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Inside story of Forcible Deportation of Nepali Speaking Population from Bhutan via India to the Refugee Camps in Nepal0
- Commentary, Issue 24 – Spring 2018
- February 20, 2018
BY Hari Prasad Shrestha 20/2/2018 The forcible deportation of a population—is defined as a crime against humanity under the statutes of both International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The official United Nations definition of ethnic cleansing is “rendering an area ethnically homogeneous by using force or intimidation
READ MOREKhaleda’s imprisonment stirs global uproar, election uncertainty0
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- February 19, 2018
Shahid Islam in Toronto 19/2/2018 A missed opportunity often yields disaster and turns unmanageable, if not handled with care. The conviction and imprisonment of BNP chairperson and, three times PM of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia, on February 8 could have led to instant chaos; which has been averted, thanks to Khaleda’s instruction to her followers
READ MORELeaks of questions: A digital remedy0
- Commentary
- February 19, 2018
by Hussain Imam 19/2/2018 The country’s education is in dire strait or should I say in doldrums. If education is the backbone of a nation, the backbone of Bangladesh is sure to become too weak and fragile to help the nation stand on its own feet. The reasons are many. Poor infrastructure, substandard
READ MOREJMD Valentine’s Day pinpoints limits of Saudi prince’s Islamic reform effort0
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- February 19, 2018
By James M. Dorsey 19/2/2018 Valentine’s Day in Riyadh and Islamabad as well as parts of Indonesia and Malaysia puts into sharp relief Saudi Arabia’s ability to curtail the global rise of Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism the kingdom helped fuel at the very moment that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is curbing some of
READ MOREMASSIVE FRAUD IN GOVERNMENT OF INDIA OWNED PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK0
- Commentary, Issue 24 – Spring 2018
- February 18, 2018
by N.S. Venkataraman 18/2/2018 A TEST CASE FOR MR. MODI The massive fraud in the government of India owned Punjab National Bank has shocked the citizens all over India and has also caused considerable surprise around the world for its brazenness. What is particularly disturbing is the way that the fraud took place, bypassing the
READ MORESex, lies & corruption in the U.S. Navy0
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- February 18, 2018
by Gaurav Tyagi 18/2/2018 The USS Blue Ridge is the flagship of the U.S Navy’s 7th fleet, overseeing all American maritime operations in Asia and the Western Pacific. It is the U.S Navy’s second oldest active duty vessel and has survived the Vietnam as well as the Cold war. The Blue Ridge has
READ MOREChina’s step into the maelstrom of the Middle East0
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- February 17, 2018
by James M. Dorsey RSIS 17/2/2018 China’s abandonment of non-interference is manifested by its (largely ineffective) efforts to mediate conflicts in South Sudan, Syria and Afghanistan as well as between Israel and Palestine and even between Saudi Arabia and Iran. It is even more evident in China’s trashing of its vow not to establish foreign military bases,
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WILL RAJAPAKSA’S RETURN DO GOOD FOR SRI LANKA?0
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- February 16, 2018
N.S. Venkataraman 16/2/2018 The decisive victory of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the local government polls in Sri Lanka on 10th February has caused considerable surprise to the political observers around the world. Rajapaksa’s party, Sri Lanka People’s Front, won in 239 out of the 341 councils pushing his rivals far behind. This
READ MOREExpanding regional rivalries: Saudi Arabia and Iran battle it out in Azerbaijan0
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- February 16, 2018
By James M. Dorsey 16/2/2018 It’s the pot calling the kettle black. As Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of seeking to encircle it with its support for Houthi rebels in Yemen as well as Qatar, the kingdom and the Islamic republic are extending their bitter rivalry beyond the Middle East into the Caucasus. The two
READ MOREIndia’s Argumentative Battle in Kashmir0
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- February 15, 2018
by Zaboor Ahmad 15/2/2018 Ever since 1947, India and Pakistan have laid claim to Kashmir and scholars continue to search and dilate the reasons for this intractable conflict between them. Apart from the argument of accession signed by the last Dogra Hindu king, Hari Singh with India; India has sought to keep the Kashmir
READ MOREHypocriticism of Indian Media On Kashmir Issue1
- Commentary, Issue 24 – Spring 2018
- February 15, 2018
by Mir Suhail 15/2/2018 Nowadays, whenever we hear the word ‘debate’, our brains get accumulated with furious commotion. In Indian TV debates, no one listens to anyone; everyone speaks up simultaneously without listening to each other, without clear information and identification of what the problem is, how can there be any solution that is acceptable
READ MORECAN INDIA PREVENT MALDIVES FROM GOING UNDER CHINA’S CONTROL?0
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- February 15, 2018
by N.S.Venkataraman 15/2/2018 The present disturbed condition in the Maldives has made some people including opposition parties in the Maldives say that India’s military intervention is necessary. It is now becoming increasingly clear that Pakistan and its friend China think that war in one form or the other, in cold form or hot form, is desirable
READ MOREINDIAN AMBITION AND REGIONAL INSTABILITY0
- Commentary, Issue 24 – Spring 2018
- February 14, 2018
On 18 May 1974, Indira Gandhi gave the go-ahead for India’s first nuclear test at Pokhran in the Rajasthan desert. This explosion was labeled by the Indian government as a ‘Peaceful Nuclear Explosion’ (PNE). Following this path of nuclear development, Indian nuclear explosion affected the region the most as, later, it again conducted nuclear tests
READ MORESri Lanka: The New Regime and the Revolution0
- Commentary, Issue 24 – Spring 2018
- February 13, 2018
Le nouveau Régime et la Révolution by Prof.Asanga Abeyagoonasekera 13/2/2018 “The most perilous moment for a bad government is one when it seeks to mend its ways.” ― Alexis de Tocqueville, L’Ancien Régime et la Révolution (1856) At a meeting in Davos in 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping made a speech supporting the agenda
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