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China Pakistan Economic Corridor and South Asian Stability
A prominent Sweden-based think tank has termed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor – a network of infrastructure connecting China from Pakistan’s north all the way to the Gulf through Gwadar port in the southwest – as a...Feb 5, 2017 2141 0 -
Federal Judge in Washington state temporarily blocks enforcement of travel ban
Washington Dulles International Airport Photo by Joe Ravi via Wikimedia Commons A federal judge in Seattle, Washington, Friday temporarily suspended implementation of President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order banning entry of citizens of seven Muslim majority...Feb 4, 2017 841 0 -
Washington imposes new sanctions on Iran after missile test
After “officially putting Iran on notice” over Tehran’s missile test, the Trump administration Friday imposed new sanctions against the Islamic Republic. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn had said this week that the U.S. was “officially putting Iran...Feb 3, 2017 842 0 -
Trump says new Israeli settlements not helpful for Middle East peace
View of Beitar Ilit, Israeli settlement Photo Credit Yoninah via Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump has told Israel that constructing new settlements “may not be helpful” to Middle East peace efforts – marking a departure from...Feb 3, 2017 818 0 -
Speaking English at the core American identity: Survey
Times Square, Manhattan, Photo by Chensiyuan via Wikimedia Commons That we speak, understand, act, and reach out to each other comfortably in a common language has long been the case, and it remains so in the...Feb 2, 2017 1099 0 -
With 2.3 million new jobs, China Pakistan Economic Corridor could help curb extremism
Pakistan took an important step this week toward producing energy from a coal-fired Sahiwal Power plant in Punjab. The 1380 MW plant is part of a series of projects Chinese collaboration is realizing under $ 52...Feb 1, 2017 1235 0 -
Trump says immigration halt not about religion as protests grow
Boston Copley Square Photo by GorillaWarfare via Wikimedia Commons President Donald Trump Sunday said his executive order barring entry of visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries is not about religion but about keeping America safe. “To...Jan 30, 2017 826 0 -
Federal Judge stays deportation of those detained at airports after immigration order
Photo: Screenshot/NY1 A federal judge in New York has issued an emergency stay temporarily halting the removal of individuals detained after President Donald Trump issued an order to suspend entry of immigrants from seven countries. Around...Jan 29, 2017 989 0 -
Malala asks President Trump not to turn his back on refugee children, families
Photo by Southbank Centre via Wikimedia Commons Nobel Peace Prize winner educationist Malala Yousafzai has urged President Donald Trump not to shut US doors on defenseless children and families, rendered refugees by conflicts. “In this time...Jan 28, 2017 763 0 -
Trump plans 20% tax on Mexican imports to pay for border wall
US-Mexico border barrier at Tijuana pedestrian border crossing Photo by Toksave via Wikimedia Commons In what is going to be a major move, President Trump may make Mexico pay for his border wall by imposing a...Jan 27, 2017 849 0
