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Modi govt’s economic package for J&K is just cosmetic without political stability
There is a serious investment aversion in J&K today and deep uncertainty about the future. Most businesses with loans to pay off are unlikely to survive…
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The Taliban sanctions
THE initiation of the intra-Afghan dialogue in Doha has raised optimism about achieving political reconciliation in Afghanistan. The stakeholders are apparently aware that this could be…
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India’s silenced parliament
After a nearly six-month hiatus, the Indian parliament reconvenes today in the midst of a deepening national crisis. But I fear that it may be unable…
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Bangladesh: Foreign Policy And Public Opinion On The Delhi-Dhaka Relationship
Indian media analysis of Bangladesh-India relations tends to be hyperbolic, reductive, and misleading. Such coverage usually dilutes its complexity and sets an unrealistic bar for the…
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The Taliban’s political moment
Some are questioning whether the Taliban are even ready to be part of a political solution in Afghanistan The first-ever peace talks between the Taliban and…
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Kashmir and the UN Security Council
India, China conflict; India, Pakistan hostilities will lead whole region to nuclear catastrophe if Kashmir issue goes unresolved India’s Ambassador to the United Nations T. S.…
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Wildly Inappropriate Views on Bangladesh in Indian Foreign Relations Discourse and Media
It has always been quite distressing to see the reactions of Indian media regarding Bangladesh, in any matter, be it economy, military, politics, or cricket. The…
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Tele diplomacy in South Asia in the time of China-India tension
On August 15, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli had a ten-minute telephonic conversation with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, ostensibly to wish him on India’s…
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Changing militant landscape
SOME recent developments may significantly impact Pakistan’s militant landscape. Two breakaway factions have remerged with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP); the militant Islamic State (IS) group…
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Enhancing The Art Of Government
AN art implies the use of creative vision and skill in practical works to be valued chiefly for its power of lure, its intrinsic worth and…
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Talking peace with Taliban: Pakistan’s stake in Afghanistan is extremely high
In peace talks with Taliban, both Islamabad and Washington are skating on very thin ice Since the Russian invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979, this unfortunate…
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Neocolonialism vs sovereignty in Sri Lanka
Strategically located in the ancient Indian Ocean trade route, Sri Lanka faces competition for control by external powers On August 5, a new government was elected…