Musings of a modern guy

There are a lot of contradictory signals that are emerging from Pakistan in the last few days with regard to the impeachment efforts against President Musharraf. While there are many reports to the effect that President Musharraf is willing to step down as long as he is given a honorable way out, and there cannot […]

The problem in Zimbabwe seems to be getting more pronounced. Ever since the elections, there has a state of acute tension in the country; initial reports seemed to indicate that the disastrous reign of the President, Robert Mugabe would be over. However, it seemed to be clear that after initial disarray, Mugabe and his party […]

Ever since the last polls, the result of which is disputed, Zimbabwe is refusing to settle down. On one side is the ruling party of President Robert Mugabe, who claims that he won the polls, and has all the forces of power on his side. On the other side is the biggest challenger that Mugabe […]

Zimbabwe was probably one of the last countries in Africa to become independent, the event happening as late as in 1980. The leader who was the best symbol of its fight for independence, Robert Mugabe stood tall and became its President. There was a lot of hope for the leader to lead his country to […]

Myanmar has always been an eyesore to the international community. The nation has been in the grip of a brutal military dictatorship since 1962, and has in the past canceled elections that gave Aung San Suu Kii (the daughter of the founder of Burma) the majority, and ever since then, they have placed her in […]

When the 2 principal parties of Pakistan, led by Bhutto’s widower Asif Zardari, and the other led by previous exiled Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif got a sizable portion of the seats in Pakistan’s long-delayed elections, the days of Pakistan’s military dictator and President Pervez Musharraf seemed doomed. After all, he had to give up […]