Rajiv Mathur is New IB Chief

The Government of India has named Rajiv Mathur the next Director of the Intelligence Bureau, the country’s inept domestic intelligence agency. Mathur, a 1972 batch IPS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, is currently Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau. Mathur, a native of Agra, will replace P.C. Haldar on his retirement on December 31. Under Haldar’s […]

ISI Involved in Mumbai Terror Attack – Reports

Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) is involved in the deadly terrorist strike on Mumbai, say news reports emanating from India in what could signal a retaliatory military strike on the Islamic nation by India. In a new story, the Times of India is reporting that: India has proof that the Inter Services Intelligence was involved […]

Mumbai Terrorist Nightmare Ends; 195 Dead

The horrific terrorist attacks on Mumbai since November 26 that cost the lives of 195 people has ended 60-hours later with the last of the terrorists being killed by Indian commandos at the five-star Taj Hotel on Saturday morning (IST). The coordinated rampage by the team of 12 terrorists at 10 locations also wounded some 327 […]

Bhaiya, Aaramse Maar Meri Gaand

For over four decades now, it’s been apparent to all but the completely blind or the utterly senile that India is a blundering, doddering mockery of a democracy that has totally lost its way. A soft state, to borrow Gunnar Myrdal’s terminology, where the government institutions have become so weak and corruption so endemic that […]