Alia Allana

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No offer beyond due process on Rana: Canada MinisterSubscriber Only

November 19,2009 23:32:31 PM

Visiting Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon on Wednesday said intelligence agencies of India and Canada...

Thu, Nov 19, 2009

US failed Asia,says Irans MottakiSubscriber Only

November 17,2009 04:20:10 AM

Iran has expressed the desire and need for a new direction in its policy towards Asia. On his two-day visit to India,his second to the country...

Tue, Nov 17, 2009

Obamas Burma momentSubscriber Only

November 14,2009 02:28:33 AM

It is time to rethink engagement with the junta...

Sat, Nov 14, 2009

North of AdenSubscriber Only

November 10,2009 02:48:56 AM

Intense air raids by Saudi Arabian forces coupled with a Yemeni onslaught against Yemeni Houthi rebels,have brought attention to the poorest nation in the Middle East.

Tue, Nov 10, 2009

Diminishing ReturnsSubscriber Only

October 24,2009 00:03:18 AM

Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling,Patriotic Prostitutes & Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner Allen Lane Pages: 256 Rs 399

Sat, Oct 24, 2009

Caucasus talkSubscriber Only

October 13,2009 03:37:46 AM

Peace. Everyone has been talking about it lately. Sitting in the back of her limousine,Hillary Clinton did her bit for peace as well and with what results.

Tue, Oct 13, 2009

60 Years of Red ChinaSubscriber Only

September 29,2009 01:58:18 AM

On October 1,1949,Mao Zedong,speaking from the balcony of Beijings crumbling Imperial Palace,declared that a century of turmoil,war and famine was over. As the Peoples Republic of China celebrates its 60th anniversary,ALIA ALLANA looks at the major milestones in Chinas 60-year-long march....

Tue, Sep 29, 2009

Podium for mavericksSubscriber Only

September 28,2009 03:26:08 AM

Why the UN General Assembly is formatted for spectacle....

Mon, Sep 28, 2009

Ahmedinejad,balancedSubscriber Only

September 09,2009 03:25:20 AM

The man annoys as much as he amuses,but as his power faces its stiffest challenge yet,one wonders if Irans President...

Wed, Sep 09, 2009

The road to MandalaySubscriber Only

August 31,2009 00:08:06 AM

How even the promise of elections is shaking up Burma

Mon, Aug 31, 2009

The guerrillas best friendSubscriber Only

July 15,2009 02:06:33 AM

What empowers West Africas accused war criminals?

Wed, Jul 15, 2009

CHINA,IN PARTSSubscriber Only

July 14,2009 03:25:54 AM

While the Han,who make up 90 per cent of Chinas population,are traditionally from the eastern parts of the country...

Tue, Jul 14, 2009

IRANS KING MAKERSSubscriber Only

June 23,2009 04:01:48 AM

The victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over reformist Mir-Hossein Moussavi in the recent Iranian presidential elections has set the country ablaze....

Tue, Jun 23, 2009

The Axis of ElectionsSubscriber Only

June 01,2009 00:40:40 AM

What three elections in Indias near abroad might mean

Mon, Jun 01, 2009

The great escapeSubscriber Only

May 13,2009 23:50:43 PM

Roxana Saberis release lays bare Irans political fragmentation

Wed, May 13, 2009

Fight on land,win on seaSubscriber Only

April 24,2009 23:34:03 PM

How Somalian instability is fuelling pirate attacks

Fri, Apr 24, 2009

Thai tug owarSubscriber Only

April 17,2009 22:08:31 PM

Protesting in Thailand has become a seasonal affair. Demands remain unclear,the outcome shadowed,the damage immense.

Fri, Apr 17, 2009

New Atlantic OrderSubscriber Only

April 03,2009 01:13:48 AM

NATO celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. Strasbourg and Kehl,the twin towns of Germany and France and which the two countries once warred over...

Fri, Apr 03, 2009

Drugs,gang wars and gunsSubscriber Only

March 27,2009 23:57:07 PM

Over 2007-2008 the number of gang war related deaths has drastically increased; 2008 saw roughly 7000 dead.

Fri, Mar 27, 2009

The criminal paper-eaterSubscriber Only

March 07,2009 22:41:14 PM

The indictment of Sudans president isnt entirely useless

Sat, Mar 07, 2009

Who are the Khmer Rouge?Subscriber Only

February 18,2009 23:15:09 PM

The Khmer Rouge were guerrillas who formed the Communist Party. Their ideology is based on the ideology of both Marxism and Maoism.

Wed, Feb 18, 2009

Nowhere to sailSubscriber Only

February 10,2009 02:31:51 AM

Why Burmas boat people are dying on the sea....

Tue, Feb 10, 2009

The World Today | The Afghanistan debacleSubscriber Only

February 02,2009 18:19:30 PM

Obama has today asked for an increase in NATO troops in Afghanistan it may well be the case that this increase might not materialise.

Mon, Feb 02, 2009

Twilight at GitmoSubscriber Only

January 30,2009 00:32:04 AM

One of the first actions taken by Obama was to issue a 120-day moratorium on all trials in Guantanamo.

Fri, Jan 30, 2009

Operation overSubscriber Only

January 16,2009 01:01:27 AM

Israels invasion of Gaza hasnt worked. What next?

Fri, Jan 16, 2009