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Squeezed by an India-China Standoff, Bhutan Holds Its Breath
0 comments | by Steven Lee Myers
Squeezed by an India-China Standoff, Bhutan Holds Its Breath Steven Lee Myers, India says it is ac
Read Full Article0 comments | by Senator Mushahid Hussain
Trump’s Afghanistan policy President Donald Trump’s much touted Afghan strategy — which is a U-turn on his original views — is essentially a facelift of a tried, tested and failed formula. It is a surge, of sorts, backed by a rap on the knuckles for Pakistan (which remains an abiding and favorite scapegoat for US failures in Afghanistan). It is a sop to
Read Full ArticleIndia's China War CIRCA 2017 ? written by Ikram Sehgal
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A month or so ago Indian troops trespassed and forcibly halted China extending a border road through Donglang plateau (called Doklam by India) at a junction between China, Sikkim (annexed by India) and Bhutan. Sourabh Gupta says it “is wholly a matter between Beijing and Thimpu (Bhutan’s capital). Until such time, Bhutan – let alone India, which has no locus standi
Read Full ArticleWhat’s Behind the Taliban’s Major Gains in Northern Afghanistan?
0 comments | by Barin Sultani - Michael Kugelman
Over the past few weeks, the northern Afghan province of Kunduz — until recent years a region relatively unaffected by the Taliban insurgency — has been the site of heavy clashes between the Taliban and Afghan security forces. The Taliban recently seized control of Qala-e-Zal, a western district of Kunduz, and are also making advances on the province’s eastern
Read Full ArticleQatar’s Dilemma - Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and UAE
0 comments | by Hamid Hussain
“Everyone is critical of the flaws of others, but blind to their own.” Arab Proverb On June 05, 2017, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates (UAE) severed diplomatic relations with Qatar and also placed land and air embargo. This move came as a surprise to many as this immediately followed U.S. President Donald Trump’s high profile v
Read Full ArticleThe Six Day War – The Breaking of the Middle East
0 comments | by A Book Review by Jim Miles
The Six Day War – The Breaking of the Middle East. Guy Laron. Yale University Press, New Haven/London, 2017. Between a short Introduction that attempts to construct the underlying social science rationale for the outbreak of the Six Day War and a short epilogue that simply highlights the major trend of the Six Day War lies what appears to be a well researched and informat
Read Full ArticleTrump, Israel and Saudi Arabia: Targeting Iran - Hope for Peace
0 comments | by Dr Chandra Muzaffar
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s visit to West Asia, is there even a faint glimmer of hope for peace in the most conflict-ridden region of the world? Or, has his visit to Saudi Arabia and Israel from the 20th to the 23rd of May 2017 only strained the region’s undercurrentsof friction and tension? Some reflections on areas of conflict in West Asia m
Read Full ArticleIndia and Israel Start to See Enemies Within Cultural Revolutions
0 comments | by Pankaj Mishra
Cultural revolutions are underway in two nation-states -- India and Israel -- founded by secular nationalists in the late 1940s. Right-wing demagogues, emerging in both countries from among previously unrepresented masses, seek to forge a new national identity by stigmatizing particular religious and secular groups. There are eerie similarities between the Hindu thugs who assault
Read Full ArticleSINO-INDIAN TENSIONS - India Over the Dalai Lama's Visit
0 comments | by Waqar K Kauravi and Umar Waqar
As reported by Economic Times , China has for the first time announced "standardised" official names for six places in Arunachal Pradesh, days after it lodged strong protests with India over the Dalai Lama's visit to the frontier state. The move was aimed at reaffirming China's claim over the state. China claims the state as 'South Tibet'. India has dismissed the renamin
Read Full ArticleThe Obligations of Responsibility - When They Ignore Bangladesh Executions
0 comments | by Toby Cadman
Toby Cadman is an international criminal law specialist. He is a barrister member at Nine Bedford Row International Chambers in London and a member of the International Criminal Bureau in The Hague. On March 12, 1947, US President Harry Truman spoke to the US Congress, and delivered what became known as the "Truman Doctrine". The speech was in response to the spread of Communism
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