Archive of South Asia Citizens Wire

  • Mumbai’s Cloistered Hearth

    by Ajay K Mehra, 13 November 2008

    The Statesman, 11 November 2008
    A Mockery of The Very Idea of India
    When we swear by the soil, we must, adhere to the natural, geographical division. Our earth has been clearly divided into different kinds of soil regions: alluvial, volcanic, etc…. (S)ons should work only in their respective mother soils ... only those born in the alluvial soil can work in the alluvial region. They may call themselves ‘alluvians’… (and so on). People may be given identity cards with the name of the (…)

  • Nepal: No Peace till we tackle ’impunity’ and ’accountability’

    by Kanak Mani Dixit, 13 November 2008

    Nepali Times, 07 - 13 November 2008
    The United Nations now The interests of the UN and Nepalis coincide in making the peace process a success
    Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s visit to Nepal was so short it is hard to remember when he came and when he left.
    When he flew down to Bhairawa en route to Lumbini on his Bombardier jet, he was retracing the footsteps of Dag Hammarskj?ld, the second UN Secretary-General and the first to visit Nepal. On his outbound trip in March 1959, he made (…)

  • Trail of the Terror Cops

    by Nirmalangshu Mukherji, 12 November 2008

    sacw.net | 12 November 2008 The Batla house operation by the special cell of Delhi police has reopened unanswered questions about the functioning of this agency.
    Familiar Story
    Killings and arrests of muslim youth by the special cell of Delhi police in its anti-terrorist operations are a routine matter by now. For example, as a representation in July 2005 to the National Human Rights Commission by the Committee for Inquiry on December 13 (chaired by late Nirmala Deshpande) documented, (…)

  • Perverse patriotism

    by B G Verghese , 12 November 2008

    Deccan Herald, 12 November 2008
    Sangh parivar’s double talk: Beware perverse patriotism
    It causes deep concern that the armed forces may have been penetrated by ideologically driven groups.
    It causes deep concern that the armed forces may have been penetrated by ideologically driven groups.
    One must beware of perverse patriotism, disturbing signs of which have been recently manifest. The arrest of an Army officer on suspicion of having assisted alleged Hindu right extremist terror (…)

  • On the Patriarchy Highway - honour killing defenders get a prize

    by sacw.net, 12 November 2008

    reports and reactions from Pakistan
    [updated on 14 November 2008]
    WAF seeks ouster of Zehri, Bijarani from cabinet
    The News, November 14, 2008
    by Asim Yasin
    ISLAMABAD: The appointment of Senator Mir Israrullah Zehri (federal minister for postal services) and Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani (federal minister for education) has come under severe criticism from the Woman Action Forum, which has demanded that these two should be dropped from the federal cabinet.
    In an open letter to (…)

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