Amitabh Pal

March 6, 2006

During his trip to South Asia, President Bush stamped his seal of approval on a cynical nuclear bargain between India and the United States. The agreement does neither country credit.read more

Washington’s eagerness for the deal is hard to understand—until you look at the corporate interests and at the double standards that prevail.read more

Can anyone imagine a similar outcry if a German state-owned firm had acquired Peninsular and Oriental?read more

The Pentagon’s hunger for money seems to be insatiable.read more

Latortue appears determined to keep Aristide from coming to power, even by proxy.read more

Could the rise of Hamas have been forestalled?

That’s the question that is likely to haunt the United States and Israel in the weeks, months, and years to come. read more

Ibrahim Rugova showed that a program of peaceful civil disobedience can be put into practice even in very challenging situations. He deserves to be globally recognized.read more

All that Kristof has to offer as solutions are tired neoliberal nostrums. His ideological blinkers make him unable to see reality.read more

The United States has to provide security guarantees, and make Iran confident that it will not suffer the fate of two of its neighbors.read more

Unlike the former British ambassador, there have been no sitting U.S. ambassadors who have had the courage to resign and openly question the Bush Administration’s policies.read more

You have to be really hard-bitten not to be taken with the Dalai Lama’s charm. He came across in our meeting as so pleasant and friendly—complete with a robust sense of humor—that I was disarmed.read more

Notwithstanding the President’s rhetoric, human rights are of minimal concern to the White House.read more

December 20, 2005

As we enjoy our wonderful feasts over the holidays, we ought to remember those who are not so fortunate.

By the time you finish reading this, dozens of kids will have died for no other fault than being too impoverished to get enough food to survive.read more

Bolivia’s electoral result is a worrisome sign for Bush, but a hopeful portent for the people of Latin America.read more

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize-winner, Mohamed ElBaradei, gave a more subdued, but no less effective, indictment than the one issued by current Nobel Literature laureate Harold Pinter.

December 6, 2005read more