Bangladesh: Police To Question Leader Of Hardline Muslim Group
By Kamran Reza Chowdhury A Dhaka court on Monday permitted police to question a top leader of Bangladesh’s most influential
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South and Central Asia
Maldives: Peace In Jeopardy – Analysis
By Giriraj Bhattacharjee* On April 14, 2021, the Maldives Police arrested three suspects, all Maldivian nationals, in connection with vandalism
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India: Islamist Terrorism Under Check – Analysis
By Ajit Kumar Singh* Islamist terrorist formations – global, transnational and Pakistan-based – despite relentless efforts over decades to create
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The 1918 Flu: India’s Worst Pandemic – Analysis
The 20th century’s worst pandemic – Spanish Flu – erupted in March 1918 in Camp Funston (Kansas, U.S.) during the
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Ron Paul: Why Can’t We ‘Just March Out’ Of Afghanistan? – OpEd
Last week President Biden announced a “full” US withdrawal from Afghanistan – the longest war in US history – by
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Indian Muslim Clerics’ Call For Action To Overcome Vaccine Hesitation During Ramadan – Analysis
Enforcing a sense of discipline among 170 million people, sharply divided on sectarian and linguistic lines, is never an easy
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Russia Holds The Key To India’s Eurasian Policy – Analysis
By Lt Gen (Dr) Yash Malhotra (retd)* A recent op-ed piece in the Washington Post (13 March 2021), written jointly
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Is US Opposition To Rampal Coal Plant Due To Love For Sundarbans Or To Keep India Away? – OpEd
During his six-hour trip to Dhaka on April 9, 2021, US President Joe Biden’s special envoy for climate change, John
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No Guarantees On Afghanistan After Troop Pullout, Says Top Biden Aide
By Ken Bredemeier No one can say with any certainty what will happen in Afghanistan once U.S. President Joe Biden withdraws
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Powerful Buddhist Monk Throws Weight Behind Legal Challenge To China-Funded Colombo Port City Project
Government says Sri Lanka needs the project and assures that the envisaged legal structure will be under Lankan control. The
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