India: Reconstruction Of National Security Architecture – Analysis

By A. K. VermaA Task Force, comprising retired seniors and heads of all government departments having national security responsibilities, with the convener of the National Security Advisory Board as its Chairman, has been holding sessions to review the existing systems and suggest improvements, changes and modifications of the processes, procedures and practices, ... Read More

Syria: 100 Killed, US May Agree To Arm Rebels

Some 100 people were killed yesterday in Syria. The city of Homs, "capital of the revolution", remains at the center of the repression by the forces of president Bashar Al Assad. Children and women were among the victims of the non-stop bombings.Meanwhile, an appeal by t... Read More

Iran: IAEA Trip Ends With No Breakthrough

The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that the second visit of its inspectors to Iran has led to no breakthroughs in that country’s nuclear disputes with the international community.According to AFP, the five inspectors who arrived in Tehran two days ago to disc... Read More

General Motors Recorded Biggest Profit Ever In 2011

U.S.-based General Motors, the world's largest automaker, recorded its biggest profit ever in 2011, two years after emerging from bankruptcy with the help of a government bailout.The century-old carmaker says strong sales in the United States and China helped push its profits to $7.6 billion, easily topping the company's previous $6.7 billion e... Read More

Not All Catholic Colleges Freely Choose To Cover Birth Control, Group Says

The Cardinal Newman Society evaluated a list of twenty prominent Catholic colleges offering contraceptive coverage and found that most do so because o... Read More