US defends 'legal and ethical' drone strikes in Pak

The United States has said that drone strikes are "legal and ethical" tools against Al Qaeda terrorists in Pakistan, dismissing Islamabad's concerns over the attacks. Justifying the use of remotely......

'Pakistanis are disappointed with Dr Singh'

Maleeha Lodhi, the former Pakistani Ambassador to the US, has said that both Pakistani government and its people are disappointed that even though Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Congress......

NRI to head CIA's South Asia arm

Sumit Ganguly, who currently holds the Rabindranath Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilisations will soon be appointed the first National Intelligence Officer of the newly-formed South Asia......

Pakistan can't defeat terrorists if it doesn't kill extremism, says US scholar

As long as Pakistan fails to "kill" the extremist ideology that presents Islam under siege and India and the US being responsible for its afflictions, Islamabad can not defeat terrorism, a top US......