Challenges facing Nepal
In: The Kathmandu Post
Original article available here: http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-07-13/challenges-facing-the-country.html
Unless addressed in time, corruption and misuse of authority are likely to increase
Jul 13, 2018-The formation of a new government and the amalgamation of the two largest communist parties into...
Dr Siegfried O. Wolf interviewed by DW on Kashmir
On 08 July 2018, Dr Siegfried O. Wolf, SADF Director of Research, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle (DW) on the lasting repercussions of rebel leader Burhan Wani's death. He told DW that India had been forced to deal with Kashmir mostly from a security point of view,...
Pakistan placed on FATF ‘grey list’ despite diplomatic efforts to avert decision
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https://www.dawn.com/news/1416630
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Wednesday officially placed Pakistan on its grey list after a plenary meeting in Paris.
The announcement was made late on Wednesday night. Despite Pakistan's diplomatic efforts to avert the decision, the financial watchdog, in its meeting,...
The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC): India’s grand plan for northern connectivity
In: The Polar Connection
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http://polarconnection.org/india-instc-nordic-arctic/
The INSTC, alongside relevant European transport corridors and regional transportation networks. © Dwayne Menezes, Polar Research and Policy Initiative
Hriday Ch Sarma and Dwayne R Menezes
Described by some as India’s response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) will...
Pakistan’s Interior Minister recovering from attempted assassination
In: Gandhara Radio Liberty
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https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/pakistan-interior-minister-recovering-attempted-assassination/29212513.html
Pakistan’s interior minister is recovering at a hospital in Lahore from a gunshot wound sustained in an attempted assassination authorities believe was linked to a blasphemy controversy.
Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was attacked on May 6 in his native Narowal district of Punjab Province, where...
RFE/RL journalists die as toll rises in Kabul suicide bombings
In: Gandhara Radio Liberty
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https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/Afghanistan-rfe-rl-journalists-among-25-killed-in-twin-bombings-in-kabul/29200298.html
A pair of coordinated suicide bombings claimed to have been carried out by the Islamic State (IS) militant group have rocked central Kabul near the country’s intelligence agency, killing at least 29 people, including two RFE/RL journalists and at least seven other media members....
‘Are you with the tyrants?’ Pakistani Che risks all to take on the army
In: The Guardian
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/02/pakistani-army-manzoor-pashteen-pashtun?CMP=share_btn_tw
Every morning Ahmed Shah puts on his circular, red-and-black cap, decorated with spades, and feels ready to take on the world. “For me, this cap is a symbol of resistance,” he says. “That’s why I like it.” Shah (not his real name) is one of...
Pakistan is my home. But as a journalist, my life is in danger there
In: The Guardian
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/05/pakistan-journalist-danger-paris-pakistani-army-dissent
To the chief of the army of Pakistan,
I did not want to write an open letter to you. But after much deliberation, I thought it was important – not just for you to know what is happening in our beloved country, but also for the...
Pakistan’s Geo TV faces ‘suspension’ amid claims of pre-election rigging
In: Deutsche Welle
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http://amp.dw.com/en/pakistans-geo-tv-faces-suspension-amid-claims-of-pre-election-rigging/a-43234291?tw=&__twitter_impression=true
Pakistan's Geo TV, which is critical of the military, has reportedly been taken off air in many parts of the country. Analysts say that cable operators are being forced to suspend the channel on orders of the military.
Pakistan's Geo TV officials say the suspension of...
Dr Siegfried O Wolf interviewed by DW on Kashmir violence
On 04 April 2018, Dr Siegfried O Wolf, Director of Research at SADF, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle (DW) on the latest clashes of protesters with security forces in Kashmir.
In the interview, Dr Wolf points to an ever-increasing jihadism in the Kashmir valley as a reason for the lack of...