We were tied up in Korea; we were worried about the Russians. And, conceivably, they said 'nuclear' because they didn't want him to do anything for India; that this was a way of raising the stakes so high as to make it not an option.

Both sides have tried all alternatives - ranging from ignoring the other side (India), to the use of force (Pakistan), to the threat of the use of force (India again). Now both sides have run out of options other than to sit across the table and talk.

We think it's hard to draw an accurate conclusion about customer service based on singular visits to three branches.

People saw this as a sign of his own weakness -- that he had to run to the Americans for protection. The United States is not the most popular country in Pakistan.

Pakistan already has a similar law but its record speaks for itself.

Banks are dealing with a lot of back-room processing when they say it takes several days or so.

This is a radically different way of interacting with money transfers than what people are used to.

It's like E-ZPass for your credit card. It's faster than cash and it's a better alternative because you have the record that you made the purchase.