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Malevolent Republic: A Short History of the New India..
4 comments | by Jason Burke
Malevolent Republic: A Short History of the New India by KS Komireddi – review A blistering polemic exposes the country’s malaise under Narendra Modi Almost a decade ago, I travelled to a small town in Gujarat, a state in the west of India, to hear
Read Full ArticleIndia implodes its own new Silk Road
6 comments | by Pepe Escobar
There was a time when New Delhi was proudly selling the notion of establishing its own New Silk Road – from the Gulf of Oman to the intersection of Central and South Asia opening access from Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia from the Arabian Sea – to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Now it looks like the Indians have stabbed th
Read Full ArticleUS Seeks Formal Alliance Similar to NATO with India..
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US Seeks Formal Alliance Similar to NATO with India, Japan and Australia Washington’s goal is to get countries in the Indo-Pacific region to work together as a bulwark against ‘a potential challenge from China’, says the US official- He says the four nations are expected to meet in Delhi sometime this autumn
Read Full Article0 comments | by Nayeema Ahmad Mahjoor
While ending the special status of Jammu and Kashmir last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured people that the time had now come when gold would grow instead of grass, milk canals would flow in exchange for water in the rivers and springs and the skies would sight flight of Kashmiris not the birds. Article 370 of the Constitution of India, tha
Read Full ArticleWar within the Indian establishment
0 comments | by Adil Farooq Raja
‘Heads must roll’, is the echo within the power corridors of New Delhi. During a discreet call, a highly respected, senior ranking Indian Army Veteran, discussed the ensuing war within the Indian establishment with me in detail. Historically, the Indian military has proven to be the spanner in the works whenever any peaceful resolution of India’s, over disputes such as
Read Full ArticleIndian diplomat lands in Dhaka to salvage ties
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DHAKA, Bangladesh Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday reached Bangladesh on a two-day visit. The visit is being seen as a last-ditch effort by New Delhi to consolidate its regional position amid growing influence of China. India and Bangladesh have traditionally been strong allies, with a c
Read Full ArticleNo peace until Kashmiris' rights are fulfilled
0 comments | by Islamuddin Sajid
India's actions in Kashmir nothing less than a holocaust, says speaker in webinar on conflict in disputed region Peace that is not based on the principle that governments derive all their just power from the governed can never – and should never – last, speakers said at a webinar on the Kashmir issue on Friday.
Read Full ArticleThe Neverending Holocausts of the Neoliberal Order
0 comments | by Kim Petersen
Biochemist, writer, humanitarian activist, and artist, Gideon Polya has had a selection of his essays gathered into a compendium titled US-Imposed Post-9/11 Muslim Holocaust & Muslim Genocide (Korsgaard Publishing, 2020). The compendium is important because it brings to
Read Full ArticleAmnesty accuses Indian police of 'grave abuses' in Delhi riots
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Security forces patrol past charred vehicles in a riot affected area following clashes between people demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law in New Delhi, India, February 27, 2020 Reuters Six months on, there has been no investigatio
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A major milestone was reached on February 29, 2020, when the Taliban and the US completed an agreement that was the first step towards a larger intra-Afghan peace deal. Some of the crucial requirements of this deal included a US pledge to slowly remove all troops (US or foreign) from Afghanistan, a Taliban commitment to stop terr
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