Fear and Silence in Bangladesh

  0 comments   |     by Ellen Barry

Fear and Silence in Bangladesh as Militants Target Intellectuals By ELLEN BARRY NOV. 3, 2015 as reported in NewYork Times DHAKA, Bangladesh — Fear has wormed its way into the mind of Mithila Farzana, who hosts two talk shows on a Bangladeshi television news channel. These days, she is so alert to the sensation of men coming up behind her that when she w

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Ethnic riots sweep Assam, at least 30 killed

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(Reuters) - Police shot dead four rioters in Assam on Tuesday as security forces struggled to contain ethnic fighting that has killed at least 30 people and left riverside hamlets ablaze, forcing tens of thousands from their homes.  

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BangladeshCricket board bans fans from flying rivals’ flags

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DHAKA: The Bangladeshi hosts of cricket’s World Twenty20 threatened to ban local supporters Tuesday from stadiums if they are seen carrying the flags of any of the other teams competing in the tournament.

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SS to press ahead on conversions in challenge to Modi

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NEW DELHI: The head of India's most powerful Hindu group vowed to press ahead with a campaign to convert Muslims and Christians to Hinduism

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Sex and the armed forces of India

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The real reason why India scuttled Pakistan talks

  0 comments   |     by M K Bhadrakumar

The real reason why India scuttled Pakistan talks August 19, 2014 15:25 IST M K Bhadrakumar 'Despite Modi's high-flown rhetoric about good-neighbourly relationships in South Asia, he lacks a road map how to proceed -- be it with Bangladesh or with Sri Lanka and Pakistan... But a deeper question arises here: Did he duck on his own accord or under

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Did the British Really Divide India to Rule?

  0 comments   |     by Maj Gen Mrinal Suman

Maj Gen Mrinal Suman is India’s foremost expert in defence procurement procedures and offsets. He heads Defence Technical Assessment and Advisory Services Group of CII. While studying Indian history in school days, one was repeatedly told that the British resorted to &

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TO GO OR NOT TO GO?

  0 comments   |     by IKRAM SEHGAL

There is a lot of speculation about the PM’s possible visit to New Delhi on Monday May 26 to attend Narendra Singh Modi’s inauguration as Prime Minister of India. Any exchange between Pakistan and India assumes symbolic proportions, arousing considerable comment and analysis thereof.   Even though the invitation went to all SAARC member countries, Modi’s outreach ini

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Why Pakistan Should Not Worry About Modi

  0 comments   |     by Ahmed Quraishi

No one knows India better than Pakistan. We are the only neighbor of India that bears the brunt of Indian bellicosity. The bulk of Indian guns and war formations point at us, and India spares no opportunity to undercut Pakistani interests in the region and beyond. The Americans and Europeans have experienced some Indian antics and diplomatic tantrums in recent months, mostly in trade neg

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Anatomy of India's general election

  2 comments   |     by M K Bhadrakumar

The stunning victory of the right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recently concluded general election in India needs to be understood from three perspectives - first, the sheer dimensions of the victory; second, its meaning; and, third, what it portends for India's political economy in the coming five-year period in terms of national policies.  Witho

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