India, along with China, is the economic engine that will drive global economic growth for possibly decades to come. The whole world is keen for a slice of that action. Are we — who ironically are best placed to take advantage (both directly and indirectly) — to be the only ones to reject such a golden opportunity? Many readers are probably watching the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches these days. Like it or not, the…
Posts published in “Day: April 14, 2010”
Op-ed by Mohammad Saleem in The Dawn, Apr 14 FAISALABAD: The fresh wave of heinous crime believed to be perpetrated by a certain religious outfit against a number of Ahmedi families in Faisalabad has forced the latter to move to “safer places.” The families facing robbery, kidnap for ransom and killing incidents are having sleepless nights more so because of alleged police failure to protect them. The recent murder of Arshad, Asif and Masood has…
By David Usborne, US Editor, in The Independent, Apr 14 Washington: China is being privately reassured that its supplies of oil would be guaranteed in the event that it supports tough new UN sanctions on Iran, its third largest supplier of crude. Western sources at the nuclear security summit Washington confirmed “talks have been going in that direction” with China. Such an agreement, designed to clear a major obstacle to consensus on new measures against…