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Excesses in Kashmir AN Indian rights group — the Concerned Citizens Collective — that includes individuals known for taking a position on the most dangerous issues in their country, came up with a strong statement on India-held Kashmir. Coming at the end of a four-day probe, during which group members met some 150 people of various ages and from all w
Read Full ArticleNow in Bangladesh, Rohingya Muslims Describe Rape, Murder in Myanmar
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The Myanmar soldiers came in the morning, the young mother says. They set fire to the concrete-and-thatch homes, forcing the villagers to cluster together. When some of her neighbors tried to escape into the fields, they were shot. After that, she says, most people stopped running away. “They drove us out of our houses, men and women in separate lines, ordering us to keep our hand
Read Full ArticleLIFE ON EARTH IS DYING.THOUSANDS OF SPECIES CEASE TO EXIST
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Life on Earth is Dying. Thousands of Species Cease to Exist By Robert J. Burrowes On the day that you read this article, 200 species of life on Earth (plants, birds, animals, fish, amphibians, insects, reptiles) will cease to exist. Tomorrow, another 200 s
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The hole in the Heart of Asia By Peter Lee There was one word missing from Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s speech at the “Heart of Asia” conference at Amritsar concerning Afghan security and Pakist
Read Full ArticleCome China Come: Let’s Have The Dragon-Lion Dance!
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Read Full ArticleTens of thousands protest against India cash ban
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Tens of thousands protest against India cash ban AFP Tens of thousands of people turned out Monday for nationwide protests against India's controversial ban on high-value banknotes, which opposition party organisers say has caused a “financi
Read Full ArticlePAKISTAN WANTS PEACE WITH INDIA
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Pakistan wants peace with India AFP NEW YORK: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, while addressing the United Nations General Assembly session on Wednesday, said Pakistan wants peace with India but maintained it is "not possible without resolving the Kashmir issue". "Confrontation should not be our destiny in South Asia. Pakistan wants peace with India." Nawaz asserte
Read Full ArticleUS INDIA SIGN MILITARY AGREEMENT
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US, India sign military logistics agreement August 30, 2016 WASHINGTON - The United States and India signed an agreement on Monday to allow the use of each other’s land, air and naval bases for repair and resupply, a step toward building defence ties as the
Read Full ArticleMESSAGE FROM THE EDITORS- NEW DALIT MOVEMENT
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SIGNS OF A NEW DALIT MOVEMENT Today is India's 70th Independence day. In a historic rally in Una, Gujarat, where 7 dalits were publicly flogged for skinning a dead cow Dalits vowed never to do sanitation work and never to dispose off dead cattle ever again. Perhaps a new era is born in India, or the beginning of a new independence movement for Dalits?
Read Full ArticleIndian Foreign SecretaryInvited for Talks on Kashmir
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Indian foreign secretary invited for talks on Kashmir ISLAMABAD: Three days after Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz proposed to India a dedicated dialogue on Kashmir, Pakistan on Monday moved ahead by inviting the Indian foreign secretary to visit
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