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Ali: A Poet’s Tribulations
Znet Article, February, 12 2011
Mahir Ali
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Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s poetry...
Ali: The Victimization Of Saint John
Znet Article, December, 09 2010
Mahir Ali
Ali's ZSpace page
FOR a multitude of baby boomers, the assassination of John Lennon 30 years ago was akin to the murder of John F. Kennedy.
Ali: The Flip Side Of Diplomacy
Znet Article, December, 02 2010
Mahir Ali
Ali's ZSpace page
It would have been extremely entertaining to overhear some of the conversations representatives of the US State Department have been having with foreign governments in recent days.
Ali: Barack Obama And The Two-Year Itch
Znet Article, November, 02 2010
Mahir Ali
Ali's ZSpace page
THE extent of the devastation caused by the electoral tsunami that the White House has been bracing for should become clear by today. Every opinion poll suggested that the House of Representatives would be lost to the Republicans by a substantial ...
Ali: Haven’t we seen this disaster movie before?
Znet Article, October, 13 2010
Mahir Ali
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Bob Woodward’s latest book, Obama’s Wars, has, among other things, helped to confirm suspicions of a high level of dysfunction in Washington vis-a-vis the nine-year war in Afghanistan, particularly in terms of disagreements between the Pentagon a...
Ali: India’s Arrivals And Departures
Znet Article, October, 06 2010
Mahir Ali
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It is not difficult to understand why Suresh Kalmadi attracted a huge cheer at the inauguration of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi last Sunday when he declared, “India has arrived.”
Ali: Big Brother’s Unlikely Vanquisher
Znet Article, September, 30 2010
Mahir Ali
Ali's ZSpace page
Ralph Miliband, as one of Britain’s leading Marxist intellectuals, was among Labour’s fiercest critics from the left and would have been profoundly pained to see his elder son, David, acquire his reputation as a leading Blairite.
Ali: Revolutionary Isle In Transition, Again
Znet Article, September, 23 2010
Mahir Ali
Ali's ZSpace page
Fidel Castro’s remarkable recovery from a near-death experience has been increasingly evident in recent months. Although, contrary to expectations, he failed to make a public appearance on July 26, one of the most significant dates on Cuba’s polit...
Ali: US Holds Up A Mirror To Muslim Bigotry
Znet Article, September, 15 2010
Mahir Ali
Ali's ZSpace page
It is almost certainly no coincidence that the recent surge in anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States has occurred during the presidency of Barack Obama. Which is not to suggest that he is in any way to blame for the heightened level of bigotr...
Ali: American Wars Without End
Znet Article, September, 09 2010
Mahir Ali
Ali's ZSpace page
It is hardly surprising that the primary victims of what the world knows as the Vietnam War employ a different nomenclature for that conflict. The Vietnamese, quite logically, call it the American War. That it’s not generally known as such is part...
Ali: Thumbs-Down For Politics-As-Usual
Znet Article, August, 25 2010
Mahir Ali
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It appears unlikely that the political disarray into which Australia has stumbled in the wake of last Saturday’s election can satisfactorily be resolved without going to another poll. That is not going to happen very quickly.
Ali: Don’t Let Flawed Democracy Drown
Znet Article, August, 18 2010
Mahir Ali
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Is there any government anywhere in the world that would not have been found wanting in the face of such a profound calamity as the unprecedented floods that have devastated every province in Pakistan?
Ali: Multiple Crises In Disaster Management
Znet Article, August, 03 2010
Mahir Ali
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IT’S somewhat odd that whereas there were any number of voices calling for President Asif Zardari to cancel his state visit to Britain on account of remarks made by Prime Minister David Cameron in Bangalore, hardly anyone bothered to suggest that ...
Ali: Something Wiki this way comes
Znet Article, July, 27 2010
Mahir Ali
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Anyone seeking confirmation that “hearts and minds” is more or less a lost cause for the United States and its Nato allies, not least because the level of civilian casualties is considerably higher than that acknowledged in official statements, ca...
Ali: Advantage Iran? Not necessarily
Znet Article, July, 21 2010
Mahir Ali
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Over the past week or so, the government in Tehran has been trying to milk the mysterious saga of Shahram Amiri for all it is worth.
Ali: A fleeting whiff of the old Cold War
Znet Article, July, 13 2010
Mahir Ali
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One could be forgiven for interpreting the US-Russian spy saga that apparently culminated last weekend on an airfield in Vienna as a case of gravitas repeating itself as farce. It wasn’t all that long ago, after all, that espionage between the Uni...
Ali: The miasma’s more worrying than McChrystal
Znet Article, July, 06 2010
Mahir Ali
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It would be so much better were India and Pakistan to recognize their mutual interest in a stable and independent Afghanistan and a terrorism-free regional environment, and work cooperatively towards achieving that end.
Ali: From 10-pound Pom to PM
Znet Article, July, 04 2010
Mahir Ali
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AT about 7pm last Wednesday, Australia’s national broadcaster, the ABC, broke the news that moves were afoot in the ruling Labor Party to replace its leader, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. At a brief press conference a couple of hours later, a charact...
Ali: Hullabaloo Over the Hitler Picture
Znet Article, June, 23 2010
Mahir Ali
Ali's ZSpace page
Portrayals of Adolf Hitler on the big screen are, of course, hardly a novelty. And they are seldom particularly controversial.
Ali: What’s wrong with this picture?
Znet Article, June, 16 2010
Mahir Ali
Ali's ZSpace page
The vehement denials that have lately been pouring out of Islamabad with reference to Matt Waldman’s controversial discussion paper on the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) directorate’s embroilment with the Afghan Taliban offer little cause for s...
