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Every street in Lhasa is watched: Chinese media0
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- March 15, 2019
A CCTV camera in a street in Lhasa. Photo: Weibo 11 years after historic riots, the Tibetan capital is awash with CCTV cameras ByAsia Times staff 15 March 2019 Chinese media say virtually every street in Lhasa, capital of the southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region populated by devout worshipers of Tibetan Buddhism, is under constant CCTV surveillance.
READ MOREIndian government meddling with data: Experts0
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- March 15, 2019
A group of 108 academicians has accused the government of trying to influence statistical data on economic growth and jobs ByAsia Times staff 15 March 2019 Recent moves by the government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tweak the yardsticks used to arrive at statistical data related to gross domestic product and withhold unpleasant
READ MOREBangladesh gets a $20 billion Saudi windfall0
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- March 12, 2019
The two country’s relationship takes a new turn with major Saudi investments in various sectors By Faisal Mahmud 12 March 2019 Saudi Arabia signed a slew of agreements with Bangladesh on March 7 worth up to US$20 billion in investments. The Saudi investment will cover different development projects in Bangladesh connected with energy, industries and
READ MOREHuge crowds mark 60 years since Tibet uprising0
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- March 11, 2019
Dalai Lama’s supporters chanted and prayed in Dharamsala, where 83-year-old established government-in-exile ByAsia Times staff 11 March 2019 Massive crowds assembled at the Dalai Lama’s temple in India Sunday to mark the 60th anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule that forced the spiritual leader into exile. Supporters of the Dalai Lama chanted
READ MOREIndia’s BJP fakes fight on ‘fake news’0
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- March 6, 2019
India’s BJP fakes fight on ‘fake news’ By Shivam VijMarch 6, 2019 Facebook’s global vice president for public policy, Joel Kaplan, will on Wednesday appear before the Indian parliament’s committee on information technology to discuss “safeguarding citizens’ rights on social/online news media platforms”. On February 25, the same subject was under discussion when the Parliamentary
READ MOREModi’s politicization of security could backfire0
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- March 5, 2019
India’s PM Narendra Modi. Photo: Reuters/ Danish Ismail The BJP is trying to shift public attention from economic woes to national security for the upcoming election ByShivam Vij 5 March 2019 India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is making every effort possible to turn the forthcoming general election into a ballot on national security. The
READ MORENo proof India shot down Pakistan F-160
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- March 5, 2019
Pakistan soldiers next to what appears to be the wreckage of an Indian fighter jet shot down in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir near the Line of Control on February 27, 2019. Photo: AFP/STR Rumors that the son of a Pakistani Air Marshal was shot down in his F-16 were untrue BySaikat Datta | Kunwar Khuldune Shahid 5
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Pakistan: Imran came, Imran saw, Imran begged0
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- March 4, 2019
March 4, 2019 So, what is happening in Pakistan? As usual, the nation is on a begging spree. But a lot has changed since the country achieved independence. Before Imran Khan was sworn in as the prime minister of the state, it happened to be one of the responsibilities of the finance minister to represent the
READ MOREIndia’s Arunachal drops permanent resident issue0
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- March 1, 2019
Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu in a meeting with top officials from the state government. Photo: Twitter/@PemaKhanduBJP Demonstrators turned violent and burnt the residence of the Deputy Chief Minister By Suraj Gogoi 28 February 2019 On February 25, Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) Teachers’ Association, RGU Employees Association and RGU Research Scholars’ Forum held a peace
READ MOREIndian fighter jets hit targets inside Pakistan0
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- February 26, 2019
A file photo of an Indian Air Force Mirage 2000C, similar to the ones used in strikes on Tuesday morning against Pakistan. Photo: Wikimedia Commons For the first time since the 1971 war, Indian combat jets hit places in Pakistan described as ‘non-military targets’ By Saikat Datta | Kunwar Khuldune Shahid, New Delhi & Karachi
READ MORELatest Indo-Pakistan dispute is over water0
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- February 25, 2019
Asia Times February 25, 2019 Pakistan’s Commissioner for Indus Waters (PCIW) Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah (L) talks with Indian Indus Water Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Saxena (R) with other members of the committees in Lahore in August 2018. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP) India announces plans to increase storage of Indus water; Pakistan plays
READ MOREPakistan Army’s ideology a stumbling block to peace0
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- February 25, 2019
Pakistan flag on a soldier’s arm. Photo: iStock Few Pakistani prime ministers have been able to ignore the army and chart their own course ByMonami Banerjee | Pradeep Singh Gautam, India A former Pakistan diplomat has described Prime Minister Imran Khan as “a low-level government employee who is there because the army wanted a ‘face.’” Former
READ MOREIndia: Shaikh family awaits justice for 2014 lynching0
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- February 22, 2019
Social activists stage a protest against mob lynchings. Photo: AFP / Times of India/ Moeed Faruqui Muslims fear radical Hindus will restart hate campaign and lawyer asks why police failed to act By Varsha Torgalkar Asia Times 22 February 2019 Mohsin Shaikh, a 28-year-old engineer, was the first Muslim to die at the hands of
READ MOREKashmir, the burning paradise0
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- February 19, 2019
By Imad Zafar 19 February 2019 Kashmir is a paradise that has been burning for decades. Dal, a lake in Srinigar that once attracted tourists from all over the world because of its beauty and calm waters, does so no more. Inside its waters is the blood of hundreds of thousands of Kashmiri civilians and
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