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Republican experts oppose Trump; Say candidate can’t handle challenges
Issuing a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump’s positions on a range of national security and foreign policy matters, a group of former Republican officials have signed a letter, declaring the GOP candidate as unfit for the...Aug 8, 2016 869 0 -
Pakistan-India tensions cast shadow on South Asian cooperation
The latest bout of words between interior ministers of Pakistan and India at the SAARC Internal Affairs Ministers’ moot in Islamabad have further stoked tensions between the two nuclear armed South Asian rivals. In the backdrop of...Aug 6, 2016 1063 0 -
US Department of Education takes steps to address religious discrimination
The U.S. Department of Education has shared with public a series of actions that confront discrimination and promote inclusive school environments. These actions are part of ongoing efforts to encourage respect for students of all faiths...Jul 31, 2016 1147 0 -
US concerned over ‘rising intolerance’ in India after violence against Muslim women
The United States has asked India to do “everything in its power” to protect minorities, and bring to justice those responsible for the recent assault against two Muslim women for allegedly carrying cow beef . “We’re obviously...Jul 30, 2016 679 0 -
American Muslims bring message of peaceful coexistence to DC Rally
American Muslims, who gathered on the National Mall on Saturday said they are in the nation’s capital with a message of peace and unity in the face of violence and discrimination. Interfaith leaders from Christian, Jewish...Jul 25, 2016 2201 0 -
South China Sea tensions – What is the best way forward?
Recently an international tribunal in The Hague ruled that China has no legal rights to exclusive claim of resources within the “9-dashed line” – a U-shaped line in the South China Sea – which extends hundreds of...Jul 24, 2016 1095 0 -
Resolving Pakistan-India dispute over Kashmir requires international goodwill
A top United Nations counterterrorism official has said that a resolution of the Kashmir conflict between and India required goodwill of the member states. “We need also a goodwill of member states. How can we resolve...Jul 23, 2016 941 0 -
Kashmiri-Americans protest; HRW asks India to probe use of lethal force
Hundreds of Kashmiri-Americans Sunday staged a demonstration in front of the Indian Missions to the United Nations in New York to condemn the killings of protesters, and called on the U.N. to implement it resolutions on...Jul 18, 2016 721 0 -
Erdogan controls Turkey after failed coup and chaos
Turkey was still reeling from chaos of a thwarted military coup and violence, when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared in public to calm his bewildered nation Saturday morning. The overnight dramatic event plunged the NATO and...Jul 16, 2016 888 0 -
Obama rebukes proposal Muslim Americans be tested for their beliefs
President Barack Obama has rebuked suggestions following deadly attack in Nice, France, that all Muslim Americans be subjected to test for their religious beliefs. “In the wake of last night’s attacks, we’ve heard more suggestions that...Jul 16, 2016 789 0