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Jingoism over Kashmir: Pakistan, India must heed voices of peace
Kashmir region 2004 Photo: CIA/Wikimedia Commons Amid exchange of fire across Kashmir’s Line of Control, uprising against Indian repression of the Kashmiris and the latest attacks on an Indian military base in the disputed region, Indian...Feb 15, 2018 1570 0 -
Human Rights Watch calls out BJP leaders for fomenting extremist ideology
A file photo Narendra Modi with Anandiben at a meeting in May 2014/Wikipedia Human Rights Watch. has called out leaders of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party for publicly backing Hindu supremacy over other religions, which has resulted in attacks...Jan 18, 2018 859 0 -
Kashmir Tensions: Pakistan shoots down Indian spy drone
Pakistan on Friday said it has shot down an unmanned Indian quadcopter spying across the Line of Control (LoC) on the Pakistani side. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the drone was shot down in...Oct 27, 2017 1082 0 -
Pakistan calls India mother of terrorism as South Asian rivals clash at UN
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr. Maleeha Lodhi accused India of being the “mother of terrorism” in South Asia as she cited several examples of New Delhi’s fueling and backing terror. Dr. Lodhi was...Sep 23, 2017 1331 0 -
Climate Change: South Asia may experience intense heat by the end of the century
Does human activity – especially the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas – cause global warning? The debate continues. In the meantime, threats posed by the Earth’s changing climate have been spelled out in newly...Aug 4, 2017 1690 0 -
Pakistan averts political instability; remains key to regional security
A day after Nawaz Sharif relinquished prime minister’s office – in line with a Supreme Court verdict in a corruption case– Pakistan seems to have averted political instability. Sharif’s brother Shahbaz Sharif, a longtime chief minister...Jul 29, 2017 1851 0 -
UN asks India, Pakistan to resolve Kashmir dispute through dialogue
Amid lingering South Asian tensions, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Thursday has asked India and Pakistan to settle the Kashmir problem through dialogue. “The secretary-general reiterates his call on the parties to resolve the issue through engagement...Jul 13, 2017 1497 0 -
Indians troll Priyanka for tweet calling U.S. her second home
Photo www.bollywoodhungama.com via Wikimedia Commons A wave of ultranationalism sweeping India has found its latest target in a twitter message by popular actress Priyanka Chopra – her crime just wishing America a Happy Independence Day in...Jul 5, 2017 1021 0 -
U.S. emphasizes peaceful resolution to Kashmir dispute
The United States is making it clear that it continues to view Kashmir as disputed territory and that it wants Pakistan-India talks toward resolution of the longstanding dispute. A series of statements by the U.S. senators...Jul 3, 2017 1195 0 -
Lynchings of Muslims rob India of secularism
When India’s ultra-nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi visited Washington last week, he represented a country fast severing its links to secularism and pluralism that once made it an exemplary democracy. A series of reports and articles...Jul 2, 2017 1172 0