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Only the people can save Assange and Manning0
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- May 25, 2019
The Daily Star May 25, 2019 by Eresh Omar Jamal Stefania Maurizi is an investigative journalist working for the Italian daily La Repubblica. She has worked on all WikiLeaks releases of secret documents and partnered with Glenn Greenwald to expose the Snowden Files about Italy. She has authored two books—Dossier WikiLeaks: Segreti Italiani and Una
BJP’s election victory: Of Modi, by Modi and for Modi0
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- May 25, 2019
The Daily Star May 25, 2019 by Pallab Bhattacharya The two most commonly used taglines for the Bharatiya Janata Party’s campaign in the just concluded parliamentary elections were “phir ek baar Modi sarkar” and “Modi hai to mumkin hai.” Both have come tellingly true as borne out the poll outcome that gave a much bigger
Rising US-Iran Hostilities and Challenges for India0
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- May 24, 2019
Md. Muddassir Quamar* 24 May 2019 On May 10, 2019, the US Department of Defense announced that it has “approved the movement of the USS Arlington (LPD-24) and a Patriot battery” to Central Command (CENTCOM) for deployment in the Persian Gulf.1 The USS Arlington is an amphibious warship that “transports U.S. Marines, amphibious vehicles, conventional landing
Japan and India to develop Colombo port, countering Belt and Road0
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- May 24, 2019
With Sri Lanka, partners take on China’s expanding Indian Ocean presence Nikkei staff writers May 20, 2019 TOKYO — The governments of Japan, India and Sri Lanka have agreed to jointly develop the Port of Colombo, Nikkei has learned, as the Indian Ocean becomes more integral to global trade. The project’s goals are to increase
2 killed, 15 injured after blast inside mosque in Pakistan (VIDEO, PHOTO)0
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- May 24, 2019
24 May, 2019 At least two people were killed and more than a dozen injured after a bomb exploded inside a mosque during Friday prayers in Quetta, Pakistan, according to a rescue source quoted by Geo TV. The device was hidden near the Rehmania Mosque’s pulpit, state-run Radio Pakistan said, citing police. The mosque’s administration
An Attack on Iran Would Violate US and International Law0
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- May 23, 2019
By Marjorie Cohn, Truthout Published May 23, 2019 Part of the Truthout Series Human Rights and Global Wrongs As President Donald Trump, National Security Advisor John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rattle their sabers, there is no evidence that Iran poses a threat to the United States. It was Trump who threatened genocide,
Commentary
Interaction between Democracy and Development in the Contemporary Era0
- Commentary
- May 22, 2019
by Miskat Jahan 22 May 2019 Abstract Though both democracy and development are two conventional words around the modern world, but the interrelation between these two is crucial as well as has a debatable exposure. Democracy is one of the state principles which can act as an important catalyst to make the development more vivid.
India’s booming print media!0
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- May 22, 2019
by Dr Bhargavi D Hemmige 22 May 2019 In a surprise move, the Indian print industry seems to be defying the global trends. The Media Research Users Council (MRUC), on 26th April 2019 released the latest Indian Readership Survey (IRS) report which indicated that the print media is on the rise, adding 1.8 crore new
2019 Election and the Debate Around the Issue of India’s Identity: A ‘Hindutva’ India or ‘Sarvadharma Sambhava’ India?2
- Commentary, Featured
- May 22, 2019
By: Rajit Das 22 May 2019 The world’s largest democracy is going through with elections to elect the new prime minister of India. After five years of rule under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the leadership of Narendra Modi, the citizens of India are making their voices heard by practicing their democratic franchise of
After SL serial-blasts, Maldives displays cautious optimism0
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- May 22, 2019
N Sathiya Moorthy 22 May 2019 The Easter Day serial-blasts in neighbouring Sri Lanka may have rattled Maldives, but the nation is not afraid. Defence Minister Mariya Didi told the Indian newspaper, The Hindu, recently that “there was no specific or imminent terrorist threat to the nation, but in today’s world, we can never really entirely
Book Review; The secular States, Religious Politics: India, Turkey and the Future of Secularism0
- Commentary, Reviews
- May 20, 2019
by Zaboor Ahmad 20 May 2019 India and Turkey are the two leading examples of secular states in the non-secular world. Both are constitutionally secular as there is no official religion in them. However, it is different from the western conception of state-religion dichotomy. Indeed the state has acted as intrusive and regulating authority in
Water Energy Projects in Nepal: An Opportunity for India0
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- May 20, 2019
by Dr. Rajkumar Singh 20 May 2019 Very recently in February 2019, the Indian government has proposed the construction of Lower Arun Hydropower project in Nepal with a capacity of 400 megawatts. It was decided in a meeting with Minister for Energy, Water Resource and Irrigation Barshaman Pun at New Delhi on and, Indian Minister
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Indian Politics: — Modi Returns!
by Nilofar Suhrawardy 25 May 2019 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s stunning victory in Indian parliamentary elections marking return of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister have raised apprehensions of it spelling danger signals for Indian secularism as well as democracy. Undeniably, Modi’s term, from 2014 to present, has been marked by saffronization of certain institutions
2019 Election and the Debate Around the Issue of India’s Identity: A ‘Hindutva’ India or ‘Sarvadharma Sambhava’ India?
By: Rajit Das 22 May 2019 The world’s largest democracy is going through with elections to elect the new prime minister of India. After five years of rule under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the leadership of Narendra Modi, the citizens of India are making their voices heard by practicing their democratic franchise of