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Sukhoi testing PAKFA 5th Gen fighter–without Delhi input or HAL…

Rupi News | 23 hours ago by Moin Ansari

While a section of the Bharati press and the Bharati Defense spin doctors are claiming that the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft will be jointly designed by Russia and Bharat–the facts tell us a different story. We wrote about this a few month read more

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After IAFs IL-76 grounding a No-Bid: India can’t replace tanker…

Rupi News | January 6th 2010 by Moin Ansari

The IAF has another problem. Its tankers: The IAFs IL-76 are grounded and Lockheed, Boeing, Russia, and Airbus won’t or can’t sell it tankers. In its quest for fuel tankers for its aircraft, the IAF had wanted to purchase American planes. read more

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Gen Kapoor’s provocative doctrine: Pakistani countermeasures

Rupee News The main account | January 4th 2010 by Moin Ansari

In remarks reported last week, Indian army chief Gen Deepak Kapoor reaffirmed that India was evolving a new military doctrine, and he outlined some of its key elements. The changes in the strategic environment held out by this pronouncement have sign read more

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“Aman ki Asha”: What the heck does “Asha” mean?

Rupi News | January 2nd 2010 by Moin Ansari

We like most in Pakistan don’t know what “asha” means. We had to look it up and are perplexed that the Editor of the Times of India would send a message about a Hindu deity or something the right path or whatever. Asha is an enigma, read more

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Response to Jaideep Bose & Times of India: On “peace” &am…

Rupi News | January 2nd 2010 by Moin Ansari

To: Jaideep Bose, Editor– Times of India Subject: “Aman Ki ‘Asha “. Don’t have a clue what “Asha” means. It gets very confusing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha) Dated: January 1st, 2010 From: Editor Rupee read more

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Kashmir: India claims that the Article of Accession is “lost”…

Rupi News | January 1st 2010 by Moin Ansari

According to the Indians the original “Article of of Accession” for the state of Kashmir is lost–as if it ever existed. There are serious issues of timing and dates pointed out by various international, Pakistani and Indian authors& read more

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“Pakistan’s 5th province”: “Gilgit-Baltistan has no conne…

Rupi News | January 1st 2010 by Moin Ansari

Pakistan has reacted strongly to the frivolous statements made by the Indian Ministry for External Affairs.The Northern Areas of Pakistan are liberated territory and include Gilgit, Skardu, Dir and other areas which were states that have been absorbe read more

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“Aman kee ashaa” farce equals “Bughul main choori–mun peh…

Rupi News | January 1st 2010 by Moin Ansari

I don’t understand “Asha” or “Aasha” or “Aashaa“. Why throw a slogan at me which I cannot comprehend. I am sure 95% of Pakistanis don’t comprehend this word. This is part of the major anomaly in a campa read more

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Sino supremacy: China gains Africa, Burma, Pakistan, Lanka–Indi…

Rupi News | January 1st 2010 by Moin Ansari

Maldives is changing dramatically. As a response to Bharati (aka Indian) moves into the presidential quarters the Maldivians are turning more and more towards Islam. The previous government of had declared that Maldives would remain 100% Muslim as it read more

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General Kapoor’s sabre rattling stirs up hornets next in Beijin…

Rupee News The main account | December 31st 2009 by Moin Ansari

General Deepak Kapoor has a big mouth and an IQ in the single digits General Kapoor has issued inane statements that Bharat (aka India) should be fighting two wars with Pakistan and China. These statements serve no purpose in world affairs, and simpl read more

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“Sex Pollution” Book Review: Shabnum Qayoom sheds light on Lo…

Rupee News The main account | December 31st 2009 by Moin Ansari

“Sex Pollution”: While the book may be salacious in nature, it does shed light on the shady side of Jawaharlal Nehru–known for his escapades. Stanley Wolpert has written extensively about his gay lifestyle as well as his affair wit read more

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US UK Australia, Canada say Avoid India: Delhi responds: “India…

Rupee News The main account | December 30th 2009 by Moin Ansari

Four countries — the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada — have issued travel advisories warning citizens of the high risk of terror attacks in India. The US and UK advisories follow previous ones complaining about New Delhi read more

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“Pornywood”: Bollywood produces the most porn in the world: T…

Rupee News The main account | December 30th 2009 by Moin Ansari

Many people have begun calling it by its rightful name “Pornywood” or derisively “Bolly4wood”. MUMBAI: It may come as a surprise, but Bollywood, which supposedly churns out “wholesome entertainment” for the jumbo I read more

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India is behind Karachi blast: Imran Khan

Rupee News: Editor's Disquisitions & Fulminations | December 30th 2009 by Moin Ansari

Imran sees foreign elements behind Karachi blast. “Foreign elements” is a buzzword which stands for India. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chief Imran Khan says there is a need for a home-grown anti-terrorism policy, and not for state read more

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Sign NPT first: Tokyo says no to Delhi on Nuclear Technology

Rupi News | December 29th 2009 by Moin Ansari

Nasty is diplomatic speak for “frank” discussions. This is exactly what happened in Tokyo. After a disaster in Washington, where President Obama refused to operationalize the 123 Nuclear Treaty, the Bharati PM had hoped for some respite i read more

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Indian Occupied Kashmir: 100,000 kids in orphanages

Rupee News The main account | December 28th 2009 by Moin Ansari

SRINAGAR: Fourteen-year-old Nagina Bhat loves Sundays. It’s because she gets to spend the whole day with `Papaji’. And even though she must share his attention with a 100-odd others, she still longs all week for that day. Nagina’s read more

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Post-Hindu India: Dr. Ilaiah on the current Dalit-Brahman Civil w…

Rupee News The main account | December 27th 2009 by Moin Ansari

Book Review of “Post-Hindu India”: Dr. Kancha Ilaiah on the current Dalit-Brahman Civil war in India and the end of Hinduism Dr. Kancha Ilaiah well written book creates new discussion about the future of the country called “India read more

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Overcoming Jinnahphobia in Bharat

Pakistan Ledger | December 27th 2009 by Moin Ansari

Jinnah and Liaqat at the 1940 Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Resolution) The Pakistanphobia against Pakistan plus the the paranoia against all Pakistanis is the root cause of the hatred emanating from Delhi. The history taught in Bharat is really the read more

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“Force Fungibility”: Indian troops in Afghanistan

Rupi News | December 26th 2009 by Moin Ansari

Force fungibility: “Indian troops in Afghanistan will shift battleground away from Kashmir and Indian Mainland”. There are renewed calls by Delhi to allow it to send troops to Afghanistan. Kabul bombing: Ruse to send Indian troops to Afgh read more

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The Dalit story

Pakistan Ledger | December 26th 2009 by Moin Ansari

Indologists and those interested to learn about India must read the prodigiously written book by Aravind Adiga, and prolifically penned writings of Satis Shroff.  Not gauging the reality may create inherent risks, not only for businessmen but also f read more

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Manmohan’s Mumbai mess: Case has more holes than a sieve

Rupi News | December 25th 2009 by Moin Ansari

Manmohan’s Mumbai mess: Case has more holes than a sieve. Nothing makes sense. We have been reporting about Mumbai for months now. Mumbai militancy: Some inexplicable questions for Indian leaders. There a hundreds of unanswered questions on the read more

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International Death Watch For MiG 29s: India upgrades new Flying…

Rupi News | December 24th 2009 by Moin Ansari

Moscow Sale to Delhi: Russian Mig 35s are simply Mig 29s with new decals More Duds: The fiasco of the IAFs Mig 29s More Flying coffins? December 24, 2009: Myanmar is buying twenty MiG-29s from Russia. Myanmar bought its first twelve MiG-29s in 2001 read more

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Bharat exploding like Yugoslavia–Imploding like the USSR

Pakistan Ledger | December 24th 2009 by Moin Ansari

Naxalite insurgency spreading like wildfire. Hindustan’s Maoist insurgency map. There are secessionist movements in almost every state in “India” encompasisng more than 200 districts It may surprise many, but the area of highest read more

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Bhagat Singh On Untouchability and Dalit struggle for separate el…

Rupee News: Editor's Disquisitions & Fulminations | December 23rd 2009 by Moin Ansari

Bhagat Singh finds a place not only among India’s but world’s greatest revolutionaries. His life, work, struggle and the way he kissed and embraced death bring him in league of world’s great revolutionaries such as Socrates, Bruno, Joan of Arc, read more

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India’s Poverty Line Is Actually A Starvation Line: 30 families…

Rupee News: Editor's Disquisitions & Fulminations | December 23rd 2009 by Moin Ansari

There is something terribly wrong with growth economics. After all, 18 years after India ushered in economic liberalisation, the promise of high growth to reduce poverty and hunger, has not worked. In fact, it has gone the other way around: the more read more

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Indian Kangaroo Court: Kasab denies using sea route–Police tort…

Rupee News: Editor's Disquisitions & Fulminations | December 23rd 2009 by Moin Ansari

Kasab denies coming to Mumbai through sea route Mumbai, Dec 23 (PTI): Lone surviving Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab today denied having entered Mumbai through the sea route and stuck to his earlier claim that he had come to the city 20 days bef read more

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Pakistan blames India for all terror against Pakistan

Pakistan Ledger | December 22nd 2009 by Moin Ansari

Peace is impossible to be attained in the region unless India stop its support to terrorism in Pakistan, foreign minister Shah Mehmud Qureshi said. In an interview to German news agency Qureshi said, “India is supporting the terrorists in the triba read more

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Why was Kashmiri leader Mehbooba Mufti refused a visa by Pakistan

Rupee News: Editor's Disquisitions & Fulminations | December 20th 2009 by Moin Ansari

The Pakistani government has talked to a plethora of Kashmiri politicians–the separatists, and the Delhi puppets. Recently those who were aligned with Delhi were allowed to visit Pakistan. Omar Abdullah was on all the channels and making hi read more

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Talking to a bully is useless. Why have peace talks?

Rupee News: Editor's Disquisitions & Fulminations | December 20th 2009 by Moin Ansari

Akhand Bharat remains a dream of many in the Bharati establishment. There is documented proof that Jawhaarlal Nehru sent letters out in the 40s proclaiming that “Pakistan” would be reabsorbed. Even so called “secular” leaders like Indira Gand read more

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Is Kasab a terrorist or a case of mistaken identity?

Rupee News: Editor's Disquisitions & Fulminations | December 20th 2009 by Moin Ansari

The strange court case of the man alleged to be the sole Mumbai terrorist to be caught alive during last year’s attacks on the city took yet another bizarre turn today when he retracted his confession and claimed to be a wannabe film star. When th read more