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Issue 23 – Winter 2018
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- Issue 23 – Winter 2018
Addressing malnutrition through nutrition-sensitive social protection0
- Commentary, Issue 23 – Winter 2018
- December 10, 2017
by Shamsul Alam December 19, 2017 The critical role of nutrition in cognitive development of the children highlights the importance of social protection measures. According to the World Bank, children between conception and age of 4, if undernourished, fall into the high risk zone of impaired cognitive development, and the likelihood of death of this
READ MOREChina leverages Belt and Road investment to shape Pakistan’s political environment0
- Blog, Issue 23 – Winter 2018
- December 10, 2017
By James M. Dorsey A Chinese decision to redevelop criteria for the funding of infrastructure projects that are part of the $50 billion plus China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key pillar of the People’s Republic’s Belt and Road Initiative, seemingly amounts to an effort to enhance the Pakistani military’s stake in the country’s economy
READ MOREABUSE AND MALTREATMENT OF KASHMIRI PRISONERS0
- Blog, Issue 23 – Winter 2018
- December 8, 2017
By Abdul Majid Zargar December 8. 2017 The recent incident of abuse & inhuman treatment of Kashmiri prisoners inside Tihar Jail in Delhi, once again brings into focus the utter negligence & inertia displayed by UN to enforce its own rules governing the treatment of political prisoners of around the world. In 1955, Ten years
READ MORETackling Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism: A Pakistani-US collision in the making0
- Blog, Issue 23 – Winter 2018
- December 8, 2017
By James M. Dorsey A recent government surrender to militant demands for stricter adherence to Islam mediated by the military coupled with the release from house arrest of a militant leader designated by the United Nations and the United States as a terrorist sets the stage for a confrontation between Pakistan and the Trump administration.
READ MORERohingya Repatriation Deal Signed: What’s Next?0
- Blog, Issue 23 – Winter 2018
- December 7, 2017
by Krishna Kumar Saha December 7, 2017 Following the attack by Rohingya militants’ 25 Aug’17 attacks on 30 police posts and an army base, the Myanmar Army started ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Muslim majority Rakhine state. The term ‘ethnic cleansing’ was already used by UN official in September of this year but the US Department of
READ MOREIndia’s Offensive Force Posture: Implications for Pakistan0
- Blog, Issue 23 – Winter 2018
- December 4, 2017
South Asia with two nuclear rivals India and Pakistan is facing some traditional and non-traditional security threats because of perennial security issues. ‘Disparity’ is a more appropriate term when describing the Indo-Pak equation. India sees itself as a rising regional and extra-regional power and considers military power as the main element in the regional power
READ MOREBook Review: When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics by Milan Vaishnav0
- Commentary, Issue 23 – Winter 2018, Reviews
- December 2, 2017
Why Criminals are in demand in Indian Politics To all intents and purposes, the quality of democracy will suffer and deteriorate as the criminal elements are world over entering the legislative bodies. In this context, India is no exception. In India’s boisterous democracy, the discourse over the role of criminals in politics is
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Geopolitics and Security, the view from South Asia0
- Blog, Issue 23 – Winter 2018
- November 30, 2017
by Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, Director General, INSSSL Lecture delivered at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, 20th November 2017 It is indeed a privilege to speak on the topic of geopolitics at the prestigious LKY school named after Lee Kuan Yew who is considered as a guru of geopolitics and
READ MORERights Groups Criticize Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh0
- Blog, Issue 23 – Winter 2018, Uncategorized
- November 30, 2017
Last Updated: November 29, 2017 Maaz Hussain Bangladeshi human rights group Odhikar activists and volunteers demonstrating against enforced disappearances in the country on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances in Khulna, Bangladesh Aug. 30, 2017. Share Hazera Khatun says she has spent every day for the last four years praying for the
READ MOREBook Review: A Case of Exploding Mangoes0
- Commentary, Issue 23 – Winter 2018, Reviews
- November 27, 2017
A rival in me, an enemy within Hiding his jinx, deep down my skin His sainthood stays, akin his sins A foe, which never, lets me win Hits my chin, then kicks my shin Knocking my senses, keeps head in spin Rubbing in dust, my face it pins Mocks me then, with his
READ MOREIran-Pakistan Ties: Impact on CPEC0
- Commentary, Issue 23 – Winter 2018
- November 27, 2017
Since the inception of Pakistan, relations between Iran and Pakistan were on even keel throughout the early decades. The two countries were cooperative from 1947-1979 till the reign of Shah of Iran. Baluchistan province of Pakistan occupies a pivotal position in bilateral relations, given the Bloch population in both countries. Even in the 1971 war,
READ MOREDalai Lama is no more supreme authority of Buddhist matters after his misleading comments on Buddha’s birthplace – Buddha was born in India, not in Nepal!0
- Commentary, Issue 23 – Winter 2018
- November 25, 2017
By Hari Prasad Shrestha November 25, 2017 The Buddha’s birthplace being in Lumbini is something that the Nepali people are fiercely proud of. But many Indian authorities and publications are spreading misleading information about Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha in Nepal. And recently the spiritual leader of Tibet in exile Dalai Lama spoke in similar
READ MORESouth Asian Nuclear Problem0
- Commentary, Issue 23 – Winter 2018
- November 23, 2017
by Syed Zain Jaffery November 23, 2017 In over a decade, India has expanded its nuclear weapons capability, especially after getting a civil nuclear cooperation deal from the United States in 2008. India got this deal as result of a policy shift in the U.S. administration, and that was more likely to contain the emerging China.
READ MORECommercial terms call into question China’s win-win Belt and Road initiative0
- Commentary, Issue 23 – Winter 2018
- November 23, 2017
By James M. Dorsey In a rare challenging of Chinese commercial terms that underlie the country’s ambitious Belt and Road initiative, Pakistan and Nepal have withdrawn from two dam-building deals. The withdrawal coincides with mounting questions in Pakistan, a crown jewel in Chinese geo-strategic ambition, about what some see as a neo-colonial effort to
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