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After improved security and calm, terrorism makes sudden return to Pakistan
Friday’s bombings came almost out of the blue, although incidents of terrorism could not have been completely unexpected, given the tense situation in the region, and the rise of militancy in Afghanistan. After a marked improvement...Jun 23, 2017 1422 0 -
Pakistani, Indian leaders exchange greetings amid Kashmir shelling
Pakistani and Indian prime ministers shook hands and exchanged pleasantries even as tensions in Kashmir spiraled with shelling across the Line of Control that divides the disputed territory. Nawaz Sharif and Narendra Modi had a brief...Jun 9, 2017 1013 0 -
Human Rights leader slams Indian army chief’s praise for use of Kashmiris as human shield
Following Indian army chief’s praise for use of a Kashmiri man as human shield in the disputed territory, a Human rights leader has condemned Gen Bipin Rawat for showing “criminal leadership.” Executive Director of Human Rights...May 31, 2017 1058 0 -
Pakistan says Indian forces fire at vehicle carrying UN observers in Kashmir
Map of Kashmir Photo Credit: CIA/Wikipedia Indian forces reportedly fired at a vehicle carrying UN military observers during their visit to the areas on the Pakistani side of the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir region....May 25, 2017 1340 0 -
Indian MP says writer Arundhati Roy be tied to army vehicle as human shield like Kashmiris
Booker Prize winning author Arundhati Roy, Photo Vikramjit Kakati/Wikimedia Commons Renowned author Arundhati Roy, whose intellectual honesty on Indian forces’s reign of bloodshed in Kashmir is taken as act of treason by the BJP followers, is once...May 23, 2017 1656 0 -
US engagement considered critical to deescalating South Asian tensions
With South Asia reeling from India-Pakistan tensions and Afghanistan mired in uncertainty, the United States plans to engage with the region as the Trump Administration seeks to define its policy toward the region. Reports in The...Apr 13, 2017 1203 0 -
India opposes US peace role; Pakistan welcomes mediation
Kashmir regional map, Image by w:user:Planemad via Wikimedia Commons New Delhi has rejected a United States’ role towards resolving Pakistani-India tensions that afflict the entire region from the possibility of expansion in South Asian trade and...Apr 6, 2017 1226 0 -
US concerned about India-Pakistan situation; to be part of efforts to deescalate tensions
Photo by Sam Holland via Wikimedia Commons In the first top level elaborate comments on tense South Asian security situation, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said the Trump administration will try and “find its...Apr 4, 2017 2247 0 -
India’s aggressive nuclear rethink poses multiple dangers
Indian Agni Missile, Photo Antônio Milena via Wikimedia Commons India is recasting its nuclear weapons doctrine that would allow it to launch a preemptive nuclear strike against Pakistan’s arsenal in a war. But the policy change would...Apr 1, 2017 1046 0 -
India, Pakistan to hold water talks as New Delhi heightens fears of water wars
Indus River in Kharmang District, Pakistan Photo Shahnawaz Zafar via Wikimedia Commons Indian and Pakistani officials will hold talks on water disputes early next week after a lapse of two years, while New Delhi is stepping up...Mar 17, 2017 1321 0
