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Maldives: Advantage MDP, but possibilities still in parliament polls0
- Commentary, Issue 28 – Spring 2019
- February 26, 2019
The MDP cadre did not seem to suffer from poll fatigue even months after the presidential elections as a high number of them voted in the party primaries, to select candidates, for the party ticket last month. N Sathiya Moorthy 26 February 2019 The arrest of former President Abdulla Yameen in the run-up to the
READ MOREWhy the India-Pakistan War Over Water Is So Dangerous0
- Commentary, Issue 28 – Spring 2019
- February 25, 2019
As New Delhi and Islamabad trade nuclear threats and deadly attacks, a brewing war over shared water resources threatens to turn up the violence. By Michael Kugelman | September 30, 2016 Early on the morning of Sept. 29, according to India’s Defense Ministry and military, Indian forces staged a “surgical strike” in Pakistan-administered Kashmir that
READ MOREBangladesh: Politics Gone Missing0
- Commentary, Issue 28 – Spring 2019
- February 24, 2019
by Ali Riaz 24 February 2019 There seems to be an ongoing campaign to have the electoral exercise devoid of the spirit of politics. PHOTO: ANISUR RAHMAN Politics have gone missing from Bangladesh. This may sound naïve, considering that the country had a national election less than two months ago and several elections are upcoming.
READ MOREIdentity, Intimidation, and Alienation of Kashmiri students in India0
- Commentary, Issue 28 – Spring 2019
- February 23, 2019
by Bilal Majid 23 February 2019 The death of more than 40 CRPF personals in the Pulwama attack on 14 February would have undeniably vexed every conscious being who despises violence and war. For Kashmir and its people, this bloodshed wasn’t a new occurrence; it was recurring feature in the last three decades. In these
READ MORESri Lanka at Crossroads – Book review0
- Commentary, Issue 28 – Spring 2019, Reviews
- February 22, 2019
Unlike other great Island nations like the United Kingdom and Japan, Sri Lanka occupies a unique position as a super connector in fast developing Asia. In the ancient world known as Taprobane, under the name of the “land of the Antichthones,” was long looked upon as another world. The name was entirely unknown in Europe
READ MOREHistorical ironies; William Milam wonders if Sheikh Mujibur Rahman really understood what he had set in motion0
- Commentary, Issue 28 – Spring 2019
- February 22, 2019
by William MilamFebruary 22, 2019 About two years ago, when a friend and I were discussing Bangladesh politics and history over dinner, he mentioned to me a puzzling historical factoid: the last act of the effort to save a United Pakistan took place in Dhaka in March 1971. It involved tense and difficult negotiations between
READ MOREFor how long Kashmiris will suffer0
- Commentary, Issue 28 – Spring 2019
- February 20, 2019
Aijaz Ahmad Turrey 20 February 2019 On Thursday14 February 2019, a CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) convoy was moving from Jammu to Srinagar was for the first time attacked by a suicide bomber with an explosive laden vehicle near Awantipora, Pulwama Kashmir. The attack resulted in the death of 49 CRPF personnel. The responsibility for the attack was claimed by the
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Bangladesh: ‘Godfathers’ surrender but meth keeps flowing0
- Commentary, Issue 28 – Spring 2019
- February 18, 2019
Bangladeshi men who surrendered to authorities and admitted involvement in the drug trade sit in front of police in Teknaf, a border town next to Myanmar’s Rakhine state, on February 16, 2019. Photo: AFP The surrender of dozens of drug dealers has failed to fully stem the flow of ‘yaba’ into Bangladesh By BERTIL LINTNER, CHIANG
READ MOREIndia: CAB row generated patriotism in NE0
- Commentary, Issue 28 – Spring 2019
- February 18, 2019
NJ Thakuria 18 February 2019 As if the people of the northeast (NE) India became more conscious about India’s constitution, rule of law and its secular image abroad. So groups of people, including politicians, civil society group representatives, media personnel etc came to hit the streets raising strong voices against the Union government’s proposed citizenship
READ MORESocio-Economic Rights of the Rohingya Refugees – Is India even doing its duty towards refugees?0
- Commentary, Issue 28 – Spring 2019
- February 6, 2019
by P. Avinash Reddy 6 February 2019 India is currently hosting more than 2 lakh refugees, including a large number of Tibetan, Sri Lankan and Rohingya refugees even though it is not a party to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951 (The Refugee Convention, 1951). One of the most frequently used arguments
READ MOREWas Sheikh Mujib for an Unbroken Pakistan or Independent Bangladesh? Sensational Revelation about Mujib in Pakistan in 1971 0
- Commentary, Issue 28 – Spring 2019
- February 5, 2019
by Obaid Chowdhury * 5 February 2019 Little is known about the 1971 jail life of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Pakistan. It remained shrouded in mystery amidst various rumors and narratives. Recently, I had an opportunity to watch an episode of Naqta-e-Nazar, first aired in December 2015 by a Pakistani television channel. My interest was evoked as it contained
READ MOREIllicit money gushing out of Bangladesh0
- Commentary, Issue 28 – Spring 2019
- January 30, 2019
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Photo: iStockASIA UNHEDGED REAL-TIME INTEL ON WHAT MOVES MARKETS As much as US$81.74 billion was siphoned off the country in 2006-2015, according to a study by research organization Global Financial Integrity By BERTIL LINTNER CHIANG MAI, JANUARY 30, 2019 Illicit capital outflows from Bangladesh go unabated and as much as US$81.74 billion was siphoned
READ MOREA ‘spaghetti bowl’ of regional security arrangements: dilemma for security cooperation?0
- Commentary, Issue 28 – Spring 2019
- January 29, 2019
By Natasha Fernando 29 January 2019 The Indian Ocean Region has gained traction in regional multilateral cooperation with policy dialogues centering on economic cooperation, trade and investments, the Belt Road Initiative and security centered discussion spanning non-traditional security challenges, maritime territorial disputes, and regional stability. The development of the ASEAN Regional Forum, the Shangri-La dialogue of Defence Ministers,
READ MORECIA Was Aiding Jihadists Before Soviets Invaded Afghanistan0
- Commentary, Issue 28 – Spring 2019
- January 27, 2019
January 27, 2019 Nauman Sadiq Originally, there were four parties involved in the Afghan conflict which are mainly responsible for the debacle in the Af-Pak region. Firstly, the former Soviet Union which invaded Afghanistan in December 1979. Secondly, Pakistan’s security agencies which nurtured the Afghan so-called “mujahideen” (freedom fighters) on the behest of Washington. Thirdly, Saudi
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