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India remains a work in progress at 750
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- January 24, 2022
The nation and its people have miles to go before achieving what the founding fathers hoped for at the dawn of independence Babu Joseph Karakombil January 24, 2022 Activists of the Indian Youth Congress walk under the national tricolor flag during a peace march for communal harmony in New Delhi on March 6, 2020. (Photo:
Afghanistan Study Group- United States Institute of Peace ; FINAL REPORT0
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- January 24, 2022
Afghanistan Study Group Final Report F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 1 United States Institute of Peace FINAL REPORT Final Report | Afghanistan Study Group. 15 destabilize Afghanistan’s neighbors, aggravate the current migration crisis on Europe’s border
Relief Is Not Enough: A Mandate for Diplomacy in Afghanistan0
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- January 24, 2022
Conflict Prevention and Management, Human Rights and Sustainable Development, Multilateralism and the Rule of Law ARTICLE 2021•10•22 Afghan Women Queue at World Food Programme Distribution Point – UN Photo/Eric Kanalstein The only way to forestall the looming humanitarian and economic crisis in Afghanistan is to move beyond immediate emergency measures and evacuations, and even purely humanitarian aid,
DiCaprio lauds Bangladesh for establishing MPA around Saint Martin’s Island0
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- January 22, 2022
Prothom Alo English Desk 22 Jan 2022 Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has congratulated the Bangladesh government and other stakeholders for establishing a Marine Protected Area (MPA) around Saint Martin’s Island, reports UNB. Taking to his verified Twitter account, DiCaprio said that this move will safeguard the biodiversity in that significant area. “Congrats to the
New report: climate security in the Bay of Bengal0
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- January 21, 2022
19 JANUARY 2022 New report: climate security in the Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bangel (BoB) region is emerging as an important focal point for climate security risks. This is largely due to a multi-layered interplay of geopolitical, geostrategic, and climate-related regional dynamics. It forms the final leg between West and East Asia. It
How Aafia Saddiqui’s case relates to the hostage taking incident in Texas0
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- January 21, 2022
NPR January 20, 2022 When a gunman took hostages at a Texas synagogue, he invoked Aafia Saddiqui’s name. NPR’s A Martinez talks to Michael Kugelman of the Wilson Center about why she’s in prison. A MARTINEZ, HOST: Police in Great Britain have announced they’ve arrested two more individuals in connection with a Texas synagogue attack.
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Indian democracy and Hindu extremism0
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- January 24, 2022
by Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai 24 January 2022 India came into being in the name of democratic secularism where all minorities will have their due rights irrespective of their religion or color. However, soon after the independence, India indulged in aggression and suppressing the Muslim population living inside and around India. Besides many other states,
INDIA LAUNCHES 3rd ARIHANT-CLASS NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINE0
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- January 24, 2022
By Sher Bano 24 January 2022 As per a report by the UK-based Janes Defence Weekly on December 29, 2021, India on November 23, 2021, quietly launched its third SSBN (Nuclear Missile Submarine) at the secretive SBC (Ship Building Centre) in Visakhapatnam. Neither the Indian Navy nor the Ministry of Defense confirmed the news
Reminiscing Moulana Bhashani, his Political Legacies and Missed Opportunities in Pakistan0
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- January 24, 2022
Moulana Bhashani with Mr. Syed Muhammad Kaswar Gardezi, author’s father and General Secretary of the (erstwhile) West Pakistan branch of Moulana’s National Awami Party (NAP) by Zahid Hussain Gardezi 24 January 2022 Moulana Bhashani, a progressive political leader of the Pre-partition India who hailed from former East Pakistan and
Response by India over the Economic Crisis: A Push back against China?0
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- January 23, 2022
by Inoka Perera 23 January 2022 On the verge of bankruptcy, Sri Lanka’s financial and humanitarian crisis seems to have escalated to unprecedented heights with foreign reserves down to around $1.6 billion, barely enough for a few weeks of imports. Its foreign debt obligations have exceeded to $7 billion in 2022, including repayment of
Human Rights Sanctions On Bangladesh —A Prediction Or A Warning?0
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- January 23, 2022
by William Milam January 22, 2022 As far as I could tell, most Bangladeshi leaders were not particularly upset that their country did not get invited to the Summit on Democracy held by US President Joe Biden the last week of December. But they were outraged by the sanctions the US placed, just
Critical Appraisal of Climate Refugees in the Indian Context0
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- January 22, 2022
By Amartya Sahastranshu Singh and Atika Chaturvedi 23 January 2022 Introduction In the past decade, the number of refugees and internally displaced people have sharply risen. According to the United Nations Human Rights Council(UNHRC), the number of internally displaced people augmented from 25 million in 2010 to 48 million in 2020, and the number
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Reminiscing Moulana Bhashani, his Political Legacies and Missed Opportunities in Pakistan
Moulana Bhashani with Mr. Syed Muhammad Kaswar Gardezi, author’s father and General Secretary of the (erstwhile) West Pakistan branch of Moulana’s National Awami Party (NAP) by Zahid Hussain Gardezi 24 January 2022 Moulana Bhashani, a progressive political leader of the Pre-partition India who hailed from former East Pakistan and
The Role of China for the Socio-economic Progress in South Asia
by Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed 16 January 2022 China is a growing influence on other developing economies through trade, investment, and ideas. Since opening up to foreign trade and investment and implementing wide-ranging reforms in 1979, China has been among the world’s fastest-growing economies, with real annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth averaging
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