COMMENT 230 – Pakistan’s new government challenges
After weeks of political turmoil, the opposition overthrew the government in Pakistan. In a no-vote of confidence, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan – who used every available means, mostly unconstitutional and illegal, to stay in power - was forced out of office. Opposition leader Mian Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif, President...
ON THE FUTURE OF PAKISTAN & HUMAN RIGHTS
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Online Conversation on the Future of Pakistan and the Human Rights situation in the country.
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) held an online conversation on the future of Pakistan and the human rights situation in the country, moderated by SADF’s director Paulo Casaca.
Siegfried O. Wolf, Director of Research at...
Comment 229 – The end for Khan?
Pakistan is witnessing a most severe political crisis, as the government is strongly challenged by both state and society. It is not the first time that Imran Khan, as Pakistan’s Prime Minister (PM), is facing severe criticisms; it is not the first time that a wide array of oppositional...
COMMENT 228 – Genocide in Bangladesh – The politics of Disinformation
For the whole eleven years during which I have been actively engaged in South Asia, nothing touched me more than the Bangladeshi people’s struggle for memory, justice, and accountability regarding the Genocide perpetrated against Bangladesh by the Pakistani military authorities. This genocide, organised in tandem with Islamic fanatic organisations...
COMMENT 227 – From Kabul to Kyiv, Pakistan’s persistent diplomatic course
On February 23, Pakistan’s Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan arrived in Moscow for a two-days visit. According to open sources, the PM’s Russia trip was for a ‘exchange of views on major regional and international issues’, aiming at a reset of bilateral ties and ‘expanding cooperation in the energy...
Global Friends of Afghanistan
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Focus 80 – Facts Versus Falsehoods: Decoding the Gandhi-Bose Relationship
Abstract
Indian History vehemently celebrates two particular days of the Year: 26th January and 15th August. One is Republic Day, wherein the coveted Indian Constitution was enforced: the other is Independence Day (when the country was liberated from prolonged colonial rule). The literature surrounding the Indian National Struggle particularly focuses...
SADF Activities Programme 2022
Introduction
The control of Kabul and the whole of Afghanistan by the Taliban was the most important political development in South Asia (and arguably in the entire world) in 2021. Its impact is perpetuated in the present year.
The Resolute Support Strategic Assessment Capability sponsored by NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers...
Focus 79 – Sri Lanka looks back to India
Abstract
Geopolitical competition is increasing everywhere, and the Indian Ocean is no exception. One of the most significant causes of this phenomenon is the Chinese-driven Belt- and Road Initiative (BRI). In its quest to challenge the economic, political, and military supremacy of Western liberal democracies and their like-minded partners in...
FOCUS 78 – Saving the United Nations from the Shadow of The Great Hall...
Abstract
The future of global security, peace, and power balance is presently being shaped by conflicts and cooperation among major powers. China's rise on the international stage, as well as its growing dominance in the United Nations, poses a threat to US hegemony. The brief explores the evolution of the...