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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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Bangladesh: Zia and the BNP crushed by a legal avalanche0
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- February 19, 2019
Asia Times Bangladesh’s opposition leader Khaleda Zia, left, faces 17 years in jail, while many more cases are being investigated. Photo: AFP Many Bangladesh Nationalist Party members are in jail or on the run as the Sheikh Hasina govt continues its repression By Faisal Mahmud, Bangladesh The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) – one of the
READ MOREKashmir attack kills TV cricket coverage0
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- February 18, 2019
Thousands of mourners across several Indian cities attended funerals on Saturday of soldiers killed in a deadly suicide bombing in Indian-administered Kashmir on Thursday. Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto Indian broadcaster announces it will not be televising Pakistan Twenty20 league following suicide bombing By ASIA TIMES STAFF 19 February 2019 Indian broadcaster IMG Reliance has withdrawn from
READ MOREPakistani terrorists made a big mistake: Modi0
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- February 15, 2019
Indian PM says Jaish-e-Mohammed will pay a heavy price for attack on police convoy that killed over 40 By Saikat Datta, New Delhi A car-bomb attack in Kashmir on Thursday afternoon killed at least 44 Indian police and left many more injured. Officials said a suicide bomber drove a car laden with explosives into a
READ MOREIndia’s BJP issues vote-buying budget0
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- February 14, 2019
By Shashi TharoorFebruary 14, 2019 One sign that an Indian general election is imminent, and that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is readying its campaign pitch, is the government’s final pre-election budget. By tradition, it is an “interim budget” – a modest rollover of expenditures to see the government through for a few months
READ MOREPakistan’s multi-pronged gas crisis worsens over winter0
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- February 12, 2019
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo: AFP / PTI Excess billing and a shortage of gas has aggravated the country’s energy crisis By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid 12 February 2019 Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan summoned his Cabinet Committee on Energy for an urgent meeting last week to address excessive gas billing that led to mass
READ MOREMyanmar takes over Naga camps near Indian border0
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- February 11, 2019
The Naga rebels in Myanmar have been in a state of flux since the death of leader Khaplang, in red tie, in June 2017. Photo: Alchetron Naypyidaw and Delhi hope peaceful takeover and return home of Indian Nagas will bring stability By Angshuman Choudhury 11 February 2019 The Myanmar Army has taken control of the
READ MOREModi’s election budget widens fiscal deficit0
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- February 5, 2019
Asia Times February 5, 2019 Photo: Reuters With votes in mind the government is splashing the cash and creating a burden for the next regime By Puja Mehra, New Delhi The Narendra Modi-led government presented its last budget on February 1. Normally, a pre-election budget is meant to provide enough funds for the government to
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