Undesired Apprehension in Neighborly Relations

It is very unfortunate that Nepal's democratically elected Prime Minister Prachanda had to give a piece of shameful explanation to media as soon as he landed at the airport after a four-day visit to China. Due to Nepal's internal political dilemma, neither the head of the...

Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao Meet Nepali Prime Minister...

Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday met Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda), who reached China yesterday for attending the concluding ceremony of the Beijing Olympics...

Missile for the Poor, Missile for the Rich

Missile has been a need not only for the developed nations but also for the developing countries. Who needs more missiles and who needs fewer missiles? Those who are in greater danger need more missiles and those who are in smaller danger need fewer missiles. Missile is...

George Bush Shouted from Beijing: Respect a Sovereign Nation

US President George Bush, now at the Olympics in Beijing, said, “Georgia is a sovereign nation, and its territorial integrity must be respected.” It was his expression based on the norms and values of international relations and laws. Had he respected many sovereign...

Change We Can, Change We Shall says Maldives politician

"MUSING ON INDEPENDENCE Today is our 43rd Independence Day. I am sitting at home, enjoying a rare day with my family. Just now, the children are playing with their cousins as my little nephew is celebrating his...

Iraqis take to the streets to protest US security deal

The propsed U.S.-Iraq security pact, which would, among other things allow the U.S. to maintain bases in Iraq over the long term, has received almost no media coverage in North America. In Iraq itself, however,...

Canadian perspective: Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan poised to sell out Canad...

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan representatives suggest that the CRTC dealt with the issue of Canadian ownership of Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE). In my capacity as alarmist, I must remind the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan that Mr. Conrad Von Finkenstein, the supposed...

BJP Vs. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

by Mohan Nepali    June 06, 2008 first published in www.groundreport.com   link: www.groundreport.com/mohannepali  India must now explain to the world why it does nurture very fundamentalist, feudalist and de-humanizing forces tagged as...

Native Hawaiians blockade historic palace

The gates of a historic palace in downtown Honolulu were locked today by a native Hawaiian group that advocates sovereignty, as they said they would carry out the business of what it considers the legitimate...

Real ID Act: Q&A with CNET

There is plenty of confusion over Real ID: how it works, if it works, and what it's for.Also, not all states are even on board, so equal access to federal buildings and even travel will no longer be guaranteed, or so it seems."The Real ID law is touted by Homeland Security...

Russia: Could Use Nuclear Weapons

Russia is an assertive nation to begin with, however, Baluyevsky's aggressively militant suggestion that his country would be prepared to use nuclear weapons in order "to defend the sovereignty and territorial...

US Apartheid of Indigenous People Detailed in UN Report

The International Indian Treaty Council will soon present the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination with a document that reveals America’s legacy of systemic racism, forced...

Native activists release map of new nation Lakota

"Lakota Oyate, a Native American activist group that just a couple of weeks ago declared the sovereignty of Lakota Sioux land in the north-central U.S., has issued a map outlining the newly free and independent nation of Lakota. It's shown below, click on image for a...

McCain's Days as Viable Candidate Numbered

En route to New Hampshire, Republican John McCain is getting a lot of mileage out of his third-place finish in the Iowa Caucus. At the same time, he must realize his days as a presidential contender are numbered,...

Free Kosovo – without a fight

"Kosovo's Serbs say the province is the cradle of their civilization and ought to remain part of Serbia, while Albanians will accept nothing less than full independence. Even skilled mediator Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland appointed as a UN special envoy in...

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