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PROSPECTS: INDIA PAKISTAN RELATION
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1.6 Billion People of South Asia live in poverty. Studies reflect that 40% of world’s most poor live in South Asia. India leads in the poverty index standing at 30.3% (385 million people) while Pakistan has 20.2% (36 million) of its population classified
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There has been an excessive focusing on the ‘visa ban’ imposed by the United States on Narendra Modi since 2005 on the basis of the latter’s controversi
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There is a lot of speculation about the PM’s possible visit to New Delhi on Monday May 26 to attend Narendra Singh Modi’s inauguration as Prime Minister of India. Any exchange between Pakistan and India assumes symbolic proportions, arousing considerable comment and analysis thereof. Even though the invitation went to all SAARC member countries, Modi’s outreach ini
Read Full ArticleWhy Pakistan Should Not Worry About Modi
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No one knows India better than Pakistan. We are the only neighbor of India that bears the brunt of Indian bellicosity. The bulk of Indian guns and war formations point at us, and India spares no opportunity to undercut Pakistani interests in the region and beyond. The Americans and Europeans have experienced some Indian antics and diplomatic tantrums in recent months, mostly in trade neg
Read Full ArticleAnatomy of India's general election
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The stunning victory of the right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recently concluded general election in India needs to be understood from three perspectives - first, the sheer dimensions of the victory; second, its meaning; and, third, what it portends for India's political economy in the coming five-year period in terms of national policies. Witho
Read Full ArticleLISA JOURNAL ISSUE 30 APRIL – JUNE 2014 EDITORIAL
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EDITORIAL Unipolar to a Multipolar World In the past decade the US tried to expand the circle of its international coalition around the world, even trying to make Russia an ally. However, the crisis in Syria and gaps between the US and Russia’s policies toward President Bashar al-Assad government reflected changes in the world order.
Read Full ArticleKashmiri students forced to raise anti-Pakistan slogans in Indian hostel
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Come election time and imperatives of vote bank politics compel political parties to turn overnight heroes into villains and villains into heroes. Narendra Modi has recently criticised 'the Gandhi family' for 'insulting' BR Ambedkar and accused it of stopping th
Read Full ArticleIndian Kashmir shuts down over election killing
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SRINAGAR: Indian Kashmir largely shut down on Thursday over the shooting death of a man during protests one day earlier against the country\'s ongoing mammoth election, residents and police said.
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