6. General Assessments
Writing for the Asia Times, Nadeem Malik suggests that "beneath the celebrations of new aid commitments being showered by the international community on Pakistan for its unstinting support of the United States in the Afghan war, there are nagging fears within the country of being branded as a loser in the end game."
"W(e)ary of wartime relations"
An editorial in the Asia Times argues that "peace in Afghanistan will ultimately come only as economic development takes hold. Premature attempts to impose peace and governance from the outside are bound to lead to failure."
"From Kabul to Berlin: Wrong road"
Syed Saleem Shahzed examines diplomatic efforts of Iran, Russia and India designed to safeguard their strategic interests in Afghanistan.
"Moves to get a foot in Afghanistan's door"
Indian columnist Kuldip Nayar discusses the efforts of a group of South Asians who "are fired by a common purpose they cherish - to work towards a more humane and just South Asia."
"Including the excluded"
In his essay for The Asia Times, Marwaan Macan-Marker warns that the US-led military campaign in Afghanistan has strengthened Islamic nationalist sentiments in the region."
"More Asian Muslims put religion ahead of state"
In his column for the Dawn, Pakistan, Edward Said argues that in the post September 11th world, Palestinians need to make their "resistance respected and understood, not hated and feared as it is now by virtue of suicidal ignorance and indiscriminate belligerence."
"Anti-Arab campaign in the US media"