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Shifting Middle Eastern sands spotlight diverging US-Saudi interests0
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- December 9, 2018
By James M. Dorsey 9 December 2018 A series of Gulf and Middle East-related developments suggest that resolving some of the Middle East’s most debilitating and devastating crises while ensuring that efforts to pressure Iran do not perpetuate the mayhem may be easier said than done. They also suggest that the same is true for
READ MOREInterests and Roles of Elites in forging National Identity0
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- December 9, 2018
by Manoj Kumar Mishra 9 December 2018 Nationalism engenders a sense of distinctive identity and autonomy based on the Enlightenment idea of human freedom that enables people to survive in a modern world in which unpredictable change has become the norm. While, in the medieval world, the feudal states invoked religion and cultural resources
READ MOREBangladesh: Inclusiveness and equality can boost economic growth0
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- December 9, 2018
Dr. Shamsul Alam | Published: December 07, 2018 December 3 was celebrated globally as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). Originally, annual observance of the IDPD was proclaimed for the first time in 1992, through a resolution by the United Nations General Assembly. The day has been observed over the years to improve
READ MOREUS Senate resolution potentially changes Middle East dynamics0
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- December 6, 2018
By James M. Dorsey 6 December 2018 A draft US Senate resolution effectively portraying Saudi policy as detrimental to US interests and values and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as “complicit” in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, if adopted and implemented, potentially could change the dynamics of the region’s politics and create an initial exit
READ MOREBeijing’s Perspectives on its Rise and Concerns of the West0
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- December 4, 2018
by Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 4 December 2018 Although the recently concluded G-20 Summit in Argentina has brought a temporary trade truce between the US and China, the fault lines between the two powers are more geopolitical and possibly last longer. Arousing such geopolitical concerns, Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier not only clearly articulated Beijing’s desire for
READ MORE2018 Bangladesh General Election: A Time for Stock-taking and Pondering the Stakes2
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- December 3, 2018
By Adil Khan and Habib Zafarullah* 4 December 2018 The 2018 Bangladesh General Election scheduled on December 30, 2018 marks the end of two consecutive terms of the ruling Awami League (AL), first ever by any political party since 1991, the year a combined opposition movement against a decade long dictatorship resurrected and re-introduced
READ MORESri Lanka: ‘War crimes probe’ by another name0
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- December 3, 2018
N Sathiya Moorthy 3 December 2018 Even as the nation continues to be immersed in the current constitutional crisis of unprecedented proportion, possibly for any country in the democratic world, Sri Lanka has set another record – dubious or otherwise is for the future to decide! A subordinate court in Fort, Colombo, has remanded the
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ROYAL ROAD AHEAD: SAUDI PRINCE LEAVES G20 CONFIDENT, TURNING CORNER AFTER KHASHOGGI SCANDAL0
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- December 2, 2018
Mohammed bin Salman in Buenos Aires. Photo: Bloomberg World appears to be moving forward following shocking murder of journalist and Mohammed bin Salman appears happy to join them By James M. Dorsey 2 Dec 2018 THERE WAS A high-five from Vladimir Putin. And for Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi it was business as usual. At
READ MOREResilience of Identities in the Era of Globalization1
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- November 30, 2018
Credit : ccc.rochester.edu by Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra 30 November 2018 The reasoning that globalization unleashes unifying and integrating forces has been disputed by several of its disintegrating features which, in turn, solidifies the national identities. The Euro-sceptics in Britain believed that their country was losing more than gaining from its membership in the
READ MORE3rd December, International Day of Persons with Disabilities; Disability and Armed Conflict in Kashmir1
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- November 30, 2018
Image credit: downtoearth.org.in By Dr. Reyaz Ahmad Ganaie 30 November 2018 The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities was proclaimed in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. It aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and
READ MORENepal must unilaterally terminate treaty of 1950 if India refuses to accept EPGs report0
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- November 30, 2018
by Hari Prasad Shrestha 30 November 2018 According to media reports, India’s unwillingness to accept Nepal India Eminent Persons’ Groups (EPGs) report reconfirms that it is not ready to reset Nepal-India relations in changed regional and global dynamism. Indian prime Minister Modi seems reluctant to receive the report due to pressure of intelligence
READ MOREAFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN – HAZARA: THE NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE0
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- November 30, 2018
A group of school children react to seeing themselves on the small screen of a video camera at the Bamyan Regional High School June 6, 2012. (Photo ID: 607641). Image credit: Wikipedia ‘The nonviolent resistance strategy adopted by the Hazara remained unsuccessful in putting an end to their persecution’ This paper will cover how,
READ MOREDisruptions And Democracy: The Sri Lankan Political Crisis Through A Geopolitical Lens0
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- November 30, 2018
by Asanga Abeyagoonasekera 30 November 2018 “The pattern of history cannot be changed. We are the progeny of progression across time and space that shift from small scales to big ones and back again.” John Lewis Gaddis, On Grand Strategy The masterpiece the Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Paul Kennedy, clearly
READ MORERole of External Actors in Nuclear Politics of South Asia0
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- November 29, 2018
Asma Khalid 29 November, 2018 The strategic landscape of the South Asia is comprised of India and Pakistan’s equation connected with the role of other great powers in region. Geo-strategic position and introduction of nuclear arsenal has played central role to transform the relations among South Asian states and great powers. The conflicting national
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