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Constructing Muslim Enemy: RSS/BJP Campaign for 2019 Elections
0 comments | by Shamsul Islam
The next Indian parliamentary elections slated for the first half of 2019 (though some political commentators believe that this election may not take place if Modi finds t
Read Full ArticleA hidden potential of Contemporary Dalit Uprisings
0 comments | by Vishal Verma
Today, Indian politics is going through a particular kind of change, especially in the area of politics of uprising. Indian politics has long history of uprising,
Read Full ArticleThe Legacy of Infinite War Raids by U.S. commandos
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Raids by U.S. commandos in Afghanistan. (I could be talking about 2001 or 2018.)
Read Full ArticleHeroic Bangladesh students’ spirit marched ahead of mainstream politics
0 comments | by Farooque Chowdhury
Bangladesh student spirit marched ahead of the mainstream politi
Read Full ArticleMyanmar’s controversial port project gets government green light
0 comments | by Larry Jagan
Myanmar has finally taken the bull by the horns and is serious about finalizing the Kyaukpyu port — the first stage in the Kyaukpyu SEZ project. The Myanmar government has been under increasing pressure from Beijing to sort out the details of the project, which has been seriously stalled for years. This project is key to China’s strategic push into the r
Read Full ArticleComplex equations PAKISTAN and China have enjoyed a close and trouble-free relationship
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The writer is a former Pakistan ambassador to the UN. PAKISTAN and China have enjoyed a close and trouble-free relationship for almost 60 years. Their respective strategic interests have been fully aligned. China helped Pakistan moderate the military threat from India. Pakistan helped China keep India at bay. However, pr
Read Full ArticleBhutanese dilemma: To be or not to be with India The Bhutanese are in a dilemma
0 comments | by P K Balachandran
The Bhutanese are in a dilemma: Should they continue to be tied to India economically and in the conduct of foreign policy or should they be independent in every way as a sovereign country and a member of the United Nations? To put the question more bluntly, should Bhutan be continually tied to India’s apron strings or be free to negotiate with China formore f
Read Full ArticleEx IG Darapuri Flays Yogi Govt on Fake Encounter Raj in Uttar Pradesh
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S R Darapuri,former Inspector General of Policce (IG) of Uttar Pradesh . — File photo INTERVIEW The BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, India’s large
Read Full ArticleSaving Hinduism from Hindutva A Pakistani friend of mine, who has always had a soft
0 comments | by Aijaz Zaka Syed
Hindutva fascism has emerged as a clear and present danger to Hinduism and Indian democracy. It is time
Read Full ArticleThe prosecutor THE prosecutor has been under a cloud for a long time
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The writer is an author and a lawyer based in Mumbai. THE prosecutor has been under a cloud for a long time; of late that cloud over his office has darkened. On April 20, Maya Kodnani, a minister in Narendra Modi’s Gujarat government, was acquitted in the Naroda Patiya case in the 2002 pogrom of Muslims. Kodnani b
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