November 2010 Blog Posts (2)

Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy Versus Dr. Ata-ur-Rehman Khan-----Bogus Science or Personal Vendetta?

Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy has continued his animus toward Dr. Ata through a piece in Dawn titled "A Case of Bogus Science". In this piece, Hoodbhoy accuses Ata-u-Rehman of engaging in "bogus science" by asking in his recent paper on HAARP: “Is the HAARP then, a harmless research tool — or a weapon of mass destruction far more lethal than nuclear weapons? We may never know.”



I think Dr. Ata is well within the realm of science in speculating… Continue

Added by Riaz Haq on November 18, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Indian Propaganda Brainwashing the Poor in India

A recent Pew Global Attitudes survey shows that 85% of Indians are satisfied with their government's performance, particularly its handling of the economy. Only the Chinese and Brazilians are more satisfied with their economic situation among the 22 countries included in the survey.



India, a nation which has the dubious distinction of being home to the world's largest population of poor, hungry,… Continue

Added by Riaz Haq on November 12, 2010 at 11:00pm — 11 Comments

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    Is the India Growth Story Over?

    In a television speech to the nation, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged his people to make sacrifices by spending less on fuel, fertilizer, and travel. He also asked them not to buy gold for a year. “To save foreign exchange, we must accept the challenge of patriotism,” he said. It appears that India's problems do not just stem from the effects of the US-Iran war; India's problems started well before that. Flight of foreign capital has put the Indian currency under tremendous…

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    Pakistan's New Infrastructure Investments and Trade Routes

    Pakistan has recently launched 5G wireless service in multiple cities and closed financing on the 306 kilometer 6-lane Sukkur-Hyderabad M6 motorway. In addition, Pakistan is seeing significant increase in the utilization of its Gwadar and Karachi ports after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the US-Iran war. This will help open the trade routes from Pakistan to Central Asia via Iran, bypassing unstable Afghanistan. It has the potential to eventually make Pakistan a major…

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