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Issue 30 – Fall 2019
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India: Oh Khalistan, My Khalistan: Article 370’s Implications for Sikh Separatism11
- Commentary, Issue 30 – Fall 2019
- August 25, 2019
“We believe India faces a long-term terrorist threat from Sikh extremists that the government probably cannot eradicate…We believe Pakistan would significantly increase its support to Sikh extremists only if hostilities were breaking out with India over other issues, such as Kashmir” – Excerpt from 1984 declassified CIA report “India and the Sikh Challenge”: The
READ MOREAuthoritarianism marches on in South Asia2
- Commentary, Issue 30 – Fall 2019
- August 25, 2019
India acted similarly to Russia, as the hegemon of South Asia, doing what it wanted to because it could, writes William Milam by William Milam August 25, 2019 I promised friends that I would write more this week about the contradictions and trade-offs involved in governing countries which revere free speech but face internal extremist
READ MORENo way home, no way out for Rohingya refugees0
- Commentary, Issue 30 – Fall 2019
- August 23, 2019
By Bertil Lintner, Chiang Mai August 23, 2019 Failed repatriation try signals a permanent and increasingly destabilizing refugee population in Bangladesh By Bertil Lintner, Chiang Mai Over 3,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh were supposed to return to Myanmar on August 22, a repatriation that was supposed to mark the beginning of a process to resettle
READ MOREDiverging Gulf responses to Kashmir and Xinjiang ripple across Asia0
- Commentary, Issue 30 – Fall 2019
- August 23, 2019
By James M. Dorsey 23 August 2019 A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts, Tumblr, and Patreon, Podbean and Castbox. Recent diametrically opposed responses to repression of Muslims by China, India and other Asian countries highlight deep differences among Gulf states that ripple across Asia.
READ MORERevocation of Kashmir’s Article 370 and a Prognosis0
- Commentary, Featured, Issue 30 – Fall 2019
- August 19, 2019
by M. Adil Khan 19 August 2019 The backdrop On Monday August 5, 2019, Modi government abrogated Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that gave special autonomy status to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories – Jammu and Kashmir; and Ladakh. The move has led to mixed reactions in
READ MOREBook review: The Wayward Daughter by Shradha Ghale0
- Commentary, Issue 30 – Fall 2019, Reviews
- August 19, 2019
The Wayward Daughter is a compelling read that portrays a Kathmandu girl seeking out love, finding herself and her own life in her family’s journey through many trials and triumphs. By Neha Rayamajhi 19 August 2019 Shradha Ghale’s debut novel is one among many works of literature that pay homage to Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. Unlike
READ MOREWas India Behind 2009 Border Guards Massacre in Bangladesh?0
- Commentary, Featured, Issue 30 – Fall 2019
- August 18, 2019
August 17, 2019 B.Z. Khasru Public speculation by many, including the prime minister herself, termed the tragedy as an external conspiracy. One explanation for the mutiny was that the rebel soldiers opened fire on their officers when they dismissed appeals for better pay. The viciousness of the mutiny convinced many Bangladeshis that something more than
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BREWING TENSIONS: TALKING TEA AND TERROR FROM THE SOUTH0
- Commentary, Issue 30 – Fall 2019
- August 9, 2019
By Asanga Abeyagoonasekera 9 August 2019 “TRADE FRICTION [WERE] STARTED BY THE US, IF THE US WANTS TO TALK WE WILL KEEP THE DOOR OPEN. IF THEY WANT TO FIGHT, WE WILL FIGHT UNTIL THE END…BULLY US? NO WAY,” ~General Wei Fenghe, Chinese Defence Minister at Shangri-La Dialogue 2019 Geography can provide safety and prosperity.
READ MOREIndia’s Sudden Kashmir Move Could Backfire Badly1
- Commentary, Featured, Issue 30 – Fall 2019
- August 6, 2019
New Delhi’s crackdown could send the region spinning into instability. BY MICHAEL KUGELMAN | AUGUST 5, 2019 On Aug. 2, the state government of Jammu and Kashmir issued an extraordinary order. Citing terrorist threats, it ordered tourists and pilgrims to evacuate, and it shuttered schools. This came several days after New Delhi deployed thousands of new troops to
READ MORENepal: facing catastrophic inundation triggered by river blockade infrastructures of India3
- Commentary, Issue 30 – Fall 2019
- July 27, 2019
by Hari Prasad Shrestha 27 July 2019 It has been a regular phenomenon since a decade in Nepal, especially in plain land of Terai, bordering India, becoming catastrophic during monsoon rain, mainly caused by road, dams, and embarkments illegally built by India along the Nepal border. Every year, it kills hundreds of people, destroys thousands
READ MOREFour Challenges to Governance in South Asia0
- Commentary, Issue 30 – Fall 2019
- July 26, 2019
by Ali Riaz 27 July 2019 Although there is no universally accepted definition of the term governance, it has become a buzzword since the 1980s. Policymakers and academics seem to agree that governance is fundamental to both economic and social development and that it cannot be left to governments alone. Over the past decades, the
READ MOREIndia: Use of National Security on Electoral Sentiments0
- Commentary, Issue 30 – Fall 2019
- July 22, 2019
by Adrij Chakraborty 22 July 2019 Politics with Policy As India steps into the second term of governance by the (Bharatiya Janata Party led) National Democratic Alliance, I attempt to analyse what caused the mammoth upsurge of votes in its favour. Amidst other significant reasons behind the ruling party’s landslide victory, there is a small
READ MOREBangladesh: Sheikh Hasina’s Fear of Fall is The Issue3
- Commentary, Featured, Issue 30 – Fall 2019
- July 13, 2019
“Fear cuts deeper than swords.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones by R Chowdhury 13 July 2019 Dan Brown of The Da Vinci Code fame said, “Men go far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire.” That describes Sheikh Hasina Wazed, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh today.
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