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After Three Years of Central Rule in Kashmir, the Ground Situation Is No Better
As Prime Minister Modi prepares to meet political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir in Delhi on June 24, he could face questions on what his government…
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Countries in South Asia Must Learn From Each Other in Fight Against Covid
We need to come together to solve problems that affect us all. Let the lasting legacy of this pandemic be a new era of partnership in…
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India’s Corrupt, Classist Voter Registration System Keeps Migrants Politically Excluded
Researchers from Columbia and California universities studied migrants to Delhi and Lucknow and found that politicians seek their support if they are registered as voters. Internal…
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Turbulent Afghanistan Could Impact Kashmir
Obviously, the flavour for jihadism is low at present, but it would be incorrect to assume it is all overOne feels glad to see Jammu and…
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Triangular Geopolitical Rivalry
Nepal must maintain a balance among the big powers, or it will turn into a playground. Given Nepal’s geopolitical sensitivity and geostrategic importance, the United States,…
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Indifference is Not an Option
As the Covid-19 crisis deepens, messages in my social media network get increasingly dark. I know, it is not just me. All of us are dreading…
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COVID-19 and India’s New Viral Necropolitics
The pandemic has devastated the lives of Indians across classes and castes but will it help shape a new intersectional approach to public health and politics?…
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Our Responsibility to South Asia
Future generations will remember what the world did, or failed to do, in the face of South Asia's devastating second wave of the virus. India and…
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Facing a COVID Crisis, Nepal Cries Out for Help
“People are dying every few minutes because of a lack oxygen, we don’t know when this will end… It’s chaos.” The COVID-19 crisis in Nepal is…
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A Prime Minister Unfit for A Pandemic
Parallel to Modi's leadership failures is the pressure Indians are under to choose between quackery and medical science The widely respected publication The Lancet in a…
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The Once and Future Afghanistan
Afghanistan has been a presence in my life for decades. As a high school student at a Department of Defense school in Turkey, I read James…
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The End of Modi’s Global Dreams
India’s prime minister advanced a muscular foreign policy, but his mishandling of the pandemic is an embarrassing step back. In December 2004, when an earthquake and…