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26/11: The Betrayal of India The Betrayal of India, Pharos
4 comments | by Dr Ludwig Watzal
Perhaps the FBI needs guys like Elias Davidsson to solve the circumstances of the 9/11 attacks. Could he have been successful within such an organization? Usually, the FBI investigators can only go so far as their superiors want them to go. That’s why a highly qualified researcher such as Davidsson would have gone nowhere within the FBI.
Read Full ArticleConstructing 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 ArticleKashmir: No-go Zone For Foreign Journalists?
0 comments | by Z.G.Muhammad
The storyof contemporary Kashmir would have remained under wraps, marked as “classified,” “top secret” nev
Read Full ArticleAssam’s National Register of Citizens: A Fact Based Analysis
2 comments | by Dr Walter Fernandes
The draft has some flaws, but talk of bloodbath, deportation does not measure up to the facts of the exercise.
Read Full ArticleIndian forces ambush Naxal Hidout, at least 15 killed
0 comments | by SAM
Until now, 15 bodies have been recovered and a large number of firearms have also been seized from the site of the encounter. An area committee member who had a bounty on his head has also been arrested, along with an armed female rebel. Indian forces have gunned down more than a dozen communist militants in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. More than 200 Maoist r
Read Full ArticleGorkhaland, Mamata and the Chinese factor - Just a few days ago I warned two young student leaders
0 comments | by Imran Chowdhury
Just a few days ago I warned two young student leaders in Darjeeling of West Bengal, against the violent movement which has started there for a separate Gorkhaland. I told them in no way should they support this demand. This has multifarious geo-political risks. If a Gorkhaland state is formed, this will be the second split of Bengal since 1905. Its political signific
Read Full ArticleTrump’s Talk of Isolating Iran Speaks More to US Global Isolation
0 comments | by Finian CUNNINGHAM
The Trump administration re-imposed tough sanctions on Iran this week, but the move risks further isolating Washington, not
Read Full ArticleReviving Nepal’s independent foreign policy The long political transition
0 comments | by Gaurab Shumsher Thapa
The long political transition in Nepal has come to an end with the successful completion of local, provincial and federal elections. A new phase of history beckons Nepal as it has adopted federalism under the new constitution promulgated in 2015. The achievement of economic prosperity has now been prioritized as the prime national agenda. Nepal’s role in inter
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
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