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Canary Trap was launched by me as a personal blog in 2008. Since then it has evolved into a platform for exclusive, well-researched, and objective information relating to corruption, human rights, intelligence, terrorism, and politico-security matters.
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India-China crisis
Posted on September 23, 2009 | 3 CommentsThe Indian response to the the hysteria in the press about recent Chinese incursions suggest that it wants to avoid rhetorical, political and military fights with China. India has avoided making public its displeasure even on the issue of China's continued military assistance to Pakistan. The Indian response to China's policies suggest that India wants to strengthen its position vis-a-vis while seeking to avoid any direct confrontation with it. -
Watch Pakistani qawwali on Jassu Bhaiya
Posted on August 31, 2009 | No CommentsJaswant Singh's book on Mohammad Ali Jinnah proved too costly for him as his party expelled him even without giving a notice. But Jassu Bhaiya's scholarly work on the founding father of Pakistan has made him very popular across the border. A Pakistani television channel is beaming a parody qawwali which praises him for showing Jinnah in a positive light and accords a 21-gun salute to Singh. Watch the qawwali here... -
RSS forms committee to select Advani’s successor
Posted on May 21, 2009 | No CommentsTired of the escalating infighting in the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) over the leadership issue, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has decided to take the matter of deciding the next Leader of Opposition (LOP) into its own hands. According to sources, the Sangh has formed a committee under the leadership of its senior leader Madan Das Devi to select L K Advani's successor. Other RSS leaders who are in the committee include Shrikant Joshi, Madhubhai, Suresh Soni, and Indresh Kumar. -
Sri Lanka releases pictures of Prabhakaran’s dead body
Posted on May 19, 2009 | 38 CommentsThe Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, General Sarath Fonseka, has confirmed that LTTE chief Prabhakaran's body has been found on Tuesday morning by the Lankan troops. The terror chief's body was found by the 53 Division troops led by Major General Kamal Goonarathne, Sri Lankan military sources said. A Lankan military spokesman also said that Prabhakaran was in uniform and there were bullet wounds on his head. -
Photos of Prabhakaran with wife, son and daughter
Posted on May 10, 2009 | 37 CommentsCanary Trap brings you the exclusive pictures of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran's family. The photos have been released by the Sri Lankan defence ministry. -
Controversey surrounds Rahul Gandhi’s MPhil
Posted on April 15, 2009 | 3 CommentsThe Congress party on Thursday served a legal notice to The New Indian Express for publishing what it called "wild allegations and sly insinuations" on the educational qualifications of party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi. "Deeply distressed by your wild allegations, sly insinuations and self-serving innuendos, all premised on complete falsehoods and steeped in malice, a notice is being issued," party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi told reporters at the AICC headquarters in the capital. -
LS Polls 2009: One pricey affair!
Posted on April 13, 2009 | 2 CommentsThe world, including India, maybe facing a severe economic crisis but it seems that the Indian political parties are immune to the global economic slowdown. According to a recently released survey of Centre for Media Studies, around Rs 10,000 crores (USD 2 billion) will be spent on Lok Sabha Polls 2009. This does not include the cost of conducting assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. What is surprising here is that the amount to be spent (USD 2 billion) is more than what US President Barack Obama and other presidential candidates spent on their campaigns.
