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Why Is India So Polite?
The Indian Defense Minister’s admission last week that his country is in an arms race with China speaks volumes of India’s intention to establish itself as a regional hegemony; or counter another global ‘rising empire.’ Defense Minister A.K. Antony was quoted saying: “just as what China is doing, we are also trying to strengthen our…
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Aid or Reparation?
All along I have argued that an incompetent, corrupt democracy is better than a well disciplined dictatorship and the current debate on Kerry-Lugar bill just proves my point. Never in Pakistan’s history have we debated aid packages, foreign policy and our nation’s subservience to the super power like we do today. I want to commend…
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More F-16s For Pakistan
Fort Worth, Texas: When Pakistan’s Chief of the Air Staff Rao Qamar Suleman arrived at the reception hosted by Lockheed Martin here tonight there was cause for celebration for both parties: Pakistan and America’s largest defense contractor, Lockheed Martin. Four years ago when the Bush administration decided to sell 18 F-16s to Pakistan, America’s most…