Muhsmmad Serajuddin in Karachi Sri Lanka has ramped up security nationwide as fears grow for its minority Muslims could face severe religious violence in the worst turmoil erupted after Easter bombings occurred this April. The authorities were forced to block Facebook and Whats App to stop people inciting further violence and imposed curfew after aggressive […]
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800 MILITANTS KILLED IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR BETWEEN 2014-18
India denying political space in Kashmir: Geelani Greater Kashmir Report, (July 03) Indian security forces have killed 800 militants in Jammu and Kashmir since 2014, of which 249 were killed in 2018, the Centre told the Parliament on Wednesday. In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State in the […]
Born a refugee, ‘I dream of a place called home’
By Mohammed Eid CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, USA, Jun 20 2019 (IPS) – I am a refugee, born to a refugee family. I was granted that status on the day I came into this world. I was not aware of what had happened before then. I did not fight any battle, I did not threaten […]
ARAB BACKLASH FROM BAHRAIN CONFERENCE MAKES IMPACT
Protests, derision follow ‘Peace to Prosperity’ workshop in Manama By SHANNA FULD The two-day US led Bahrain meeting on Palestine concluded last week with international diplomats, officials and business people focusing on the economic aspects of Trumps plan to resolve the decades-old Middle East conflict. However, public reaction against the White House’s economic workshop in […]
Pakistan offers a gateway to Asia’s development
Muhammad Serajuddin in Karachi Under the process of globalization, interaction among different nations in form of international trade, ideas and cultural exchange has flourished in recent years. The intensification of crossnational cultural, economic, political, social and technological interactions led to the establishment of transnational structures. The realm of economy protectionist and centrally controlled economies were […]
Pakistan consolidates hold over Gilgit Baltistan–Analysis
By Nilova Roy Chaudhury While the Indian government has kept the entire relationship with Pakistan on hold over the issue of “cross-border terrorism”, Islamabad has moved to consolidate its hold over the strategic territory of the erstwhile Northern Areas of Gilgit Baltistan (G-B) which India, on paper and through a declaration of Parliament, claims as […]
Abe’s difficult role in the US-Iran tangle
— Observer Research Foundation Analysis By K. V. Kesavan and Simran Walia Since 1952, successive Japanese governments have always maintained that cordial relations with the countries of the Middle East are closely bound up with the peace and economic well-being of Japan. Yet, no other region perhaps has posed a greater challenge to Japanese diplomacy […]
The Pakistan Factor in Indian Election
Muhammad Serajuddin in Karachi Amid polarisation of Hindu voters, Bharatyia Janata Party’s (BJP) celebrity card worked again in the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha segment comprising two border districts — Gurdaspur and Pathankot — with actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol defeating Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar by a margin of 77,009 votes. Voters of Hindu-dominated assembly segments played a […]
Washington pushes to the brink of war with Iran
Bill Van Auken The US confrontation with Iran has brought the world closer to the brink of a catastrophic global conflict than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. This week has seen the announcement that yet another 1,000 US troops are being sent to the Middle East in order to provide […]
‘Called Modi a fascist and stand by it,’ says KCR
Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has said he was the first person to criticise Narendra Modi and will stand by his criticism of the Prime Minister. KCR, as the chief minister is popularly known, also reiterated his party would continue to oppose the Bharatiya Janata Party on the political front but will maintain constitutional […]
