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Book review; Aurangzeb: The life and legacy of India’s most controversial king0
- Blog, Issue 21 – Summer 2017
- June 17, 2017
“Aurangzeb:The life and legacy of India’s most controversial king ,” written by Historian Audrey Truschke takes a fresh look at the controversial Mughal emperor. Truschke, an assistant professor of South Asian history at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey and an avid follower of Mughal history, attempted to undo the demonization of the Mughal emperor
READ MOREBangladesh Army in the U.N. peacekeeping and intervention in politics 2007-2008; A Personal Perspective3
- Blog, Issue 21 – Summer 2017
- June 13, 2017
M Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury June 12, 2017 Abstract This study contributes to current debates concerning the role of the United Nations and peacekeeping in the military intervention that occurred in Bangladesh in 2007. The research aims to provide insights into that military intervention. It explores how military intervention took place in 2007 in circumstances in
READ MORENepal’s Crumbling Manufacturing Sector0
- Blog, Issue 21 – Summer 2017
- June 8, 2017
By Hari Prasad Shrestha* During the eighties, Nepal experienced some optimistic moments in manufacturing sector; Nepalese woolen carpet shops across the streets of Frankfurt and other European cities were subject of major attraction. Nepalese garment export to USA was contending with other major garment exporters of the world. And export of Nepalese products to India
READ MORESri Lanka: Nation At Cross Roads, All-Round0
- Blog, Issue 21 – Summer 2017
- June 5, 2017
Sathiya Moorthy 4 June 2017 Coupled with the May 19 commemoration of the conclusion of the ethnic/anti-terror war, the subsequent reshuffle of the Cabinet may have put the nation at the cross-roads, all-round than anything else. It may be good in ways, not-so-good in other ways. In the absence of the alternatives, this is the
READ MORESaudi-UAE campaign to isolate Qatar and Iran puts Muslim nations in a bind1
- Blog, Issue 21 – Summer 2017
- June 5, 2017
By James M. Dorsey A Saudi and UAE-driven campaign to isolate Qatar and by extension Iran puts non-Muslim Arab states in a bind and tests the degree of Saudi soft power garnered in decades of massive spending on the propagation of anti-Iranian, anti-Shiite Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism. The Saudi-UAE campaign, building on an increasingly vicious cyber
READ MOREMaldives: EC re-opens old wounds, SC ‘usurps’ legislative powers?0
- Blog, Issue 21 – Summer 2017
- June 1, 2017
N Sathiya Moorthy. 1 June 2017 With the Maldives Election Commission (EC) deciding to disburse money under state-funding for political parties, an inevitable old wound has been prised open all over again. Questions on the ‘largest party’ in the country as also those on the changing yardstick for state-funding remain. State-funding for political parties with
READ MORESecurity of Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenals1
- Blog, Issue 21 – Summer 2017
- May 31, 2017
By: Ali Raza History testifies the fact that Pakistan was a great supporter of Atom for peace initiatives, and had no designs to acquire nuclear weapons. Pakistan strictly adhered to no nuclear weapon policy for many years. But, these were India’s nefarious designs, which were constantly threatening the existence of Pakistan, which compelled Pakistan to
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South India’s mini rebellion over Modi’s new cattle law kindles an old secessionist spark0
- Blog, Issue 21 – Summer 2017
- May 31, 2017
DON’T LIGHT THE FUSE Harish C Menon Southern India is up in arms. And, if recent trends are any indication, it may be a wee bit more than a mere difference of opinion over policy. Chief ministers (CM) of at least four states—three from southern India—have refused to implement the new rules on cattle slaughter
READ MOREKulbhushan Jadhav case0
- Blog, Issue 21 – Summer 2017
- May 30, 2017
The United Nations’ highest court has directed Pakistan to stay the execution of Kulbhushan Jadhav, given capital punishment by a military court for alleged involvement in espionage and terrorism, till it gives its final decision on India’s petition to annul his death sentence. With the formation of the United Nations in 1945, the International
READ MORERon Paul: Are We Fighting Terrorism, Or Creating More Terrorism?1
- Blog, Issue 21 – Summer 2017
- May 29, 2017
May 29, 2017 By Ron Paul When we think about terrorism we most often think about the horrors of a Manchester-like attack, where a radicalized suicide bomber went into a concert hall and killed dozens of innocent civilians. It was an inexcusable act of savagery and it certainly did terrorize the population. What is less
READ MOREOf Cultural Nationalism, Media and Cinema: Contesting Baahubali0
- Blog, Issue 21 – Summer 2017
- May 23, 2017
“The shifts in the Indian film Industry from soft love and social stories to Nationalist Movies have significantly harmed the ethos of cultural and religious harmony in society.” Nation and Nationalism are and has always remained a foremost discourse in Hindi films. In fact, from 1950 onwards Hindi cinema has played a significant role in
READ MOREOne Belt, One Road: A plan for Chinese dominance and authoritarianism0
- Blog, Issue 21 – Summer 2017
- May 18, 2017
By James M. Dorsey A leaked long-term plan for China’s massive $56 billion investment in Pakistan projects the goals of the Beijing’s One Belt, One Road initiative as a ploy for economic domination, the creation of surveillance states, and allowing China to shape media landscapes. It also suggests that China’s concept of economic-win-win diplomacy
READ MOREEscalating the war in Afghanistan would be the wrong decision0
- Blog, Issue 21 – Summer 2017
- May 15, 2017
By Michael Kugelman Michael Kugelman is deputy director and senior associate for South Asia with the Asia Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center. The views expressed here are his own. (CNN)In recent days, with Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgency continuing to gain steam and America’s longest war staggering through its 16th year, analysts have started invoking the
READ MOREAren’t Rohingyas Bengalis, and Arakan integral to Bangladesh?0
- Blog, Issue 21 – Summer 2017
- May 9, 2017
Taj Hashmi Every society has certain taboos – cultural/religious, social, and political – set apart and designated as restricted or forbidden to associate with, or even to bring in ordinary discussion. The Rohingya issue (for some strange reasons) seems to be such a taboo in Bangladesh. Both people and government here don’t want to
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