Dear Pakistanis,
THE NEWS ON SUNDAY, LAHORE, 14 JUNE 1998
I am sickened – sickened to my stomach – at the sight of these jubilant faces ´celebrating´ Pakistan´s nuclear tests. These
A speck in the teeth,
a mote in the eyes,
a thorn stuck in the feet,
take the sleep from my eyes,
my peace of mind.
The death of a
For decades, military planners in the United States, former Soviet Union, and the other nuclear weapons states have convinced themselves that their nuclear weapons are a deterrent. The nuclear annihilation
China and Pakistan are comrades in arms thanks to India and the US.
Pakistan formally recognised the Peoples Republic of China on 4 January 1950, and it was not guns
Bangladesh really does not matter, but China is willing to remain a good friend.
The defining moment in Sino-Bangla relations probably came during the killings of 1971, when Beijing chose
Kathmandu is closer to Beijing than to Lhasa.
Till as late as the first decade of this century, the government in Kathmandu paid tribute to the Chinese court. Once every
The Sino-Indian border dispute has a lot to do with Tibet's past.
It is common knowledge that one of the most contentious issues that has bedevilled the bilateral
Former Prime Minister of India Inder Kumar Gujral was late with his criticism of the Indian nuclear tests. But when he did, he blew a hole in the theory being
Sino-Indian differences, one would have thought till just a few moments ago, were being successfully managed, and the Chinese dragon was said to have been virtually dormant as far as
How should South Asia deal with a China which believes in its destiny to be the predominant Asian power.
The dramatic event of India's conducting nuclear tests on
China opposes Indian hegemony in South Asia, but realises its own limits.
Two basic facts stand out when looking at the perceptions South Asian countries have about China. The first
The periphery is now in demand, and the Baltis have got ideas.cr
Billed a primitive place, unchanged, isolated, remote, with the greatest concen tration of high mountain peaks in
