It’s ISIS again. This time it’s Brussels Airport.
After Paris, it’s Brussels this time, the headquarters of NATO and the de-facto headquarters of the European Union. Brussels was hit by synchronized bomb attacks, responsibility of which was claimed 8 hours later by ISIS. Their official statement was something…
ISIL & DPRK – The Sum of all fears? #nuclearproliferation
The Islamic State and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are both as different as they can get, say for the one promise of potential disaster both these ‘states’ pose. Interestingly so, both these states have been targeted for their…
69 Independence days later, India, let’s learn to drive.
Its 69 independence days later and the abysmally low, sometimes non-existent level of knowledge about rules of the road make driving in Mumbai, Delhi and other Indian cities more of a job than a pleasure. Here’s hoping the readers share…
Gay or Practicing Christian – Pick one
In the midst of all the rainbow flag display pictures on social media and open support for the American Supreme Court ruling over legalizing Gay Marriage, it was a little hard to miss a whole group of Christian Pastors getting…
Mumbai Airport Slums: The reasons why they exist!
If you’re a Mumbaikar, like yours truly, or you’ve flown into Bombay often enough, especially landing from the east, you’ve probably tuned your mind to being greeted by endless roofs of shanties and slums. Being a Mumbai resident and an…
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly – Indian Army’s Myanmar Operation
The Indian Army under a unique ‘Hot Pursuit’ agreement with Myanmar conducted a special forces operation across the border, inside Myanmar. This has lead to the extermination of 100 odd militants who were allegedly responsible for plotting and executing an…
Top 6 Reasons Istanbul to visit Istanbul for Teenagers / Couples
Istanbul is downright beautiful! Financial woes and crisis have hardly ever perturbed this city’s spirit and hospitality and I’d go back for a few days every time I had a chance. Here’s 6 reasons why you want to head over…
India’s stigma: The Prenuptial Agreement
‘Marriage; is a permanent social agreement based on being continuously backed by a fluctuating emotion called ‘love.’ Read that again so it sinks it. For those of you who haven’t heard of one of these agreements yet, I’m not surprised…
Solving Kashmir, is this the road to Indo-Pak peace?
“The day the Kashmir issue gets resolved is the day the Pak Army loses its relevance.” To understand this, one needs to understand the ethos of Pakistan, as a state. Pakistan is ideological in nature, based on the two nation…
PFRDA gets it right with National Pension System for India!
Government of India introduced the National Pension System (NPS) for new employees of Central Government (except for the Armed Forces), joining Government service on or after January 1, 2004. NPS is regulated by Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA). The…
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