Commentary

INCIDENTS OF NUCLEAR TRAFFICKING IN INDIA AND ITS REPERCUSSIONS

By Sher Bano 6 October 2021 The specialized nuclear materials are very scarce. Only some.......

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AUKUS, the Quad, China in Sri Lanka, and India’s Security Concerns

Cartoon by Rebel Pepper (Radio Free Asia) By Asanga Abeyagoonasekera* 8 October 2021 Alliance gives.......

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Bangladesh: No End to Human Rights Violations: Even Relatives of Dissidents Targeted

by Ahmad Shihab 7 October 2021 RAB-1 taking Nusrat Shahreen Raka in custody.......

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Comparing textbooks: Even Afghanistan scores better than Pakistan

by James M Dorsey 8 October 2021 Societal struggles and reform often take.......

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Dysfunctional Politics: The Path To Despair And Authoritarianism

by William Milam October 9, 2021 Earlier this week, I tuned in to a webinar on.......

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Afghanistan Counterterrorism Act 2021: Implications for US-Pakistan Relations

Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai 10 October 2021 The US withdrawal from Afghanistan at the.......

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Reducing Middle East tensions potentially lessens sectarianism and opens doors for women

By James M. Dorsey 10 October 2021 Two separate developments involving improved relations between Sunni and.......

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Kashmiris Caught Betwixt Bullets!

by Nilofar Suhrawardy 13 October 2021 What else can be said about the suffering faced.......

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Student suicides in India: A brewing concern

(Unicef/Al-Issa) by Nawaz Sarif 13 October 2021 As of October 10, 2021, was commemorated as.......

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India : Hipster or humane? A story of caste and antitrust

by Saksham Malik 13 October 2021 The truth will set you free. Before that,.......

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Pakistan should not advocate the Taliban’s case

by Arwin Rahi 13 October 2021 Afghans have long suspected and accused Pakistan.......

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Hypersonic Weapons, Missile Defence and Strategic Stability in South Asia

By Amber Afreen Abid 14 October 2021 Pakistan’s nuclear weapon capability is calibrated through.......

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US military presence in the Middle East: The less the better

by James M. Dorsey 14 October 2021 It may not have been planned.......

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Has America retreated (!) or redeployed tactically in Afghanistan?

American and Afghan National Army soldiers board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter following a key leader.......

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RSS chief Bhagwat bats for a unified, strong, well-informed society

by Nava Jyoti Thakuria 16 October 2021 Guwahati: Advocating for a unified, strong and.......

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Shaping US Middle East policy amidst failing states, failed democratization and increased activism

by James M Dorsey 18 October 2021 The future of US engagement in.......

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PAKISTAN: Minorities denounce government for rebuffing ‘Prohibition of Forced Conversion Bill’

By Aftab Alexander Mughal 17 October 2021 18 October 2021: Religious minorities in Pakistan.......

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Falling from grace: Burma’s Gandhi defends genocide before the ICJ

Aung San Suu Kyi before the International Criminal Court in The Hague in December. Koen Van.......

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The FabIndia Commercial: A Tale of Intimidation, Intolerance and Superfluous Controversy

by Rajesh Kumar Sinha 22 October 2021 FabIndia, one of the leading and popular.......

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India’s Democratic Backsliding Hasn’t Stopped: A recent uptick in bigotry and violence poses a challenge for New Delhi’s relationship with Washington.

By Michael Kugelman, the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly South Asia Brief. 21 October 2021 India’s Democratic.......

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