The first article is the first in a five part series called The Mind of a Terrorist. Next is an editorial about the return to Thailand of its former Prime Minister who was removed from office by a military coup. Then there is Wal-Mart in China and will it fail like it did in Germany and Korea. From Bangladesh is an editorial about the two main political parties unable to over come the present political turmoil in that country. The Taipei Times talks about Japan busting them for over fishing tuna. From India is a commentary about India's and China's place as world economic powers. Finally is a editorial about the coup in Pakistan that brought Musharraf to power.
The Tariq Saeedi
The mind of a Terrorist: Introduction
The unfolding events in the Middle East and Central Asia at a frighteningly fast pace have forced me to hasten with this Mindwork, the work that may or may not ultimately take the shape of a book.
The way the United States
No reconciliation without justice
Debate centres on the timing, conditions and appropriateness of his return to the country given widespread public anxiety about political disturbances that may ensue. The Nation
Will Wal-Mart go Darwin in China?
Mark Gilbert
2006-10-24
WAL-MART Stores Inc's plan to double its presence in China will test whether failed adventures in Germany and South Korea have persuaded the world's largest retailer to abandon corporate creationism in favor of Darwinism. Wal-Mart
Editorial
Dialogue devoid of democratic direction
The sixth round of the dialogue between two political camps, led by the ruling BNP and the opposition Awami League, has apparently failed to produce any concrete result as regards resolution of the present political impasse over the opposition demand for `reforms' in the caretaker government and electoral laws. New Age
Editorial: Tuna quotas a red herring
Tuesday, Oct 24, 2006, Page 8
When it comes to tuna fishing, Taiwan is one of the world's biggest players.
Despite its small size, the nation ranks sixth among the deep-sea fishing nations in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans, with a majority of its tuna catch going to satisfy domestic and Japanese demand for sashimi. Taipei Times
Beyond Asian Century
C Raja Mohan
Posted online: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at 0000 hrs
The rapid economic growth of China and India is not merely about the prospects of an Asian century but also the transformation of other regions in the world. A recent World Bank
The rights and wrongs of Kargil
THE controversy touched off by President Musharraf's claims about Kargil will never end because no independent inquiry has been conducted on the episode and there is no way of knowing the truth. The versions presented by different parties who had a say in the events of May-July 1999, however, lead to one undisputed conclusion. Dawn