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Officials: Myanmar, Bangladesh Working to Repatriate 3,450 Rohingya Refugees0
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- August 16, 2019
Sunil Barua and Jesmin Papri Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh and Dhaka 2019-08-16 Bangladesh and Myanmar said Friday they were working on the first repatriation of Rohingya refugees since members of the ethnic minority fled a massive military crackdown in Rakhine state two years ago, amid confusion over how the process would unfold. “Myanmar has given clearance
How geopolitics enabled India’s gambit in Kashmir0
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- August 16, 2019
Kashmir crisis: The global politics behind India’s leverage – CSMonitor.com Why We Wrote This India’s decision to strip Kashmir’s special status is the kind of move you expect to get global pushback. But that hasn’t been the case – which highlights significant shifts in big-power politics. By Howard LaFranchi Staff writer August 15, 2019 India’s
A Kashmiri Novelist on a State Under Siege0
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- August 16, 2019
By Isaac Chotiner 16 August 2019 Last week, India’s government stripped Kashmir, India’s only Muslim-majority state, of its special status, and instituted a communications blackout and de-facto martial law in what was already one of the most militarized areas on earth. The problems in Kashmir extend back to Partition, in 1947, which left India in
Humans of Assam: The nephew of India’s fifth president is struggling to prove his Indian citizenship0
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- August 16, 2019
Ziauddin Ali Ahmed and his family won’t make it to the final NRC – here’s why. Arunabh Saikia Jul 28, 2019 Humans of Assam is a collection of stories of people living in the state who fear losing their Indian citizenship. It is part of the month-long reporting project called The Final Count. When the
A Wave of Solidarity With Kashmir Is Spreading Across the Globe0
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- August 16, 2019
By Skanda Kadirgamar, Truthout Published August 16, 2019 Tragedy is unfolding in Kashmir. Split between India and Pakistan, the state has been under military occupation as a result of the partition of the subcontinent in 1947 and a war between the two powers the following year. On August 5, however, the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party-led
Modi’s Decision on Kashmir Reveals a Brittleness in India6
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- August 15, 2019
New Delhi’s abrogation of autonomy for the region might have local implications, but its consequences for Indian democracy are greater. Sadanand Dhume Aug 14, 2019 Nearly two decades ago, President Bill Clinton called Jammu and Kashmir “the most dangerous place in the world.” Now the disputed Himalayan territory, claimed by both India and Pakistan, is
Commentary
Resilience of Identities in the Era of Globalization0
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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
3rd December, International Day of Persons with Disabilities; Disability and Armed Conflict in Kashmir0
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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
Nepal must unilaterally terminate treaty of 1950 if India refuses to accept EPGs report0
- Commentary, Issue 27 – Winter 2019
- 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
AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN – HAZARA: THE NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE0
- Commentary, Issue 27 – Winter 2019
- 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,
Disruptions And Democracy: The Sri Lankan Political Crisis Through A Geopolitical Lens0
- Commentary, Issue 27 – Winter 2019
- 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
Role 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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Indian Navy benefits from Pentagon paranoia over China
US government in a hurry to get new sub-hunting helicopters into the hands of the Indian Navy by Dave Makichuk May 20, 2020 To say the Pentagon is concerned about China’s military expansion would be an understatement — just ask the Indian Navy. According to a report by Paul McLeary for Breaking Defense, the US
Dispute between Nepal and India Worsen over Territory of Kalapani
by Hari Prasad Shrestha 23 May 2020 In his address to the House of Representatives, Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli, in response to the opposition lawmakers’ queries about the government’s annual policy and program, he remembered the motto of India’s state emblem, “Satyameva Jayate” (“Only truth triumphs”), and the four-head lion figure of