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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...August 4, 2017 1689 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...July 29, 2017 1850 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...July 13, 2017 1497 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...July 3, 2017 1195 0 -
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...June 23, 2017 1422 0 -
Pakistan, India gain full membership of Shanghai Cooperation Organization
In a major geo-strategic development, Pakistan and India gained full full member status in Shanghai Cooperation Organization that held its summit in the Kazakh capital of Astana on Friday. The organization seeks to expand political, economic and...June 9, 2017 1226 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 -
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 1655 0 -
UN embraces China’s New Silk Road initiative; US, Western powers join Beijing forum
A view of Gwadar Fish Harbor Photo Umair Adeeb/Wikimedia Commons Seeing a win-win equation for the international community from China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative and the Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said both...May 15, 2017 4544 0 -
India changing Kashmir demographics; Pakistan protests at the United Nations
Jammu and Kashmir map, Photo by w:user:Planemad via Wikimedia Commons India has been quietly working on changing demographics of the occupied Jammu and Kashmir territory, settling retired army personnel and setting up exclusive localities for pundits...May 13, 2017 1926 0
