A fringe group of extremist British Muslim activists are planning a ‘hell for heroes’ protest against British troops on Remembrance Day – the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, when the world gratefully remembers the contributions of the war dead with two minutes of silence. Read more

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Posted by Dipankar De Sarkar on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 8:08 pm
Filed under England · Tagged al qaeda, anti-war protesters, British troops, dipankar de sarkar, hindustan times, Home Counties, Hyde Park, news, Remembrance Day, Rev Jesse Jackson, Taliban, Tony Blair
Thankfully, India doesn’t have to answer this question immediately. That’s because much of the world can’t seem to get its head around the need to lay down a set of ‘cyber behaviour norms’ as is being demanded by some countries. Read more

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Posted by Dipankar De Sarkar on Monday, October 24, 2011 at 10:06 pm
Filed under world · Tagged Arab Spring, China, Chinese telecoms network, cyber security, cyberspace, Egypt, Hilary Clinton, India, LIbya, London Conference on Cyberspace, manmohan singh, Sachin Pilot, Tajikistan, Tunisia, UN, Uzbekistan
So China is unhappy? On Saturday, an important state-owned newspaper, ‘China Energy News’ reportedly warned India against dipping its toes in uncharted waters for unknown benefits. Read more

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Posted by Dipankar De Sarkar on Monday, October 17, 2011 at 8:24 pm
Filed under world · Tagged Beijing, China, China Energy News, Communist Party, India, Nguyen Phu Trong, oil companies, ONGC, PetroVietnam, South China Sea, Truong Tan Sang, Vietnam, whirlpool
Friday, October 7, marks the 10th anniversary of the US- and British-led armed intervention in Afghanistan, launched in the aftermath of 9/11. Read more

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Posted by Dipankar De Sarkar on Monday, October 3, 2011 at 8:13 pm
Filed under England, London, UK, world · Tagged Af-Pak policy, Afghan women, Afghanistan, dipankar de sarkar, hindustantimes, ht blogs, news, Taliban, Terminal 3, US troops