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Chinese engineer’s disappearance takes on geopolitical significance0
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- January 19, 2018
By James M. Dorsey Thirty-six-year-old Chinese engineer Pingzhi Liu went missing almost a month ago. It took Pakistani authorities three weeks to classify Mr. Liu’s disappearance as a likely kidnapping <https://www.dawn.com/news/1381873> that could have significant political and economic consequences. Identifying the mysterious disappearance as a kidnapping is not only embarrassing because Mr. Liu was one
Rohingya refugee leaders ‘issue demands’ before repatriation0
- Blog
- January 19, 2018
PUBLISHED : Friday, 19 January, 2018 Reuters Why the world won’t call the Rohingya crisis ‘genocide’ 19 Jan 2018 Rohingya leaders in a Bangladesh refugee camp have drawn up a list of demands they want Myanmar to meet before authorities begin sending back hundreds of thousands in a repatriation process expected to begin next week
Bangladesh: Impunity Endures for Rights Violations0
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- January 18, 2018
Human Rights Watch Credit for Hosting Rohingya, But Need to Better Protect Refugee Rights A Rohingya refugee stands next to a pond in the early morning at the Balukhali refugee camp near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh December 26, 2017. © 2017 Marko Djurica/Reuters (New York, January 18, 2018) – Bangladesh authorities failed to respond to repeated and serious
A Non-Ally Relationship with Pakistan0
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- January 18, 2018
Calling a Spade a Spade A Non-Ally Relationship with Pakistan by Husain Haqqani 12/1/18 President Trump’s eruptions against Pakistan acknowledge a longstanding historical reality: for all practical purposes, Pakistan and the United States are not allies. The language of President Trump’s New Year’s Day tweet about Pakistan was undeniably, and undiplomatically, harsh: “The United States has
VOA Interview: US Ambassador Haley on Koreas, Palestinians, Rohingya0
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- January 18, 2018
The Voice of America (VOA); January 17, 2018 Interview with Greta Van Susteren Watch the full interview https://www.voanews.com/a/van-susteren-nikki-haley-korea-palestinians-rohingya/4212372.html https://www.voanews.com/a/4212591.html NEW YORK — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley spoke with VOA contributor Greta Van Susteren on Wednesday in New York. Haley discussed several topics, including North and South Korea: “…We are not comfortable with
New trouble for India: China occupies North Doklam, with armoured vehicles & 7 helipads0
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- January 18, 2018
Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) 17 January, 2018 Vinayak Bhat/ThePrint New visuals show PLA deployment is close to last year’s face-off point and hasn’t thinned down as Indian Army chief Gen. Rawat claimed last week. New Delhi: Almost five months after India and China agreed to end their tense military face-off in the Himalayan region of
Commentary
Assessing the paradigm shift in India’s foreign policy: Abandoning the traditional approach?0
- Commentary, Issue 23 – Winter 2018
- November 6, 2017
Summary In the modern global world, where does India sees itself? A question that heeds into an “endless discussion,” still cloaks academicians, foreign policy and strategic experts into a debate. Using what elements will we able to understand India’s ambitious foreign policy? Prime Minister Modi’s “decisive” victory opened a “Pandora box” of new foreign policy
Nepal Elections: A Right Direction for Constitution Implementation and Political Stability0
- Commentary, Issue 23 – Winter 2018
- November 5, 2017
By Hari Prasad Shrestha Some critics consider Nepal almost as a one-city state. Almost all the country’s opportunities, its decent medical facilities, its key places for education, its administrative centers, the whole thing is in Kathmandu. The centralized system of state became major causes of increasing inequalities between Kathmandu and rest of the nation.
Saudi crackdown raises spectre of wider spread dissent0
- Commentary
- November 5, 2017
By James M. Dorsey Few paid attention to a rare protest in Saudi Arabia in late January 2011 as a wave of popular uprisings swept the Middle East and North Africa, toppling the leaders of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen. Yet, the protests and criticism of the government’s handling of floods in the Red
MONSOON RAINS BRING CHENNAI CITY, INDIA TO IT’S KNEES – SHOULD IT BE SO BAD?0
- Commentary
- November 4, 2017
The northeast monsoon in the first week of November has been heavy with a torrential downpour in Chennai city, and suburbs, as per the forecast correctly made several weeks earlier. It caused severe disruption for a few days, disrupting traffic, water entering into some residences and with loss of lives. A careful study of the
Bangladesh elections and absence of democracy0
- Commentary, Issue 23 – Winter 2018
- November 3, 2017
In Bangladesh, the Prime Minister has all the power and to grab this power; the two large parties participate in elections. One side wins; the other party goes on the run. Their leaders get hundreds of charges against them, and they are ridiculed, some get killed or abducted. The race is to grab absolute power
In shadowy covert wars, Iran takes centre stage0
- Commentary, Issue 23 – Winter 2018
- November 2, 2017
By James M. Dorsey In the shadowy world of covert proxy wars, Iran is taking centre stage, both as a target and a player. A series of incidents involving Iranian ethnic and religious minorities raise the spectre of the United States and Saudi Arabia seeking to destabilize the Islamic republic. Not to sit back passively,
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From Survival to Sustainable Development: Overcoming Challenges for Achieving a Just World. Friday, May 11th 2018 at the Asian University for Women in Chittagong, Bangladesh To be held at the Radisson Hotel, Chittagong By all accounts, the earth’s people have never had it better—we live longer and healthier and more productive lives than any time