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Despite U.S. Talk Of Withdrawal, Afghan War Expected To Continue0
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- August 2, 2019
July 31, 2019 Abubakar Siddique gandhara.rferl.org The United States is seeking to end its 18-year war in Afghanistan by negotiating peace with the Taliban and persuading the hard-line Islamist group to prove its commitment to counterterrorism, a lasting cease-fire, and a political settlement with the Afghan government and other factions in return for U.S. withdrawal
Interview: U.S. Envoy Backs Afghan Presidential Election If No Peace Deal0
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- August 1, 2019
August 01, 2019 By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan KABUL — The U.S. peace envoy seeking to negotiate an end to the nearly 18-year war in Afghanistan said peace negotiations between Kabul and the Taliban will determine whether the presidential election slated for September 28 is held. In an interview with RFE/RL in the Afghan capital on
CPEC is dead. Somebody tell Beijing9
Pakistan’s political and military leadership, and business elite, have stopped investing their capital in CPEC. Now how do we get out of it? 1 August 2019 It’s over. If ever there was a thought within Pakistan’s leadership — political, military, and business — that Beijing could replace Washington as the foreign capital with the most
US War with Iran will Violate Law Against Aggression0
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- August 1, 2019
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power IDN-InDepthNews 31 July 2019 LUND, Sweden (IDN-INPS) – In 2010 the signatory states of the International Criminal Court, established to prosecute war crimes, convened a conference to add aggression to the list of crimes the court could try. The U.S., Russia, Iran, China and India have refused to sign up as
The Muslim Hajj: A spiritual pilgrimage with political overtones1
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- August 1, 2019
Ken Chitwood, University of Florida 1 August 2019 Nearly 2 million Muslims will gather in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Aug. 9 for an annual pilgrimage known as the hajj. The five-day journey is a once-in-a-lifetime obligation for all Muslims who are physically and financially able to undertake it. It is
The bittersweet pill in the Australia-India sugar stoush0
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- July 31, 2019
Natasha Jha Bhaskar 31 July 2019 The WTO fight over India’s sugar subsidies is a chance forNew Delhi to encourage farmers into more profitable crops. Over the past few months, sugar has featured prominently in India’s political and economic discussion. Countries such as Australia, Brazil and Guatemala are upset with the Indian government’s subsidies to
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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
Saudi diplomatic offensive seeks to put Khashoggi behind it and thwart Qatar0
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- November 28, 2018
By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. As Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman tours friendly Arab nations in advance of the Group of 20 (G-20) industrialized nations summit in Argentina, Saudi diplomacy aims to achieve two goals: put the killing of journalist Jamal
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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