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India’s lockdown threatens millions with hardship0
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- April 2, 2020
India’s poor ask: ‘If we can’t go to work, how will we get money? And if we don’t have money, how will we eat? by Craig Jeffrey, Febe De Geest and Jane Dyson April 2, 2020 Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown for India’s 1.3 billion people. With only four hours’
The law of generosity combatting coronavirus in Pakistan0
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- April 2, 2020
As Pakistan imposes greater social distancing measures to combat coronavirus, a Muslim law of generosity is helping to save those out of work. By Aysha Imtiaz 1 April 2020 Outside grocery stores in Karachi, a remarkable scene has been unfolding over the past two weeks. Instead of rushing home after shopping to avoid being exposed
India; Why Flinging the Term ‘Corona Jihad’ at the Tablighi Jamaat Makes No Sense0
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- April 2, 2020
Far from waging ‘CoronaJihad’ as some right-wing politicians are alleging, the Jamaat is anathema to the Salafi ideologies of organisations like Al Qaeda and ISIS, who condemn it as having destroyed Islamic jihad. Shail Mayaram 2 April 2020 If there is one thing that does not define the Tablighi Jamaat, it is jihad as we
Coronavirus update: Positive cases in India rise to 2,069, death toll at 53. Here’s state-wise tally0
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- April 2, 2020
3 min read. 02 Apr 2020 By Aparna Banerjea Maharashtra is the most-affected state with 335 cases and 13 deaths Currently, there are close to 940,000 people around the world who have been infected by the virus, and more than 47,000 people have died The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 2,069 on Thursday,
Asians will become the new Muslims — how coronavirus will change our world like 9/110
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- April 2, 2020
To control another Covid-19 outbreak, solutions like body screening, temperature guns, sanitising kits will become a permanent part of our lives. KAIRVY GREWAL 2 April, 2020 Coronavirus is our 9/11 moment. Things will never go back to the way they were. Surveillance systems will never be the same, and public places will constantly remind us of
Ex-BBC Hindi employee claims he was sacked after alleging caste discrimination in office0
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- April 2, 2020
Abhimanyu Kumar Shah claims he was sacked on 23 March, six days after he sent a mail to BBC employees across the world about the ‘torture’ he faced in the newsroom. TARUN KRISHNA 2 April, 2020 New Delhi: A former BBC Hindi employee has accused the media organisation of caste discrimination, which, he alleged, drove him
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Book review; Hydro-Diplomacy: Preventing Water War Between Nuclear-Armed Pakistan and India.0
- Commentary, Reviews
- April 1, 2020
by Arnold Zetlin 1 April 2020 When Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the prime minister of India, and Ayub Khan, the president of Pakistan, signed the Indus Water Treaty in 1960, the agreement was hailed as a diplomatic triumph. The neighboring, hostile states, between two wars, one in 1948, the other in 1965, agreed on the management
Collapse Of Bangladesh’s Garment Industry During Coronavirus Leaves Its Workers More Vulnerable Than Ever0
- Commentary, Featured
- March 30, 2020
Rebecca Suhrawardi ContributorOpinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. March 30, 2020 Millions of garment factory workers in Bangladesh have been released from work in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving them without income and without choice but to return to cramped homes in slums or villages, without resources to fight the pandemic
Bangladesh: “Mujib Borso”, Coronavirus and Real Mujib0
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- March 29, 2020
by R. Chowdhury 28 March 2020 “A lie will add to your troubles, subtract from your energy, multiply your difficulties and divide your effectiveness.”—Thomas Jefferson. Bangladesh under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is celebrating a year-long, Taka 400 Crore Mujib Borso Extravaganza starting from March 17, 2020 to honor Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his birth centenary.
Teething Troubles For Pakistan In Mediating Saudi-Iran Tension0
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- March 28, 2020
March 28, 2020 by Irfan Mahar Imran Khan’s visit to America, China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia carries much importance concerning the unity of the Muslim community and solution of their long-standing differences and enmities particularly Saudi-Iran Tension. Moreover, these visits are not only very significant for the relations of Tehran and Jeddah but also for
Changing contexts and relevance of Non-alignment0
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- March 28, 2020
By Dr. Rakmuar Singh 28 March 2020 India’s policy of non-alignment in any case did not mean only to refuge joining any power bloc but a lot more than that. The main objectives of the policy are the pursuit of peace not through alignment with any major group of powers but through an independent approach
Pompeo’s high-stakes gamble on Afghan unity0
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- March 28, 2020
Michael Kugelman March 26, 2020 It is hard to overstate the significance of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s surprise visit to Afghanistan on Monday. With his country in the throes of the coronavirus, and no one — not even senior officials — traveling anywhere, Pompeo boarded a plane and took the long flight to
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Collapse Of Bangladesh’s Garment Industry During Coronavirus Leaves Its Workers More Vulnerable Than Ever
Rebecca Suhrawardi ContributorOpinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. March 30, 2020 Millions of garment factory workers in Bangladesh have been released from work in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving them without income and without choice but to return to cramped homes in slums or villages, without resources to fight the pandemic
United Nations interagency Covid-19 memo: Without interventions, “upto 2 million” people may die in Bangladesh
Leaked UN interagency memo led by WHO predicts “complete saturation” of the health system early in the Covid-19 epidemic and “rampant” exposure of healthcare workers in Bangladesh. Netra News March 28, 2020 According to a leaked interagency United Nations (UN) memo, the Covid-19 epidemic could result in “between half a million [to] 2 million” deaths