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Japanese and American Catholics Take on the Bomb0
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- August 3, 2020
IDN-InDepthNews Photo: Atomic Bombing in Nagasaki and the Urakami Cathedral. Credit: Google Arts&Culture By Drew Christiansen 3 August 2020 Writer Drew Christiansen, S. J., is Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Human Development at Georgetown University and a senior fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. He is the co-editor with
Kashmir- Video: The human costs of the Baglihar dam0
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- August 3, 2020
The Third Pole The Baglihar dam in Jammu and Kashmir bears testimony to the enormous human costs associated with hydroelectricity projects The mosque is one of the few structures in Pul Doda whose top portion can still be seen after water covered the town [image by: Raqib Naik] Raqib Hameed Naik, July 24, 2020 Pul
Modi is a Banyan Tree Under Which Nobody Grows0
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- August 3, 2020
A place in Modi’s cabinet offers no guarantee of fame or even applause for work done. Pragya Singh 03 Aug 2020 What does it say about a government that its spokespersons are far better known than its ministers? Recently a BJP spokesperson forgot who the Minister for Labour was on live TV. Stumped by the
Russia may be withholding missile deliveries to China0
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- August 3, 2020
Asia Times Moscow has reputedly stalled on shipping S-400 mobile missile defense systems to Beijing as ties strained by various controversies by Frank Chen July 29, 2020 The Russian-made S-400 missile system in a file photo. Image: Twitter Are cracks appearing in Russia-China ties after the People’s Liberation Army’s border skirmishes with India and an
Rajapaksas set to win Lankan polls0
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- August 3, 2020
The style and nature of governance under a regime led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, will be markedly different from the preceding regime which was marked by inactivity stemming from internal ideological and political differences by editor August 3, 2020 By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, August 4 (The Citizen): The Sri Lankan parliamentary
India heightening security to hide people’s anger and frustration: Mehbooba Mufti0
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- August 3, 2020
Former IoJK Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti speaks during an interview with Reuters at her residence in Srinagar March 8, 2019. Photo: Reuters Former chief minister of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IoJK) Mehbooba Mufti accused New Delhi of heightening security and surveillance “to ensure that anger and frustration felt by people here remain hidden”.
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The Pandemic Pressure of Covid-19 in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh0
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- July 27, 2020
by Ala Uddin 27 July 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic has overtaken the planet since the beginning of this year. After the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was reported in Wuhan city of China, in December 2019, the deadly virus has spread across the planet.
India: Increasing rape – Is stringency an answer?0
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- July 26, 2020
by Prateek Khandelwal and Nikhil Hans 26 July 2020 INTRODUCTION To raise voice against the lacunas in law is natural for any civil society and to assure more security to the citizen is the duty of the government. But what is the limit of ‘more’? Should very ‘highlighted’ incident lead to more stringency? And whether
Bangladesh’s fight against COVID-19: Corruption the main obstacle0
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- July 25, 2020
by Mohammad Kepayet Ullah 25 July 2020 Corruption in the health department is like a fairy tale. Fourth class employees own hundreds of thousands of money — this story is found in the book of fairy tales. Abjal of the Department of Health has made that myth a reality. However, those involved in the
Neighbours challenge political Hindutva’s Ram agenda0
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- July 25, 2020
N Sathiya Moorthy 24 July 2020 Indian claims to the Ram story and ownership could be challenged from more places than one, says N Sathiya Moorthy. Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s recent diatribe that the birthplace of Hindu god Ram is located in his country and not in Ayodhya, need not be a
73 Years of Misunderstanding by Pakistan’s Ruling Elite Still Goes on With the Same Pace: So Be a nation, not a Crowd0
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- July 25, 2020
by Irfan Mahar 25 July 2020 “The great majority of us are Muslims. We follow the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed (may peace be upon him). We are members of the brotherhood of Islam in which all are equal in rights, dignity, and self-respect. Consequently, we have a special and a very deep sense
Amendment of Essential Commodities Act, 1955: Creating a Farmer Friendly Environment in India0
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- July 24, 2020
by Nishant Tiwari 24 July 2020 BACKGROUND- The Essential Commodities Act (ECA) was enacted in the year, 1955 by the Parliament to ensure that the delivery of certain products is not blocked by hoarding or black-marketing. The government used this law to regulate the production, supply, and distribution of certain products to make
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Neighbours challenge political Hindutva’s Ram agenda
N Sathiya Moorthy 24 July 2020 Indian claims to the Ram story and ownership could be challenged from more places than one, says N Sathiya Moorthy. Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s recent diatribe that the birthplace of Hindu god Ram is located in his country and not in Ayodhya, need not be a
The Top Brass is Shattered in Bangladesh: Aftermath of a Retired General’s Interview
Lieutenant General (retired) Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy (left) and General Aziz Ahmed, the Chief of Army Staff (right) by Taj Hashmi 20 July 2020 Although neither the puppet and illegitimate government of Sheikh Hasina nor the pro-Indian Deep State, which has been running Bangladesh for the last twelve years, gathered enough courage to broadcast
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