Sunjeev Bery

Tag: India

  • Financial Times Withdraws Award To Narendra Modi, Gujarat’s Chief Minister

    The Huffington Post Posted: September 11, 2009 By Sanjeev Bery Following growing public criticism, the Financial Times magazine fDi has withdrawn its recent “Asian Personality of the Year” award to Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat.

  • Lack of Coverage on Transgendered Pakistanis Shows Bias in U.S. Media

    The Huffington Post Posted: August 19, 2009 03:44 PM By Sanjeev Bery It probably wasn’t the first time that someone had organized an Independence Day cricket match in Pakistan. But it almost certainly was the first time that such a match occurred between a team of professional cricket players and a team of transgendered Pakistanis.…

  • The Death of the Tamil Tigers

    The Sri Lankan government’s endgame shelling of areas controlled by the Tamil Tigers has reached its conclusion — a massive defeat for the secessionist movement and the death of its leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran. The Associated Press reported the details of Prabhakaran’s death: Senior [Sri Lankan] military officials said Prabhakaran was surrounded early Monday with the…

  • Failed State Fetish

    The news is certainly troubling.  Taliban fighters get a “peace” treaty from the national Pakistani government, and then expand from Swat to neighboring Buner.  A vast national military seems unable or unwilling to respond, and everyone scratches their heads wondering what is next. But does this really mean that Pakistan is on the verge of…

  • The Tel Aviv Tango

    Tehelka Magazine (India) April 15, 2008 By Sanjeev Bery The Israeli Defence Forces have a gift for the world. SANJEEV BERY takes a closer look at the spread of Krav Maga martial arts in India ISRAEL’S ARMS sales may capture the headlines, but they aren’t the nation’s only export to India. In south Delhi’s upscale…