Trump and Pakistani support for jihadists by Thierry Meyssan Continuing his analysis of Donald Trump’s policy in the Greater Middle East, Thierry Meyssan demonstrates that, contrary to current opinion, the US President has not changed his strategy. Breaking with his predecessors, he is attempting to cut off Pakistani support for the jihadists in Afghanistan, just as…
Kissinger’s 1974 Plan for Food Control Genocide by Joseph Brewda Dec. 8, 1995 On Dec. 10, 1974, the U.S. National Security Council under Henry Kissinger completed a classified 200-page study, “National Security Study Memorandum 200: Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests.” The study falsely claimed that…
There is a widespread belief both in Russia and abroad that the Ukrainian crisis has undermined the system of international relations, which was built after the end of the Cold War at the turn of the 1990s and even since much earlier – after the end of World War II in 1945. This belief is…
NOBODY doubts that China has joined the ranks of the great powers: the idea of a G2 with America is mooted, albeit prematurely. India is often spoken of in the same breath as China because of its billion-plus population, economic promise, value as a trading partner and growing military capabilities. All five permanent members of…
Most Important Facebook Number: 140.3 Billion Facebook announced that it had a billion active accounts Thursday; an extraordinary milestone, celebrated with a rather odd ad. But that number, like that ad, is a sideshow. Another extraordinary stat got overlooked, and this is one that really gives you the scale of what the social…
by Abigail Pesta ….August, 2012 Model and photographer Indrani spent her childhood in a 300-room palace in India. She turned that ancestral home into a school—and is fighting to give girls a better future. By Abigail Pesta. Indrani visits students at her ancestral palace turned school in India. She grew up in a crumbling ancestral…
A Bollywood starlet has become the first Indian woman to pose nude for Playboy, sparking a wave of criticism in her home country where the magazine is banned. Sherlyn Chopra, 28, will appear in the November issue. However, a series of teasing interviews has provoked a round of condemnation from women’s rights activists who…
“Warm, sexy and always a little different,” is how perfumer Alberto Morillas describes oud, a pricey oil made from agar wood and its resin. Used for centuries in Arab countries, the perfume ingredient is now also a hit in Europe. If you can afford it With ancient roots that cost more…
The struggles and successes of India’s start-up culture Is Bangalore Asia’s answer to Silicon Valley? Start-up Stories Delhi start-up rethinks ink Michael and Xochi Birch, Bebo Brent Hoberman, lastminute.com Krishnan Ganesh, TutorVista Twenty years ago in the vibrant entrepreneurial paradise of Silicon Valley in the US, it was said that you would find…
Lady Gaga crack India? By Rajini Vaidyanathan BBC News, Mumbai Lady Gaga has set her sights on cracking India’s lucrative music market, but can the eccentric singer wow one of the world’s largest audiences? With her choreographed routines, colorful costumes and catchy tunes, she has many trademark Bollywood characteristics. Lavish costumes are already popular… Lady…