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Kashmir clampdown tightened as India hails ‘historic moment’0
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- August 6, 2019
06 Aug 2019 Channel News Asia NEW DELHI: India’s home affairs minister on Tuesday (Aug 6) hailed “historic” legislation to bring Kashmir under its direct control, as New Delhi stepped up its clampdown on dissent in the restive Muslim-majority region. Three high-profile political leaders in Kashmir were detained for being a threat to peace hours
Kashmir and 370: Constitutional coup whose aftereffects will linger a long time0
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- August 6, 2019
Manoj Joshi 6 August 2019 It is possible to suppress popular opinion for a while, but whether it will bring long-term peace to the state is a matter of speculation. The Centre’s proposal to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution and demote Jammu and Kashmir’s status from a state to a Union Territory is nothing short of
Indian move practically shuts door on US mediation in Kashmir0
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- August 6, 2019
For Pakistan, notwithstanding its familiar assertions that it will “exercise all possible options to counter the illegal steps” are unlikely to move any needles internationally, especially in Washington and the United Nations. The folding of J & K into the Indian union more formally gives the Modi government the ability to present its status as
The Water Crisis In Chennai, India: Who’s To Blame And How Do You Fix It?1
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- August 5, 2019
July 18, 2019 LAUREN FRAYER One of Chennai’s biggest reservoirs, Chembarambakkam Lake, is now a cracked, windswept mud flat. There are swarms of insects as big as hummingbirds, stray goats nibbling at dust-coated shrubs and what look like a few water buffalo — but no water. A massive pipe that’s supposed to carry water into
REFUGEE RIPPLE EFFECT: THE ‘SEND THEM BACK’ STRATEGY IS SPREADING0
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- August 5, 2019
By Mat Nashed 5 August 2019 OZY WHY YOU SHOULD CARE Nations are increasingly violating international law and returning refugees to war zones. The border crisis isn’t only about the West. This OZY original series captures how migration is reshaping many societies. “I’m not fine at all. I’m dying in Libya.” Muhammad Hafees sent me the message from a Libyan
India: Wondering how Amit Shah dismantled #Article370 so fast and furiously? Read this0
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- August 5, 2019
By Meghnad S| Aug 5, 2019 Narendra Modi’s government has used its historical mandate to spring the first big surprise of this term and it was targeted at the state of Jammu & Kashmir: a sensitive state where surprises like these might lead to ugly consequences. On Monday, the government scrapped Article 370 of the Constitution,
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US troop withdrawals threaten to fuel greater, potentially problematic Gulf assertiveness0
- Commentary
- December 26, 2018
By James M. Dorsey 26 December 2018 A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. As far as Gulf leaders are concerned, President Donald J. Trump demonstrated with his announced US troop withdrawals from Syria and Afghanistan that his insistence that the “world is a dangerous place” has never
Marine Pollution Caused by Shipping Industry: An Emerging threat in the Domain of Environmental Security0
- Commentary
- December 24, 2018
by Saanaaree Manoratne 24 Deecmber 2018 Oceans play a crucial role in balancing the global ecosystem. Hence, sustenance of a healthy marine environment is of vital necessity for several reasons. At the outset of comprehensive trade policies in the international arena, freight of goods via sea routes have mainly been resorted to by the major
End of Year Editorial; Evolving Political Dynamics in South Asia0
- Commentary, Featured
- December 24, 2018
By M. Adil Khan, Guest Editor 2018 has been an eventful year for South Asia especially at the political level. During 2018 several countries in the region have had their elections and these elections have altered their political pictures. In others preparations for elections are underway and yet in others sub-national elections and their outcomes
Asia’s version of Palestine emerging in Bangladesh0
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- December 24, 2018
Rohingya refugees are being courted by Middle East and South Asia extremist groups, a dynamic that could turn Bangladesh’s overflowing camps into a new vortex of regional instability By Bertil Lintner Chiang Mai, December 24, 2018 Rohingya refugees wait roadside for aid at Thaingkhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, September 14, 2017. Photo:
Sri Lanka: UNP back to playing the presidential ball game within, all over again0
- Commentary
- December 24, 2018
N Sathiya Moorthy 24 December 2018 Conventional political wisdom has it that when the Opposition is weak, whatever the reason and circumstances, the inevitable and inherent strains within a ruling party or coalition have to come out in the open. This seems to be becoming true of the ‘ruling’ UNP with those attached to Prime
India trying to reduce Chinese influence on Maldives0
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- December 24, 2018
Hits 173 Extends USD 1.4 Bn budgetary support By JK Verma 24 December 2018 New Delhi. 23 December 2018. Prime Minister Modi, after meeting visiting President Mohamed Ibrahim Solih of Republic of Maldives, announced that “India will extend financial assistance of $1.4 billion to the Maldives in the form of budgetary support, currency swap agreements
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Security Threats in South Asia: China’s Revised Assessment
by Mian Hameed 1 June 2020 Wisdom in my younger life was an unknown entity to me. In due course, I was able to fine-tune a process to gain wisdom. Though I am of no consequence here, the wisdom of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has implications for India. Here, I will not
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM- WOBBLY INDIA AND PAKISTAN’s RENASCENCE
By: Barrister Pirzada Aurang Zaib 27 May 2020 ‘You are free to go to your temples; you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this state of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste or creed that has nothing to do with the business of