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All globally approved vaccines may get emergency use approval in India0
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- April 13, 2021
This is being done to expand the basket of vaccines for domestic use and hasten the pace and coverage of vaccination, the government has said. CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 VACCINE TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2021 – 14:15 TNM Staff Follow @thenewsminute In a major move to speed up the vaccination drive in India, the Union government has fast-tracked emergency approvals for
Pakistan to become 23rd biggest economy by 2040: US intelligence report0
- Blog
- April 12, 2021
Most populous countries in Asia are positioned to be among world’s largest economies, says Global Trends report Zain Ul Abideen Siddiqui April 09, 2021 Will grow to move up 8 places, China to remain on top among 32 largest economies. PHOTO: AFP KARACHI:Pakistan is set to become the world’s 23rd biggest economy by 2040 based on
Colombo Port City and Hambantota port are dual engines of Lanka’s economic growth: Chinese envoy0
- Blog
- April 12, 2021
by Editor April 12, 2021 Share on WhatsApp Colombo, April 12 (newsin.asia): In his Sinhala-Tamil New Year message the Chinese Ambassador in Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong has said that tangible outcomes have been constantly achieved in the development of the China-funded Colombo Port City and Hambantota International Port prjects. Qi described these two projects as the
Yes, The Quad Will Endure!0
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- April 12, 2021
Sujan R. Chinoy Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy is Director General, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile [+] More from the author April 09, 2021 The future of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) will depend on the choices that China makes. The greater China’s belligerence, the faster
Journalists on Trial for Covering Myanmar Coup0
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- April 11, 2021
2021/04/09 World Voice of America Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of more than 275 million people. By May Kha YANGON – Preliminary hearings were held Tuesday for three journalists detained in Yangon on February 27 while covering
2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Bangladesh0
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- April 11, 2021
BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR DOWNLOAD [366 KB] TRANSLATIONS IN THIS SECTION / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ANNOUNCEMENT: The Department of State will release an addendum to this report in mid 2021 that expands the subsection on Women in Section 6 to include a broader range of issues related to reproductive rights. Bangladesh’s constitution provides
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Bangladesh: The HR Coalition Continues its Efforts0
- Commentary
- April 12, 2021
by Ahmad U Shihab 12 April 2021 “Democracy and Human Rights are inseparable.”—Nelson Mandela A Coalition for Human Rights and Democracy in Bangladesh addressed a number of appeals to the Biden Administration requesting urgent help to restore people’s democratic and human rights in the South Asian country. The membership of the Coalitions spans three
Searching for a Potemkin Village Opposition0
- Commentary, Featured
- April 12, 2021
by William Milam April 9, 2021 “Potemkin village” is actually a term that originated in politics, and thus, for this article, a very appropriate term to describe one interesting recent, possibly rhetorical, sidestep in the authoritarian march of Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League government she runs. According to Wikipedia, a Potemkin Village is “any
HYPERSONICS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD0
- Commentary
- April 12, 2021
“History shows that stopping an arms race is much harder than igniting one” Jeffrey Smith by Rabia Javed 12 April 2021 From the last few years, leading global nuclear powers have been involved in a race to develop hypersonic weapons. The United States, Russia, and China have up till now developed hypersonic weapons systems comprised
A look at East Kolkata Wetland through series of Satellite imagery0
- Commentary
- April 11, 2021
by Subrajoti Paul 12 April 2021 According to you what is the most important component that makes up the environment? Trees, forest, rivers, watershed, etc? surprisingly it’s the most neglected of them all, Wetlands. Wetlands delivers more amount of ecosystem services than even rain forest and they are present in every part of
Human rights Violations, bellicosity and conflicts in a war torn country; Afghanistan0
- Commentary
- April 11, 2021
by Dr. Sharafudin Azimi 11 April 2021 Afghanistan; a country that is prone to forty years-long war that takes away an averagely of tens of lives daily. The rise of psychological disorders has been one of the recently focused elements; a report shows that one in two Afghans go through stress situations due to
VOCAL FOR LOCAL: THROUGH THE LENS OF GLOBALIZATION0
- Commentary
- April 11, 2021
by Utsa Sarkar 11 April 2021 The definition of “globalization” has remains an important aspect for consideration in the era of 21st century amongst academic scholars or in the realm of political discourse. It remains a contested terminology in the political, economic global political order circumscribing various movements and world’s leaders’ views. Amidst the ongoing
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Searching for a Potemkin Village Opposition
by William Milam April 9, 2021 “Potemkin village” is actually a term that originated in politics, and thus, for this article, a very appropriate term to describe one interesting recent, possibly rhetorical, sidestep in the authoritarian march of Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League government she runs. According to Wikipedia, a Potemkin Village is “any
Bangladesh: I am Zia Speaking
I am Zia Speaking “In that case, we revolt,” Major Ziaur Rahman (March 25, 1971) Zia is enmeshed in every paddy sheaf of Bangladesh. From every nook and corner, a voice continues to ring: I am Zia speaking.[I] By R Chowdhury 25 March
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