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2010 (2010 started badly with horrendous attacks)

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BIG TALK

By Ghalib Sultan There is the story of a Red Indian Chief who came to a doctor complaining of constipation—‘Big Chief, no s—t’ he said. The doctor gave him a pill but the Chief was back the next day, ‘Big Chief, no s—t”. The doctor gave him two pills but was...

Role of globalization after the crisis

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Unholy War in Cyberspace

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Fidayeen strike in Srinagar, gun battle on

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Unholy War in Cyberspace

http://www.acus.org/new_atlanticist/unholy-war-cyberspace By Fatima Rizvi What a tornado of a read this is. No wonder none has found this worthy enough of a comment. Not that I do, but this kind of stuff can be a sure fodder to a Steven Spielberg flick I’d say. It is sad to...

BIG TALK

By Ghalib Sultan There is the story of a Red Indian Chief who came to a doctor complaining of constipation—‘Big Chief, no s—t’ he said. The doctor gave him a pill but the Chief was back the next day, ‘Big Chief, no s—t”. The doctor gave him two pills but was...

Role of globalization after the crisis

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