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India-Nagaland: Security Forces Kill At Least 13 Civilians, Army Orders Court of Inquiry0
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- December 5, 2021
The police said that it is investigating whether the incident was a case of mistaken identity. File photo of Assam Rifles soldiers in Assam. Though the Army is yet to issue a statement, Assam Rifles has denied its involvement in the incident.. Credit: kararnivang.com The Wire Staff New Delhi: At least 13 civilians have been gunned
Assam-India: Journalist Charged With Sedition for Editorial on ‘Assamese Imposition’0
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- December 5, 2021
Speaking to The Wire, Anirban Roy Choudhury said that the investigation will not intimidate Barak Bulletin. Anirban Roy Choudhury. Photo: Barak Bulletin The Wire Staff New Delhi: The editor of a local news portal in Assam’s Barak valley, Anirban Roy Choudhury, has been charged with sedition for an editorial published on November 28. Choudhury, also the
Indian courts continue to sanction open-ended imprisonment without trial0
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- December 4, 2021
Kranti Kumara 4 December 2021 Despite last July’s shocking death of the 84-year-old tribal rights activist and Jesuit priest Stan Swamy in what was widely recognized to be a state murder, India’s courts continue to sanction the prolonged detention without trial of his fifteen co-accused in the phony Elgar Parishad terrorism case. The activists are being
US Hosts Summits Promoting Democracy But 83 are Missing from List of Invitees0
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- December 1, 2021
Image credit: OECD Development Matters Blog 1 December 2021 By Thalif Deen indepthnews.net NEW YORK (IDN) — Ahead of state, who presided over an authoritarian regime in Southeast Asia, was once asked about rigged elections in his country. “I promised I will give you the right to vote,” he was quoted as saying, perhaps
It Is High Time to End Reliance on Nuclear Armaments0
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- December 1, 2021
Image: A photo of the US Army’s new MQ-1C Warrior UAV. Courtesy of US Army | Wikimedia Commons www.indepthnews.net Viewpoint by Jonathan Power 12 November 2021 LUND, Sweden (IDN) — It’s almost twenty-five years since General George Lee Butler made his confessional statement before the National Press Club in Washington—that as commander in chief of
India: Bengaluru Police Make Organisers Cancel Comedian Munawar Faruqui’s Show0
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- November 28, 2021
Wire India According to the comedian, this is his 12th show to be cancelled in two months do to pressure from right-wing groups and the authorities. Photo: Munawar Faruqui/Instagram The Wire Staff New Delhi: For the fourth time in the span of 30 days, comedian Munawar Faruqui’s public shows have been cancelled after pressure from
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Strategic Restraint in India’s Foreign Policy0
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- December 5, 2021
Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 5 December 2021 A country’s conception of security may either be narrow/militaristic and response to security concerns maybe based largely on hard power or its conception maybe broad and response may vary from collectively working with others to mitigate the
Bangladesh: Genocide, Independence and Islam0
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- December 5, 2021
Rayer Bazar (Dhaka) killing field By R Chowdhury 5 December 2021 “Fight against those who fight against you in the way of God, but do not transgress, for God does not love transgressors” –The Quran (2:190) The Pakistan military swooped on the unarmed people of East Pakistan on March 25, 1971.
International Community must pressurize Myanmar to ensure the Repatriation of Rohingyas0
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- December 4, 2021
by Jubeda Chowdhury 4 December 2021 The Rohingya issue is currently an important international issue. More than 1.1 million Rohingyas have taken refuge in Bangladesh since August 2017 due to genocide and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. About 50,000 newborn Rohingya children are added to it every year. Earlier, the Rohingya had been subjected
Middle Eastern autocrats sigh relief: the US signals Democracy Summit will not change policy0
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- December 4, 2021
James M. Dorsey 4 December, 2021 The United States has signalled in advance of next week’s Summit for Democracy that it is unlikely to translate lip service to adherence to human rights and democratic values in the Middle East into a policy that demonstrates seriousness and commitment. In a statement, the State Department said the
Bangladesh: For whom Section 401 tolls?0
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- December 2, 2021
David Bergman December 2, 2021 Khaleda Zia, leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party in January 2017, attending a special court trying her on corruption cases that resulted in her receiving a sentence of five years imprisonment, that was doubled on appeal. Photo: Mohammad Ibrahim/Alamy Live News The Bangladesh government’s use of a highly potent legal
America Should Bet on Bangladesh0
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- December 2, 2021
A boat race on the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Image source: Shutterstock Bangladesh has major geopolitical value on its own merits, separate from India or any other country. By Anu Anwar, a fellow at Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences and a Ph.D. student at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International
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Bollywood Celebrities of Hindutva
by Bhabani Shankar Nayak 20 November 2021 The Hindi film industry in Bombay has contributed immensely to the growth of peace, solidarity and secular nationalism, and progressive popular culture in India. The actors, directors, singers, artists, producers, and writers of Bollywood have challenged the power and stood behind people and their citizenship rights by upholding
Violence against Hindus in Bangladesh and Muslims in India: a case of state failure in one and state inspired, in another?
by M Adil Khan — 15/11/2021 Image of the recent destruction of Hindu Temple in Comilla, Bangladesh. Source: The Free Press Journal Image of destruction of Muslim properties during the 2020 anti-Muslim riot in Delhi, India. Source: Al Jazeera In India, the sectarian violence against the Muslims, a minority (213 million or 15.5% of the population), are
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