Sunday, 26 August 2012

Pakistan's other Imran and its chattering classes

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Since the advent of Zardari's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) led government in 2008 , governance in Pakistan has all but disappea...
Sunday, 12 August 2012

Iran's nuclear performance at Olympics 2012

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The Olympics are about national pride. Nations often go to extreme lengths to win even a few medals. Consider the use of foreign born ...
Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Burning mosques, fasting and the world's extremists

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These days it is the Islamic world which typically finds itself on the wrong side of human freedoms. The list of 'taboo' subject...
Sunday, 29 July 2012

Singapore’s corruption: only the taker pays?

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Commerce relies on personal relationships . It is a fact of human interaction that commercial relationships frequently become friendships....
Sunday, 22 July 2012

Islam’s civil war and the post 9/11 dialectic

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Near term, it's difficult to be optimistic about the Islamic world. Virtually all corners of this diverse grouping face issues of so...
Sunday, 15 July 2012

Leadership, paradigms and the Reagan-Thatcher-Mitterand Era

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Political leaders are born. Then they are created. Leaders create themselves. Although leaders are not divorced from wider social tren...
Sunday, 8 July 2012

The ‘God Particle’ and Allah’s students

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The world is apparently on the cusp of a significant scientific breakthrough. Scientists in Switzerland have discovered evidence of the ...