Former Sikh
militants talk peace Gurpreet Singh writes from
Vancouver Looking from their
personal experiences, two former Sikh militants are asking the people of
Punjab to maintain peace and harmony and restrain from violent reaction
to the ``blasphemous acts’’ of the head of the Sacha Sauda sect, Gurmeet
Ram Rahim Singh. More
Punjab Communal
Cauldron: British Columbia Suffers the Heat Gurpreet Singh writes from
Surrey THE recent developments in Punjab have
effected the social environment within the Indo Canadian community in
British Columbia. More
Saffron Ball
2007 raises funds for new Brampton Civic Hospital LAST fortnight, The Saffron Foundation
hosted their third annual Saffron Ball to raise money for the new
Brampton Civic Hospital, home of the Guru Nanak Emergency Centre. More
ANALYSIS
Back to Cold War Once Again Sawraj Singh President
Putin warned that Russia would go back to its Cold War stance of aiming its
missiles at Europe if the USA builds a missile shield in Poland and the Czech
Republic. More
Weapons of Environment
Degradation Khushwant Toor
Weapons of mass destruction not only take precious innocent lives, but
destroy the habitat, living and non living objects besides polluting the
atmosphere with deadly gases and chemicals. More
Muslim perceptions of globalisation Ishtiaq Ahmed Akbar Ahmed's latest book Journey into
Islam: The Crisis of Globalization published by the Brookings Institute of
Washington DC is an anthropological contribution to a field in which there is
great scope for theorising about future relations. More
E D I T O R I A L
Media
under Fire
WORLD of
journalism is in deep trouble these days or was it always like that.
Whichever way one might look, the tribulations are a plenty. The
powerful were always arraigned against any independent passionate voice,
may be of the individual, group or of the media. There is not much to
worry. But due note ought to be taken when British Prime Minister Tony
Blair forced to vacate his office in view of the bloody Iraq war dares
the world with a dictum that media is “a feral beast, just tearing
people and reputations to bits.” Blair singled out one daring and
fiercely liberal British newspaper, The Independent and let go the
entire Associated Newspapers and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
More
FOCUS
Sikhism in Crisis Proliferation of Cults and Sects in Punjab
Dr. Jaspal Singh
The finances and management of the gurdwaras should not be the monopoly
of one dominant caste of Punjab. Unless there is an equitable distribution of
duties, responsibilities and authority, the disadvantages sections cannot be
brought back to the mainstream. Apart from this, religious piety, compassion and
belief in humanistic values have again to be inculcated. The crisis of Sikhism
is really more serious than its present day custodians visualize. More
Whither
Agricultural Growth Gobind Thukral IT
is a dilemma that beats the present Indian government. The rosy picture
presented after three years of United Progressive Alliance rule by Mrs. Sonia
Gandhi and Dr Manmohan Singh apart, even the best economic minds have little to
offer for farm front. UPA should get credit for good economic growth of over 8.5
per cent annual and a bit more sensible secular rule than its predecessor the
National Democratic government under BJP. But it’s not an all around growth as
agriculture stands neglected with less than two per cent. More
G-8 Summit: Edifice of
Confrontation Dr Swaraj Singh writes from Washington THE
just concluded summit of the G-8 countries in Germany showed that the world is
facing growing divisions and confrontations. Before the start and after the end,
one issue dominated the summit, which was the growing divide between Russia and
America over the issue of installing the American missile interceptor system in
Poland and the Czech Republic. More
LITERATURE
Den of the
Yellow Devil Surjan Zeervi in the World of
Barbie
Dr. Jaspal Singh Surjan
Zeervi is one of the outstanding journalists of Punjabi. He was the
news editor of the Nawan Zamana at Jalandhar and spent nearly
four decades there before migrating to Canada. Now he is a resident of
Toronto and is a very keen observer of North American way of life. Being
associated with Nisot, a Punjabi journal brought out from Toronto, he
regularly contributes perceptive articles. More
CULTURE
Immortal Classicists: Bade Ghulam Ali Khan and Bhai Samund Singh Harjap Singh Aujla During
the pre-independence days, the studio complex of All India Radio Lahore
offered a unique forum for free flow of ideas amongst the elite of the
classical musicians of the old Punjab. The doyen of classical music,
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was the most conspicuous personality; no one could
ignore his king-sized presence. More
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FEATURES
A Pakistani diplomat remembers Ishtiaq Ahmed THE
Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, has very
kindly invited me as a senior research fellow to work on Pakistan-India-US
relations. The whole family will now move to Singapore and stay there during
July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. Researching the Pakistan-India-US triangle will
surely prove to be very exciting. More
One World and the Women Dr. Manju Singh
Globalization is not a linear process, nor a singular end point for
global social change. Nations and people experience new opportunities and a
constraint placed on them by the increasingly rapid shifts in global security
arrangements and globalizes domestic economies differently. Nevertheless, the
way we live in one part of the world can have repercussion in another part of
the world. More
Lesotho: A
Brief Profile Vinod Anand & N.Yadav Lesotho is a
mountainous country and as such is called the moutnain kingdom. It
has a land area of 30,355 square kms. It lies in the southern region
of Africa,and is fully land locked by the Republic of South Africa.
It has a high altitude all over, both with highlands and lowlands
and remains cooler throughout the year. It is naturally a very
scenic country and has no pollution whatsoever.
More
COMMENT
Army Dictatorship Scared of
Book on Military’s Business Empire LAST
fortnight when Dr Ayesha Siddiqa wanted to launch her book, “Military
Inc: Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy, [
www.southasiapost.org ] this
military analyst had first taste of the dictatorship of the army. No
hotel and no public place were available for her selective function. It
was launched from a virtual sanctuary from the office of a non
government organisation. Nevertheless high-profile political reviewers
seized upon it to denounce the army’s role in Pakistani politics. It was
to be launched from Pakistan’s elitist Islamabad Club. More
LAW
& JUSTICE
Concept of Independent Legal Advice THE duty the lawyers owe to their clients and to
the society are becoming more demanding. The standards of professional
responsibility and fiduciary duty having become more sophisticated, the range of
potential damages too has grown high. Joginder Singh Toor, senior
lawyer and commentator on public affairs currently in Toronto, Canada discusses
the obligation of lawyers and the professional institutions and the healthy role
these can play to get justice. More
HISTORY
Akalis
& Khalistan- 1 IN
the north west of India from the 16th century onwards Sikhism has
played a central role in shaping society’s religious, social and
cultural ethos. It has impacted politics too. Noted historian
Professor J.S. Grewalwhose research and writings have
shaped generations. More
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to send a delegation of relatives to Canada to locate the kalgi worn by guru
Gobind Singh has to be abandoned in midstream. Bitten by a foreign junket bug,
Jathedar Akal Takht Joginder Singh Vedanti proposed to include his wife
among 12 persons planning to go to Canada for "preliminary preparations and
holding delegation" with Sikh organisations and officials of government of
Canada for bringing holy "Kalgi" (sacred Crest) of Guru Gobind Singh from
Canada.
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Towards Peace in South Asia South Asia’s public is yearning
for peace and development in the region. It is sick of chicanery politics and
violence. Somehow the politics mired in hatred and revenge does not allow peace
to prevail. Fortunately there are voices, now increasingly becoming powerful
that would not rest and are seeking peace, justice and development. More
LETTERS
AN excellent series of articles on the
Dera Sacha Sauda. This past week has brought a flood of articles about a sect
absolutely new to me. I'm truly surprised I hadn't heard about it before. More
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IT
is a dilemma that beats the present Indian government. The rosy picture
presented after three years of United Progressive Alliance rule by Mrs. Sonia
Gandhi and Dr Manmohan Singh apart, even the best economic minds have little to
offer for farm front. UPA should get credit for good economic growth of over 8.5
per cent annual and a bit more sensible secular rule than its predecessor the
National Democratic government under BJP. But it’s not an all around growth as
agriculture stands neglected with less than two per cent. 
THE
just concluded summit of the G-8 countries in Germany showed that the world is
facing growing divisions and confrontations. Before the start and after the end,
one issue dominated the summit, which was the growing divide between Russia and
America over the issue of installing the American missile interceptor system in
Poland and the Czech Republic. 
During
THE
Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, has very
kindly invited me as a senior research fellow to work on Pakistan-India-US
relations. The whole family will now move to Singapore and stay there during
July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. Researching the Pakistan-India-US triangle will
surely prove to be very exciting. 
LAST
fortnight when Dr Ayesha Siddiqa wanted to launch her book, “
IN
the north west of India from the 16th century onwards Sikhism has
played a central role in shaping society’s religious, social and
cultural ethos. It has impacted politics too. Noted historian
Professor J.S. Grewal whose research and writings have
shaped generations. 
A person who occupies the temporal seat of
the Sikhs and claims to be their spokesperson had to eat a humble pie when plans
to send a delegation of relatives to Canada to locate the kalgi worn by guru
Gobind Singh has to be abandoned in midstream. Bitten by a foreign junket bug,
Jathedar Akal Takht Joginder Singh Vedanti proposed to include his wife
among 12 persons planning to go to Canada for "preliminary preparations and
holding delegation" with Sikh organisations and officials of government of
Canada for bringing holy "Kalgi" (sacred Crest) of Guru Gobind Singh from
Canada.
