"I can't be bulldozed or railroaded into resigning."
N Srinivasan
"I can't be bulldozed or railroaded into resigning."
N Srinivasan Ankit Grover writes analyses on international affairs for Niti Central with a special focus on South Asia and the Middle East. Ankit studied journalism at the University of Delhi and earned a Diploma in Conflict Transformation & Peacebuilding.
“Iss yatra seva mein thoda vilamb hoga, iss asuvidha ke liye humme khed hai”
I never thought hearing this line would become an intrinsic part of my daily routine. I hear it everyday, thanks to "Bharat Nirman".
Back in 2006, I had the opportunity to visit both the United Kingdom and France for an international student conference. Save for travelling to these countries and back, we traversed across cities in superfast express trains. Locals said it was truly the best way to travel, sightsee and make the most of my trip. I couldn’t agree more!
Fighting to keep up on our tight schedule, it sure was a sigh of relief to see trains arriving every odd minute, never late. When an airport bound train in Paris is scheduled to arrive at 10:17 am, there was every possibility you'd reach Read More...
Pakistan on Saturday witnessed one of the highest turnouts ever in the general election not only at polling booths in cities across the country but also on Twitter.
Despite attacks by the Taliban and other terrorist groups in Karachi, Hyderabad and Quetta that killed 16 people, eager Pakistani netizens took to Twitter to celebrate their biggest achievement ever: voting in the national election. They wasted no time in exhorting others to do the same with no fear.
#NoFearKhi (No fear Karachi) was the top trend for most of Saturday as blasts ripped through Pakistan’s largest city killing at least 11 people. The hashtag #iVoted captured the euphoria of many first time voters.
While fear of terrorist attacks escaped the minds of most courageous voters, they had to witness Read More...
For those of us who stopped watching the WWE (or the WWF as it was known then) for its scripted and 'fake' content, here's something that might pique your interest. For those of us who watch wrestling, you already know what I'm talking about.
Yes, that's right. After PSY's eccentric Gangnam Style dance and the neurotic Harlem Shake meme, inspired by Baauer's song, WWE might have hit the Internet with a viral disease of its own. It's called Fandangoing.
It all started over a month back when WWE debuted a new villainous character on television called Fandango (pronounced FAAAHN-DAAAN-GOOO) with a cocky, suave ballroom dance gimmick. What's most appealing however, is his entrance and the theme music. Accompanied by a female dancer, Fandango would perform a few sensual moves before Read More...
Over the past one year, attacks on religious minorities in Pakistan have multiplied tenfold. Members of these communities, whether Muslim (Shias and Ahmadis) or those belonging to other religious denominations (Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians), have been persecuted and betrayed.
Hardliners have exploited the country's arcane and severe blasphemy law, striking fear into the hearts of minorities. Dissidents have been murdered in cold blood and many a graveyard has been filled with the corpses of innocent Pakistanis.
On Saturday, mobs patronised and instigated by the PML-N Government in the Punjab Province attacked, ransacked and robbed houses in Lahore's Joseph Colony. Local Christian leaders claimed they had received threats to vacate the area weeks before the incident took place. Read More...
Chuck Hagel’s confirmation as the United States Secretary of Defence doesn’t bode well for the world’s most powerful country.
A polarising candidate for Defence Secretary right from the start, Obama’s replacement for Leon Panetta overcame bitter opposition from Republicans to win the vote 58-41 in the Senate.
But is Hagel really the right man for the Pentagon job?
Maybe not.
Hagel’s military career as a Vietnam War veteran may have been illustrious, but his hostilities towards America’s allies like Israel and India haven’t gone down too well with them. His ‘softness’ on sworn enemy Iran is another bone of contention.
Hagel, on a visit to the Middle East in 1998 blamed the Israeli Government for the Palestinian refugee problem and said that it Read More...
The Hyderabad blasts of Thursday evening may have dealt a shattering blow to our hopes and aspirations. We deserve the right to be secure in our own country. We have reached a point where it is futile to reiterate that the Government has immiserated us on all fronts.
The Hyderabad terror attack, like the many assaults on India before it, has put us on our beam ends. We have come to accept terrorism as a common phenomenon, and the ghastly memory of terrorist attacks of the past, slowly and sadly, has faded away with time.
In the past decade, terrorists, both homegrown and from across the border, have tried to destroy the spirit and character of Indian democracy. The Government in their indolence have proved to us that national security and combating terrorism just isn't Read More...
More than four decades ago, freedom from Pakistan came at a grave price for the Bangladeshi populace. Millions of Bangladeshis fell victim to war crimes perpetrated by Pakistani forces and facilitated by the country's largest Islamic party -- The Jamaat-e-Islami during the war in 1971.
Now, Bangladesh's youth have launched an resolute albeit peaceful protest to avenge the atrocities administered upon their families. Dhaka's Tahrir -- the Shahbagh Square has become a hotbed of protests by activists of all ages, demanding death for war criminals.
But as Shahbagh protesters bemoan the death of justice and freedom, bright lights illuminate Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, a little more than seven kilometres away.
While undeterred youths solemnly swore to achieve Read More...
A rather ordinary Indian school in Saudi Arabia is on the verge of creating history. The International Indian School in Dammam city could very well be listed as one of the largest educational institution in the Guinness Book of World Records, with 16,000 students, 800 teachers and 600 non-teaching staff. It is a school where I spent nearly 11 years of my life before I departed for the motherland. I witnessed first-hand the much-talked about population explosion this school has experienced. And now, at 16,000 students packed in two huge buildings, IIS-D (as it is known), surely boasts of the largest population density of any school. Regardless of whether it earns the prestigious accolade, IIS - at the rate with which it is growing, is already a behemoth in providing education in the Read More...
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