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The Rise and Rise of Populism?0
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- May 13, 2019
Article from the book The Age of Perplexity: Rethinking the World We Knew Werner Müller Princeton University, New Jersey, USA 13 May 2019 The chapter [1] argues that populism should not be understood as primarily a form of anti-elitism. Rather, the hallmark of populists is that they claim that they, and they alone, represent the
India’s next government is likely to be a coalition of mercenaries0
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- May 13, 2019
A matter of state Regional parties usually throw their lot in with the highest bidder Economist Print edition | Asia Apr 17th 2019| HYDERABAD The hotly contested general election has made the face of Narendra Modi, the prime minister, hard to escape in most of India, beaming from walls, lamp posts, pillars and shop windows. Yet his
Judicial independence, media freedom and Sheikh Hasina0
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- May 13, 2019
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Bangladesh Politico This is a story about a recorded conversation that says a lot about judicial independence and media freedom in Bangladesh – or the lack thereof. Bangladesh’s justice system is based upon an important fiction. It is a fiction not uncommon to many authoritarian governments. This is the idea that
Next in their sights: Why India should be extremely wary of American Islamism0
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- May 13, 2019
Anti-Indian and pro-Kashmiri separatist activism in the US has previously been linked to Pakistani intelligence agencies. But analysts may now be overlooking the role of American Islamist movements. 10-05-2019 SAM WESTROP@samwestrop A few weeks ago, the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) held its annual conference in Washington D.C. Organised in conjunction with the Muslim American Society,
India – Shadows of NRC: 35 years after 1983’s Nellie massacre, why the issue of ‘foreigners’ in Assam is boiling0
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- May 13, 2019
BJP president Amit Shah says NRC should be implemented nationwide. It has meanwhile hit problems even in Assam, which has faced the ‘locals versus foreigners’ debate for decades now. 10-05-2019 KAMAL MITRA CHENOY@kamaichenoy The National Register of Citizens (NRC), which had its final draft published on July 30, 2018, excluded 40 lakh — four million —
Three terrorists holding out in Pakistan hotel after killing security guard0
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- May 11, 2019
by Editor May 11, 2019 Gwadar, May 11 (Dawn): A clearance operation is taking place at the Pearl Continental (PC) Hotel in Gwadar after “three terrorists” stormed the facility and killed a security guard before going into hiding on the top floor, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing. The ISPR said that
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US troop withdrawals threaten to fuel greater, potentially problematic Gulf assertiveness0
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- December 26, 2018
By James M. Dorsey 26 December 2018 A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. As far as Gulf leaders are concerned, President Donald J. Trump demonstrated with his announced US troop withdrawals from Syria and Afghanistan that his insistence that the “world is a dangerous place” has never
Marine Pollution Caused by Shipping Industry: An Emerging threat in the Domain of Environmental Security0
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- December 24, 2018
by Saanaaree Manoratne 24 Deecmber 2018 Oceans play a crucial role in balancing the global ecosystem. Hence, sustenance of a healthy marine environment is of vital necessity for several reasons. At the outset of comprehensive trade policies in the international arena, freight of goods via sea routes have mainly been resorted to by the major
End of Year Editorial; Evolving Political Dynamics in South Asia0
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- December 24, 2018
By M. Adil Khan, Guest Editor 2018 has been an eventful year for South Asia especially at the political level. During 2018 several countries in the region have had their elections and these elections have altered their political pictures. In others preparations for elections are underway and yet in others sub-national elections and their outcomes
Asia’s version of Palestine emerging in Bangladesh0
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- December 24, 2018
Rohingya refugees are being courted by Middle East and South Asia extremist groups, a dynamic that could turn Bangladesh’s overflowing camps into a new vortex of regional instability By Bertil Lintner Chiang Mai, December 24, 2018 Rohingya refugees wait roadside for aid at Thaingkhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, September 14, 2017. Photo:
Sri Lanka: UNP back to playing the presidential ball game within, all over again0
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- December 24, 2018
N Sathiya Moorthy 24 December 2018 Conventional political wisdom has it that when the Opposition is weak, whatever the reason and circumstances, the inevitable and inherent strains within a ruling party or coalition have to come out in the open. This seems to be becoming true of the ‘ruling’ UNP with those attached to Prime
India trying to reduce Chinese influence on Maldives0
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- December 24, 2018
Hits 173 Extends USD 1.4 Bn budgetary support By JK Verma 24 December 2018 New Delhi. 23 December 2018. Prime Minister Modi, after meeting visiting President Mohamed Ibrahim Solih of Republic of Maldives, announced that “India will extend financial assistance of $1.4 billion to the Maldives in the form of budgetary support, currency swap agreements
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Kashmir: Revoking Article 370: Why now?
Ali Riaz 16 August 2019 More than a week has passed since Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian constitution have been scrapped by the Narendra Modi-led BJP government. The complete communication lockdown in Kashmir, imposed in the wake of the abrogation, is still in place; curfew is yet to be lifted in some places; leaders
Partition of India: One US Diplomat’s Notes
August 10, 2019 B.Z. Khasru Was Jinnah Hindu? U.S. Favored United Indi. Muslim League Distrusted Congress. How Nehru Could Prevent Partition. The Partition of India in 1947 by Britain to create two independent countries wreaked havoc in human lives and miseries. It killed two million people, according to various estimates, and displaced 14 million. Its