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Journey across time; A diplomatic wife in South Asia 0
- Commentary, Reviews
- May 10, 2020
South Asia Journal 10 May 2020 Susan Gillerman Boggs opens a window to life in South Asia in her book “Journey Across Time: A Diplomatic Spouse in South Asia”. She began to live there as a diplomat’s wife in 1985. Boggs take the reader to places which are remote and may be closed to visitors
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COVID-19 HAS A GRANDMA, GRANDPA AND GREAT GRANDPA. WHERE ARE THEY?0
- Blog
- April 24, 2020
BY M. K. BHADRAKUMAR 24 April 2020 The search for the genesis of Covid-19 is developing into an epic story. Thanks to the insinuations by the US President Donald Trump — ‘China virus’, ‘Wuhan virus’, etc. — that were explosive in their political and strategic content, Beijing is now more determined than ever to get
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Saudi Arabian Nuclear Reactor Nears Completion, Bringing Prospect of Saudi WMD 0
- Blog
- April 19, 2020
April 19, 2020 by Richard Silverstein Sequential photos of the construction process for the Saudi nuclear reactor (original 2017 photo at bottom, latest at top) Bloomberg reported last week that Saudi Arabia’s first nuclear reactor is nearing completion. It purchased the reactor from the Argentinian company, INVAP. But construction and installation of the plant has proven a huge
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Modi, Saarc and Covid-19 0
- Blog
- April 11, 2020
thenews.com.pk | Karachi April 11, 2020 DZSA Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed Listen Modi, Saarc and Covid-19 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video conference a couple of weeks back with leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) to set up an emergency fund to fight the rapidly spreading Covid-19 pandemic has raised hopes
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Pakistan’s army says it shot down Indian drone in Kashmir 0
- Blog
- April 9, 2020
By The Associated Press Thu., April 9, 2020 ISLAMABAD—Pakistan’s military said Thursday its troops shot down a small Indian spy drone after it violated the country’s airspace in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. In a statement, it said Pakistani troops downed the drone when it “intruded 600 metres inside Pakistan’s territory” for surveillance along
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He owns a treasure chest of India’s musical heritage and he’s broke 0
- Blog
- April 4, 2020
Times of India 4 April 2020 Namita Devidayal Lyle Wachovsky, a collector of rare unpublished recordings discovered artiste after artiste and paid them handsomely, unmindful of his own diminishing fortunes Is it possible to own a treasure chest filled with rare gems and still be bankrupt? Yes, in a world where the arts have value
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News / Bangladesh in lockdown as virus halts business and threatens the economy 0
- Blog
- March 30, 2020
© Sjankauskas By Bangladesh correspondent 30/03/2020 The Loadstar Bangladesh’s key seaport, Chittagong, is facing heavy congestion in its yard as a government-decreed national holiday restricts the flow of goods. The government has declared a 10-day general holiday between 26 March and 4 April, barred people from going outside from home and halted all types of
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Bangladesh: Ebarer Songram Swadhinotar Songram; (Struggle This Time is for Independence)1
- Commentary, Featured
- March 1, 2020
Was it Declaration of Independence or Bluff? “এবারের সংগ্রাম আমাদের মুক্তির সংগ্রাম। এবারের সংগ্রাম স্বাধীনতার সংগ্রাম। “(Ebarer songram amader muktir songram. Ebarer songram swadhinotar songram. Struggle this time is for our freedom…. for our independence.”) Those were the words Sheikh Mujibur Rahman pitched before a huge crowd at the Dhaka’s Race Course on March 7, 1971. Not all in the crowd, many wielding sticks, were
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India to spend over ₹100 crore to host US President Donald Trump 1
- Blog
- February 20, 2020
Prashasti Awasthi Mumbai | February 19, 2020 2020 www.thehindubusinessline.com The Centre is planning to splurge over ₹100 crores to host the US President Donald Trump in his first visit to India on February 24. In his two-day tour starting on February 24, Trump will spend around three hours in Ahmedabad for which Ahmedabad authorities will
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For decades, the CIA read the encrypted communications of allies and adversaries 0
- Blog
- February 15, 2020
By Greg Miller | Feb. 11, 2020 | The Washington Post National Security ‘The intelligence coup of the century’ For decades, the CIA read the encrypted communications of allies and adversaries. By Greg Miller Greg Miller National security reporter Email Bio Follow Feb. 11, 2020 For more than half a century, governments all over the
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Bangladesh – Kamal Quadir: The artist who became a fintech guru 0
- Blog
- February 7, 2020
Interviews Inam Ahmed & Jebun Nesa Alo 03 February, 2020 The Business Standard Kamal Quadir shares the story of his arduous journey to success in an exclusive interview with The Business Standard All Kamal Quadir wanted is to be an artist. He trained as an artist. He began career as an artist. And now Kamal
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After 70 years I realized that I can not stay in India as a Muslim: Naseeruddin Shah 0
- Blog
- January 23, 2020
January 21, 2020 newsbox.pk 69-year-old Bollywood legendary actor Naseeruddin Shah has expressed disappointment over the current situation in India, saying that after 70 years he has started to realize that he cannot stay in India as a ‘Muslim’. The award-winning actor, for the first time, broke the silence over the controversial citizenship law created by the Indian
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China looms large even in its absence at India’s Raisina Dialogue, as experts discuss trade and security 0
- Blog
- January 19, 2020
If concerns about China had been muted in the past, they were never far from the surface at this year’s gathering in New Delhi Russian foreign minister accused the US of seeking to exclude China but Washington and its allies were prepared to push back Kunal Purohit | 19 Jan, 2020 | This week in
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Iran apologized, but Trump & other US presidents will never say sorry for what they’ve done to Middle East 0
- Blog
- January 13, 2020
By Finian Cunningham | 11 Jan, 2020 Commendably, Iran has apologized for shooting down the passenger jet and killing all 176 people on board. It shows integrity to take responsibility for the disastrous loss of life at a time of intense adversity. Now will other parties also show similar humility in admitting their role for
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