Indo-Pak Nikah

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Dates were finalised and venue was fixed. Under the pressure of US, India succumbed again and we had yet another Indo-Pak nikah. Both sides took the name of Afghanistan's capital thrice - Kabul, Kabul, Kabul! President of United States Barack Hussein Obama had just scripted a typical blockbuster with a happy ending. Hang on! Did I say Obama?! Yes, hours before the crucial ceremony Pentagon came out with a report that Pakistan had actually shifted troops from its border with India to the western border. A report that was even rejected by the Afghan government. But it was enough to create an impression that Pakistan's perception vis-à-vis India is changing and the real trouble is in Afghanistan not anywhere else. Flipping through the annals of history, I realise that the situation is no different from the period of Imperialism. If we had 'cutting of the Chinese melon'....

On A Blind Date In Pakistan

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After reading the above header many may try to link it to Sania Mirza or any other famous stories of cross-border nikah. Sorry to disappoint you folks but this is not the truth. It's a brief tale of an Indian journalist's journey to Pakistan sniffing for an exclusive...ofcourse sitting in India! My regular interaction with friends in Pak media leaves me under the impression that most of the time it's not just the infamous Taliban from whom they face the threat but from their own men. I think surviving as a journalist in Pakistan is also an accomplishment that journalists don't get credit for The Big brother is always watching a journalist...his international calls are traced. All this above the fact that he services bombs that could do off anywhere, anytime. Many would ask why no channel has travelled from Tahawuur Rana's village (Chichawatni)....

Can Baklava, Spielberg and Mossad solve India’s woes?

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Amid all these threats, terror and Naxal attacks, does India need its own version of Mossad? Or does India even have the guts like Israel to take the bull by its horns? Well the answer to first one is difficult but latter is a matter of approach that we plan to adopt. Knowing situation in Pak closely since 26/11, I have realised that getting access to the likes of PM is simpler than even roaming around the den of dreaded terrorists like Hafiz Saeed. Imagine in a country where PM's car can be stopped in the middle of the road for a mere reaction and entering Saeed's house is like taking Cinderella on a date! One has a little difficulty in understanding why Pak finds it difficult to contain terrorists in its own hole and 26/11s are like daily soap operas. From inauguration of a bank's new branch....