Pakistani Court Ruling Singles Out Religious Minorities, Causing Concern among Christians
In: ChristianHeadlines.com
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A high court in majority-Muslim Pakistan has ruled that citizens must declare their religious affiliation before joining the civil service, military or judiciary. All birth certificates, identity cards, passports and voting lists must also indicate the person’s faith.
The judgment, a victory for hard-line clerics pressuring...
Paulo Casaca interviewed by DW on President Trump’s policies
On 29 March 2018, Paulo Casaca the Executive Director of SADF was interviewed by Deutsche Welle on US President Trump's policies towards North Korea and Iran. Analyst Paulo Casaca states that "while Trump's policies for the two countries are quite similar, Middle Eastern and Northeast Asian geopolitics are very...
Dr Siegfried O Wolf Interviewed by DW on Bangladesh
On 27 March 2018, Dr Siegfried O Wolf Director of Research at SADF, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle (DW) on a study conducted by Germany's Bertelsmann Foundation which rated Bangladesh as a "new" autocracy. Dr Wolf states that " the perspectives of democracy in the Muslim-majority country currently look grim....
Dr Siegfried O Wolf interviewed by DW on Tashkent Process
On 27 March 2018, Dr Siegfried O Wolf, SADF Director of Research, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle (DW) on the Tashkent process. The two-day Afghanistan peace conference aimed to strengthen regional security and connectivity. Dr Wolf states that "Uzbekistan is aware that a major source for conflicts on its...
Modi-Macron moment: The real Belt and Road Initiative
in: The Economic Times
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Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the world's fastest growing economy, and Emmanuel Macron, President of the world's most aggressive climate change saviour, have a rendezvous starting from March 9 in New Delhi.
They truly represent the strongest redeemers of the world's most formidable challenges...
New Book Project Edited by SADF Advisor B. R. Deepak ‘China’s Global Rebalancing and...
'China's Global Rebalancing and the New Silk Road'
This collaborative volume discusses the One Belt One Road (OBOR), or the New Silk Road, initiative of Chinese President Xi Jinping from the perspectives of the Belt and Road countries. This initiative has been viewed as a re-globalization drive by China in...
‘India and China at Sea. Competition for Naval Dominance in the Indian Ocean’, edited...
‘India and China at Sea. Competition for Naval Dominance in the Indian Ocean’
Latest book project edited by David Brewster, Member of the SADF Board of Advisors, on ‘India and China at Sea. Competition for Naval Dominance in the Indian Ocean’, published by Oxford University Press.
China and India are emerging...
Dr Siegfried O. Wolf interviewed by Wall Street Journal on jihadism in Bangladesh
Dr Siegfried O. Wolf, SADF Director of Research and expert on Bangladeshi militancy, was recently interviewed by the Wall Street Journal on a new generation of Bangladeshi jihadists, tracing the rise in transnational attacks back to their increasing assertiveness and self-confidence.
Follow this link to the Wall Street Journal article.
Dr Siegfried O. Wolf interviewed by DW on CPEC extension to Afghanistan
On 10 January 2018, Dr Siegfried O. Wolf, SADF Director of Research, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle (DW) on the extension of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan. In the interview, he explains that such an undertaking would find a major obstacle in the difficult relations between Pakistan...
‘Russia-India changing relationship: time to reboot’, written by SADF Fellow Hriday Sarma
Russia-India changing relationship: time to reboot
Written by SADF Fellow Hriday Sarma on 13 November 2017
Republished from the Oriental Review
Latest bi-lateral upswing
This year- 2017- Russia and India are celebrating their 70th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations. Both countries are organizing host of cultural programmes, film festivals and exchange visits among...