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Issue 25 – Summer 2018
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- Issue 25 – Summer 2018
Citizenship Amendment Bill and the people of Assam0
- Commentary, Issue 25 – Summer 2018, Issues
- June 7, 2018
by Suhail Mohammed 7/6/2018 Most recently, the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has been the talk of every nook and corner of the state with people from all walks of life joining the bandwagon and raising voices against the ill-fated bill. The state has witnessed severe protest over the past few weeks and protesting slogans even
READ MOREStrategic Challenges of Bangladesh’s Space Age0
- Commentary, Issue 25 – Summer 2018, Issues
- June 4, 2018
Abu Sufian Shamrat 4/6/2018 Bangladesh’s space age has begun with the successful launch of Bangabandhu-1 satellite by SpaceX into orbit on 11 May, providing Bangladesh the status of one of the 57 nations having own satellite. As the country is developing in terms of economic development, growth, GDP, women empowerment, human resource development, expanding
READ MORETibetan Refugees’ Incessant Sojourn in Nepal and India0
- Commentary, Issue 25 – Summer 2018, Issues
- June 4, 2018
By Hari Prasad Shrestha 4/6/2018 Khamsum Wangdu and his younger brother Kunsang Namgyal, Tibetan refugees achieved the opportunity to study at the University of Kathmandu’s dental school on scholarship. However, in 2015 they were denied the right to take the final licensing exam owing to their statelessness. However, the brothers later that year got
READ MORESri Lanka And the World: Whither Political Prudence? 0
- Commentary, Issue 25 – Summer 2018, Issues
- June 4, 2018
June 2, 2018 By Asanga Abeyagoonasekera There is piercing hopelessness for the future when listening to certain political rhetoric in Sri Lanka. The International Workers Day, a day to remember workers’ rights, was initiated from the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago. It grew from a general strike for the eight-hour workday and has over time
READ MORESheikh Hasina Complicit in Secret Detentions by Bangladesh Intelligence, Says Source0
- Commentary, Issue 25 – Summer 2018, Issues
- May 28, 2018
Interviews with a close political colleague of the prime minister are the first time that evidence has pointed towards the prime minister’s direct involvement. Under the current regime, there have been hundreds of secret detentions by law enforcement authorities, many involving the opposition. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed speaks with a reporter during the
READ MORELOVE FOR POWER & AXIS OF EVILS0
- Commentary, Issue 25 – Summer 2018, Issues
- May 25, 2018
by F R Chowdhury 24/5/2018 We see in the history of civilization the lust for power to have control over others. In the old days, the kings and emperors conquered other territories to satisfy their ego and desire for power. In modern days it is not possible to conquer other lands. Now the appetite
READ MOREATTACK ON PAKISTAN’S INTERIOR MINISTER FOR BLASPHEMY ALLEGATION0
- Commentary, Issue 25 – Summer 2018, Issues
- May 24, 2018
An Islamist shot Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Ahsan Iqbal under blasphemy allegation. About three decades ago, Iqbal’s mother was behind the controversial blasphemy law, which has been vigorously used against liberal Muslims and religious minorities, since its inception. The recent attack shows the level of growing militancy and religious intolerance, which is gripping the Islamic country
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What to do with Pakistani militant Hafez Saeed? Pakistan and China grope for ambiguity0
- Commentary, Issue 25 – Summer 2018, Issues
- May 24, 2018
By James M. Dorsey 24/5/2018 Recent remarks by several senior Pakistani officials suggest that Pakistan and China are groping with how to deal with globally designated Pakistani militant Hafez Saeed as the South Asian nation gears up for elections expected in July and risks being next month put on an international terrorism finance
READ MOREWhy is the Taliban so strong?0
- Commentary, Issue 25 – Summer 2018, Issues
- May 23, 2018
MICHAEL KUGELMAN, May 20, 201814:12 This past week, the Taliban entered the city of Farah, the capital of a province by the same name located in western Afghanistan. For a brief period, it took over several government buildings before being pushed out by Afghan ground forces and US airstrikes. The offensive marked one of the
READ MOREEx-Pakistani Prime Minister puts Pakistani military and China on the spot0
- Commentary, Issue 25 – Summer 2018, Issues
- May 16, 2018
By James M. Dorsey 16/5/2018 Ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif kicked up a storm when he earlier this month seemingly admitted that Pakistan had supported militants who attacked multiple targets in Mumbai in 2008, killing 166 people. Mr. Sharif’s admission, which he has since tried to walk back, put a finger on
READ MOREA Monologue on Poverty and Inequality0
- Commentary, Issue 25 – Summer 2018, Issues
- May 15, 2018
by Adrij Chakraborty May 15, 2018 In the United States of America, every Presidential election campaign rests on the pillar of an Economic ideology whereby the candidates would try to woo the electorate en-masse with articulate expressions of their vision to take the American Economy to a newer height than ever before. We
READ MORETrump’s abrogation of Iran deal may put his America First policy to the test0
- Commentary, Issue 25 – Summer 2018, Issues
- May 14, 2018
By James M. Dorsey 14/5/2018 President Donald J. Trump’s abrogation of the 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran is likely to put his America First policy to the test. Mr. Trump’s decision to walk away from the agreement that curbed Iran’s nuclear program risks fuelling a nuclear race in the Middle East, particularly
READ MOREChanging geopolitical dynamics of the Indo-Pacific0
- Commentary, Issue 25 – Summer 2018, Issues
- May 13, 2018
It is necessary to ensure that the Indo-Pacific narrative remains relevant, in the context of two important events: The reset taking place between India and China and, second, the thaw between Japan and China, writes Tridivesh Singh Maini for South Asia Monitor By Tridivesh Singh Maini 11/5/2018 The term ‘Indo-Pacific’ is increasingly finding
READ MORESouth Asian Water Conflict0
- Commentary, Issue 25 – Summer 2018, Issues
- May 11, 2018
by Ashok Bala 11/5/2018 Introduction South Asia is a macro-geographical region wherein various countries in close geographical proximity share certain commonality of interests. These interests could incorporate a whole gamut of historical, geographical, economic, political, social and cultural aspects. In fact, it is a region where geography, history, politics, and culture are truly intertwined and
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