THE UNHRC REPORT – WOULD DELHI MINUS THE SECTARIAN/RAW ACT NOW ON ENDING SRI LANKA GENOCIDE This author has written a series of blogs that describes how the involvement of Delhi is becoming a necessity with the Sinhala leaders of all persuasions over the past years nurtured a flourishing genocide culture that initially began as […]
NSA building powerful quantum computers to end all privacy
The information technology space and the world of spying are getting scarier, especially for ordinary citizens. In its bid to secure America from online and other perceived threats, the US National Security Agency (NSA) is reportedly racing against time to build a quantum computer capable of breaking every imaginable encryption codes known to humans. Based […]
Growing Support for Taleban Talks
Analysts see political engagement with insurgents as best prospect for securing peace. By Caroline Tosh in London and Hafizullah Gardesh in Kabul As violence continues in Afghanistan, there is a growing consensus that the Taleban cannot be defeated by military might alone, and that negotiations might offer a way towards some kind of political settlement. […]
Student Patents Revolutionary Mobile Antenna
For all the technical difficulties we regularly experience with our mobile phones and other cellular devices, there may soon be a solution, thanks to Arun Raaza, a young research student at Swansea University in the UK. "[The] antenna in your mobile rotates in all possible directions trying to capture the signals," says Raaza. "This leads […]
Security not to be compromised in new policy on terror
Pakistan on Thursday said it has been pursuing a comprehensive policy against terrorism which combines political, socioeconomic and military elements. Foreign Office Spokesman Muhammad Sadiq in his weekly briefing said, “The government believes that the military action alone will not be effective in permanently ending the menace of terrorism.” He said political engagement is an […]
Talks underway with peace seekers in tribal areas: FO Pakistan
Pakistan Thursday said it has been pursuing a comprehensive policy against terrorism which combines political, socio-economic and military elements. Foreign Office Spokesman Muhammad Sadiq in his weekly briefing said, "The government believes that military action alone will not be effective in permanently ending the menace of terrorism." He said political engagement is an essential part […]