Bombay 1993 was until then the ISI's most daring attack on India — an AK rifle as weapon for self-defence, an “unforgettable” meeting with Dawood and why I believe Yakub Memon deserved to hang.
As India & China seek to ease border tensions after Doklam, ThePrint revisits their less known 1967 face-off which turned bloody & killed hundreds on both sides.
Steve Coll’s 'Directorate S' is about how ISI was allowed to succeed in blocking the United States’ efforts to impose a stable, democratic order in Afghanistan.
AAP lost last year’s election in Punjab from a winning position because an impression grew that it was taking a communal view of the state, stirring old angers, and embracing radicals. This is how I had explained that dramatic tunaround.
Pakistan takes one step forward to get relief from international pressure, followed by two steps back once the pressure is off. When pressure resumes, another step forward.
The United States had trapped itself in its alliance with Pakistan. It could not mount more pressure on the nuclear-armed Pakistan and was unable to find a strategy to persuade Pakistan's generals to change their strategic calculus toward India.
In this excerpt from his book, author and journalist Steve Coll writes about how Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence has damaged Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Agencies stumbled upon case after they found suspicious calls being made to military facilities in Kashmir seeking sensitive info after Uri terror attack.
In my view as the finance secretary during UPA II govt, the least RBI could have done was not to further depress the sentiment with doomsday prophecies.
About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.
Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.
Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.
You should really write a book telling us in details what really happened during that time in Bombay. Assuming and hopefully, he and his backers are no longer a threat to your life though.
Sudhakarrao Naik, as CM, was totally out of his depth, dealing with the riots that followed the demolition of the Babri Masjid. That led to Sharad Pawar’s return, just a few days before the bomb blasts. He gave a fine account of his administrative abilities, getting Bombay back on its feet, making sure the Stock Exchange, which had also been targeted, was soon open for trading.
You should really write a book telling us in details what really happened during that time in Bombay. Assuming and hopefully, he and his backers are no longer a threat to your life though.
Sudhakarrao Naik, as CM, was totally out of his depth, dealing with the riots that followed the demolition of the Babri Masjid. That led to Sharad Pawar’s return, just a few days before the bomb blasts. He gave a fine account of his administrative abilities, getting Bombay back on its feet, making sure the Stock Exchange, which had also been targeted, was soon open for trading.