & Arts

  Created: September, 2008 Author: Corey Spaley

   Author: Francis Fukuyama Publisher: Yale University Press (February 2006) Pages: 240 pages, HardcoverPrice: $28.00ISBN-10: 0300113994 ISBN-13: 978-0300113990 Other Editions: PaperbackWhile the Bush Doctrine of unilateral intervention has been discredite...

• Pakistan's murky future

  Cover Stories

  Created: September, 2008 Author: Marsha Reid - Geopoliticalmonitor.com

  From Geopolitical MonitorPublished on Aug 18, 2008 Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s decision to resign rather than face impeachment by parliament will have both domestic and international implications: a political power vacuum for a fractious Pak...

• The Unforgettable Bachchan

  Special Features

  Created: September, 2008 Author: Carolyn Lengel

  Until quite recently, Western media outlets covered Indian cinema, if they covered it at all, with a noticeable sense of superiority. The few reviews that appeared in U.S. media invariably explained to readers that Bollywood always included unfamiliar mus...

• Iran: New Found Friendship?

  Features

  Created: September, 2008 Author: Abdur Rahman

  Surprise, Surprise! The headlines doing the rounds are signifying, atleast for a little while, that things are starting to get well between two very headstrong states – Iran and the US. However, to the relief of many, things are not brewing as well as t...

• Gross National Happiness

  Features

  Created: September, 2008 Author: Maisam Zaidi

  Bhutan, through out its existence has managed to keep its true cultural identity intact while developing economically at its own pace. And all the credit goes to Bhutan’s King Jigme Singye Wangchuck who believe in GNH rather than GNP.Many of you who are...

• 41-Point Colombo Declaration

  Special Features

  Created: September, 2008 Author: STAFF

  The leaders of the SAARC countries in the 15th SAARC Summit agreed on several key issues for the benefit of the region and signed a 41 point declaration. The two-day 15th SAARC Summit adopted a 41-point Colombo Declaration articulating commitments of the ...

• Burning Bridges, Erecting Walls

  Special Features

  Created: September, 2008 Author: Sualiha Nazar

  The 15th Annual SAARC Summit held in Colombo recently is said to be a success, but what is the criteria to judge its success? Was the Summit fruitful for the SAARC member countries and the 1.5 billion population of the region, or was it just another usele...

• Maldives: The Doomed Tourism Industry

  Regional

  Created: September, 2008 Author: Ambreen Arif

  The threat from inflation and soaring oil prices has become the top economic concern for the global economy amid concerns it could dampen consumer spending and require higher interest rates that would act as a brake on growth. Same concerns surrounds Mald...

• Indo-US Nuclear Pact

  Regional

  Created: September, 2008 Author: S.G. Jilanee

   Never ask how he did it. But the victory Manmoham Singh won on July 22 was comfortable: 275 to 256. What if “three BJP MPs produced wads of cash in the Lok Sabha, offered to them allegedly by Samajwadi Party to abstain from voting during the confidenc...

• Sri Lanka: Justice for All

  Regional

  Created: September, 2008 Author: Anya Hisam

  Sri Lanka's talkative Chief Justice, Sarath Nandana Silva, recently threatened that he would expose the corruption of the Sri Lankan government's finance officials unless the government increases salaries in his trade....

• Pakistan: True or False?

  Regional

  Created: September, 2008 Author: Chris Cork

   Children sometimes play a game called ‘True or false’ – also sometimes known as ‘Call my Bluff’. They have to tell a story which is either true or false and the party guests have to guess who is telling the truth and who not. The stories that ...

• Honeymoon’s over, but Holidays continue

  Cover Stories

  Created: September, 2008 Author: S.G. Jilanee

  The honeymoon is over. Alas, too soon. The ‘wedding’ happened with such fanfare it looked like there would be long honeymoon. But, quite ironically, the otherwise salubrious ambience of Bhurban proved unhealthy for it. The beau threw tantrums and, in ...

• Hope Fades

  Cover Stories

  Created: September, 2008 Author: Chris Cork

   The elections of February 18th handed Pakistan perhaps the freest and fairest poll in its miserable history of democratic process, and it has proved within a few short months to be a false dawn.In the days following the elections there was a mood of qui...

• Tell me your Dreams

  Features

  Created: September, 2008 Author: M.H. Nadir

  These tales have not only become widespread in Pakistan but also worldwide. I have many clients who live abroad and are interested in knowing the future of Pakistan. Many of my American or Australian clients keep inquiring about Pakistan and what the upco...