India prepares to fight rebel Maoists

Maoists and Government Forces Should Not Repeat Past Abuses : HRW

By: chnarendra

Government forces and anti-government Maoist fighters should ensure that civilians are protected during armed operations in central India and elsewhere, Human Rights Watch said today. "Government and Maoist claims to be acting on behalf of India's poorest people can be undermined by the atrocities by both sides against these very same people," ...

20 days ago

Saudi Arabian air force hits rebels in Yemen

By: arboofti

November 06, 2009 RIYADH (Reuters/AFP) - Saudi Arabia has launched heavy airstrikes on rebels in northern Yemen and is moving troops nearer the border after a raid into its territory by the insurgents, a Saudi government adviser said on Thursday.Saudi government officials said only that the air force had bombed Yemeni rebels who had seized ...

20 days ago

Indo-US Mutual Deceptions

By: yours

Indo-US relationship which has strengthened rapidly after the disintegration of the former Soviet Union is, in fact, based upon mutual self-deceptions. Overtly, both the powers are taking steps to further stabilise their ties, but covertly they are fulfilling their self-interests at the cost of each other. In these terms, while acting upon the &...

4 days ago

Debating the Maoist challenge

By: shubho

In the public domain, a frequent argument is taking place to find out whether the extremism of Indian Maoists is an act of terrorism or not. In fact, there is a very thin line which divides the Maoists extremism from other typical forms of terrorism. Mindless mass killing, brutal extermination of detractors and critics, destruction of state ...

9 days ago