Hillary Clinton paid respect to ‘Asian Economies’

The Obama administration is off to a good start with its foreign policy initiatives. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s inaugural trip to Asia sent an important signal to the Asian community. This departure from the Anglo-American mind-set promises a new beginning to the ever-changing world. The policy has obvious Obama fingerprints but some [...]

Lee Hamilton and friends deserve a very long vacation…

Former Representative Lee Hamilton, now President of Woodrow Wilson International Center, had a conversation with Charlie Rose on January 26, 2009. They primarily discussed the new President Barack Obama and his foreign policy. If Lee Hamilton is giving any advice to President Obama we would see the return of Jimmy Carter in the White House! [...]

The people of Pakistan are victims too!

Ordinary people in Pakistan are as helpless as the free citizens of India. We can not get rid of our corrupt politicians similarly Pakistanis can not get rid of their obsessive military dictators. The armed forces of Pakistan have ruled their country ever since the partition of India. The military generals of Pakistan have done [...]

Paul Volcker as the Secretary of the Treasury?

Nobody should be surprised and few would oppose the selection of Paul Volcker as the next Secretary of the Treasury in an ‘Obama Administration’. The more important question is, would he accept and if yes, for how long? I personally do not see any harm in Paul Volcker taking charge of the treasury for a [...]

Chuck Hagel for State is my strong recommendation!

During the past one week, we are hearing the names of Senator John Kerry, Former Senator Sam Nunn and former US Ambassador to UN Richard Holbrooke as possible choices for the next US Secretary of State in the forthcoming Obama Administration. This could be a second major mistake by President-elect Barack Obama after the appointment [...]

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