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US REFUSES TO BACK MODI ON KASHMIR
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US refuses to back Modi’s claims Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON: The United States continues to view the Kashmir issue as a dispute that needs to be settled by both India and Pakistan, says the US State Department, while distanci
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
Read Full ArticleNew York Times Calls Modi's Silence Shameful. The NY Times did exactly that today
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In India — by Samar — August 5, 2016 One doesn’t often see a respected international media house asking a democratic republic’s prime minister to break his silence in an editorial. Even more rare is it to see this “silence&r
Read Full ArticleNepal leader takes office with a sharp eye to his heavyweight neighbors
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Nepal leader takes office with a sharp eye to his heavyweight neighbors Bikash Sangraula As he starts his second term in office, Nepal’s newly elected prime minister faces a formidable task: balancing Beijing’s and New Delhi’s increasingly conflicting interests in Nepal. Prachanda,
Read Full ArticleDisowning Actions But Owning Ideology: RSS And Gujarat Events in Annihilate Caste
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It has now become a pattern for RSS to disown its own actions which emanate from its divisive Hindutva mindset. The RSS plays the game of association and disassociation. It associates with masses and its own saffron network and spreads hatred through multiple ways till an event occurs. It continues to promote a divisive mindset till then. However, as protests arise and their actions become unpo
Read Full ArticleWill Indians Start Listening To Kashmiris? in Kashmir
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For the mainstream Indian mindset on Kashmir, the land called Kashmir is an Indian property which should be protected and remain with India at any cost. The use of military is to protect this property. For them it is assumed this property might be grabbed away by the indigenous Kashmiris who are inspired by a neighboring country. It is never understood by them that Kashmir which is under the co
Read Full ArticleKilling The Kashmir Story - At least 43 civilians are killed
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Day 8. Kashmir is curfewed. At least 43 civilians are killed. All of them have been identified by the local media. More than 2200 persons are seriously injured, out of which at least 100 on the verge of losing their eyesight permanently after being hit by the lethal pellet guns. Yes, it is a war-like situation in curfewed Kashmir. Despite strict curfew, the young and angry Kashmiri protesters a
Read Full ArticleHuge rally against Kashmir violence in KolKata-First Published in The Hindu Kolkata
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First Published in The Hindu Kolkata, July 15, 2016 - A sizeable rally was organised by various civil society groups, human rights networks, student bodies and ordinary citizens of Kolkata to protest against ongoing violence in Kashmir on Thursday. The participants assembled in a popular meeting place in central Kolkata, College Square, carrying posters, flags and placards and
Read Full ArticleIndia Maoist rebels kill 10 soldiers in Bihar The Maoist insurgency
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India Maoist rebels kill 10 paramilitary soldiers in Bihar - The Maoist insurgency has been described as India's biggest security threat. Ten soldiers have been killed in a clash between security forces and Maoist rebels in India's eastern Bihar state, police say. At least five other soldiers were injured in the battle in Aurangabad district late on Monday. Maoist rebels have ca
Read Full ArticleMalegaon blast, Sadhvi Pragya and the politics of investigation
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Eight years after she was arrested in the Malegaon blast case, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur is set to walk out of jail. The fact that she wore saffron robes and other accused persons in the case had links with radical Hindu outfits, gave coinage to the controversial term "saffron" or "Hindu" terror. Her arrest in 2008 and the filing of the first chargesheet by the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS)
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