The silent majority in Pakistan is not moderate Move over Wikileaks, the sit-back-and-take-notice piece of information comes from Pew Global Attitudes Project. It’s latest report on attitudes towards extremism shows just how bad the world’s Pakistan problem is. We are used to hearing the cliche that the majority of Pakistanis are moderate. Well, this is ...
Talibanisation doesn’t necessarily need a Pashtun Taliban commander to take over In March, after Juan Cole argued that “a few thousand tribesmen can’t take over a country of 165 million with a large urban middle class that has a highly organized and professional army”, this blog pointed out that “‘Taliban takeover’ does not necessarily mean ...
Tell us what you think We are conducting a survey to find out if we should bring out a print edition of Pragati—The Indian National Interest Review. Seven quick questions and you are done. Proceed to the voting booth» Note: Subscribers to the digital edition received the survey questionnaire last week. So please do take ...
(What happened to the other three?) Ajay Shah links to a Gallup poll that reveals that India is the fifth most favoured nation among Americans. 69% of respondents rated India favourably. Americans, it seems, reciprocate the love. Interestingly, overall, 55% of Americans rate China unfavourably. Interestingly, a young Americans are favourably disposed towards the country ...