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Overpromising and Underdelivering: The Reality of West Bengal Muslims Under TMC Rule

The migration of Muslims to East Bengal after Partition has largely been ignored. Representative image of contemporary Bangladesh: Ahron de Leeuw/Flickr CC BY 2.0 Ashin...

Assessing the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline: A solution to Pakistan’s energy crisis?

Zofeen T Ebrahim The rooftop of Vaqar Zakaria’s home in Islamabad is strewn with photovoltaic panels that he says have lowered his electricity bill to...

Party time: The foreign policy promises as India’s election gets underway

ABHINANDAN KUMAR Voting in India’s national elections opens today and the domestic electorate shows an increasing interest in foreign policies. The election manifestos of three national political...

Myanmar regime sends Russian aircraft to bomb lost territory

MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Asia regional correspondentApril 19, 2024 12:14 JST BANGKOK -- From their perch in Thailand, air force officers track radar blips of the busy...

The Azadi Briefing: Taliban Deals Another Blow To Afghan Media

In yet another instance of the Taliban’s clampdown on the media, its government has suspended the broadcasts of two private television stations run by...

Sri Lankan government announces unprecedented anti-democratic restrictions on election candidates

On April 9, the Sri Lankan Cabinet approved a proposal to massively increase the deposit requirements of candidates contesting all future elections, including the...

Commentary

The Australian Defence Formula: Spend! Spend! Spend!

The skin toasted Australian Minister of Defence, Richard Marles, who resembles, with each day, the product of an overly worked solarium, was adamant.  Not...

India-Myanmar Border Fencing: A Reckless maneuver?

 photo credit  : nationalheraldindia x 1. Ever since ‘Operation 1027’ was launched on 0ctober 23 2023, the Tatmadaw’s journey can be described in a single phrase...

Two Tales of Subsidies

The Secretary of the US Department of the Treasury, Janet L. Yellen visited the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from April 3rd to April...

The Killings by the Unknown: A Propaganda or Strategic Tool

A recent article by the UK-based publication The Guardian, alleging implicit role of Indian intelligence agencies in the unknown killings of a number of...

Climate Change Challenges and Opportunities for Women in Balochistan

Regarding climate change and gender inequality, a region like Balochistan comes to one’s mind. Pakistan is the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change...

Toxic politics at public universities

NELSON Mandela described ‘education as the most powerful weapon to change the world.’ John Dewey said, ‘Education is not just preparation for life; education...

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