Ahead of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s “private visit” to India this month, noted Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid looks at Pakistan’s state of domestic and international affairs. As its relationship with long-time ally, the United States, lurches from one crisis to another, Mr. Rashid describes Pakistan’s handling of its ally, the [...]
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Pakistan On The Brink: Q&A With ...
Ahead of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s “private visit” to India this month, noted Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid looks at Pakistan’s state of domestic and international affairs. As its relationship with long-time ally, the United States, lurches from one crisis to another, Mr. Rashid describes Pakistan’s handling of its ally, the [...]
Getting Married in India? Don’t...
(Pic Courtesy: Outlook India)
Oh snoopers of the world UNITE! I was always told that if you snoop around–you would never find anything nice. It’s a great thought, but that hasn’t stopped me from being sneaky–snooping around without a care in the world, facebook stalking, email checking, and being alarmingly insouciant [...]
Back in the Motherland
It’s like a voice from beyond the crypt, I am sure! But, just wanted to say I have been away from indiejourno for way too long!
I just moved to Mumbai and as you can all imagine what that might be like. Exciting, exhausting and completely chaotic. But I promise to have more updates…including posts about life in Mumbai plus a few b [...]
The World’s Highest Mountains N...
Nanda Devi looking west from Chandrashila (Pic: Bibek Bhattacharya)
Trying to find good trekking and topographical maps in India is somewhat like the proverbial head meeting the proverbial wall. My year of looking for the perfect set of maps- primarily of the Indian Himalayas, but also of other places- has yielded rather interesting results.
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Holy Giant Flying Bag of Poop! PeePoo...
Anyone who has ever lived in a developing country (See also: India, Kenya) can attest to the fact that giant piles of poop by the roadside are a common site. In incredibly poor areas, where there is not just a lack of hygiene but proper methods of sanitation and waste management, the spread of filth often contributes to deadly diseases like C [...]
Lessons from Glenn Beck: How to be a ...
"I am a bigot, and proud of it!" Fox News Anchor Glenn Beck
There is no doubt that Fox News anchor Glenn Beck has to be the biggest wart on the face of the Universe. It’s bad enough that one has to endure his nonsensical rants about liberal values, but one has to live through his mug on the best-seller list and a clip that has [...]
Mumbai Massacre – Bracing for t...
A reporter talks on her cell phone outside the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower on November 27, 2008, hours after the terrorists struck. By Arko Datta/Reuters/Landov.
November 26th would mark the one year anniversary of the carnage in Mumbai, when armed gunmen from Pakistan rampaged through the city by the sea indiscriminately shooting innocent p [...]