The Arakanese of Myanmar: Looking to preserve their political identity
THE ARAKANESE ARE MOSTLY THERAVADA BUDDHIST, AND INDEED PRIDE THEMSELVES ON BEING PERHAPS THE EARLIEST BUDDHISTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
by Paul Chambers
Lead humanitarians hold a UN Conference on the “Universal Periodic Review” of Pakistan
From left to right - Stephen Jones, Wilson Chowdhry, Elke Tindemann and Paulo Casca.
A Symposium on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Pakistan was held at the UN Conference Centre in Geneva yesterday (30.10.12). A packed audience comprising of many Pakistani Students heard presentations from diverse humanitarian groups, focused...
The Status of women’s rights in Afghanistan is a barometer of peace, democracy and...
Interview conducted by António Vieira da Cruz, editor of Think South Asia. Original article here
The Rohingya’s trail of tears: Continuing persecution of an ethnic minority in Myanmar
EXACTLY WHO ARE THE ROHINGYA AND WHY DO THEY SUFFER FROM SUCH HATRED AND DISCRIMINATION IN MYANMAR?
by: Paul Chambers
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Bhutan’s Political Transition – Between Ethnic Conflict and Democracy
Until recently Bhutan (Drukyul - Land of the Thunder Dragon) did not fit into the story of the global triumph of democracy. Not only the way it came into existence but also the manner in which it was interpreted made the process of democratization exceptional. As a land- locked...
Betwixt and Between: Bangladesh Military in Business. A Comment from an International Perspective
Soldiers in Business – Global and Historical Phenomena (DOWNLOAD ARTICLE HERE)
by: Dr. Siegfried O Wolf
Waziristan: Solutions for a Troubled Region
The Waziristan region is a main battleground between several factions in the so called 'War on Terror'. Every major actor in this war is also active in this region and which faction controls Waziristan changes every few years. The mix of national interests by the central government of Pakistan,...
When Agency Triumphs Over Structure: Conceptualizing Bhutan’s Unique Transition to Democracy
There a few absolutes in political science, but the historical observation that democracy does not just evolve without any form of struggle or demand for it, and the theoretical assumption that countries do not simply embark on the path of transition to democracy without a crisis of legitimacy for...
Sharpening the Tusks – The “Rafale” deal and India’s Military Modernization
In the annual edition of Foreign Policy’s top 10 missed stories of 2011, India’s Military buildup found itself on the top of the podium, and rightly so.2 Not only the magnitude of modernization, but also the variety of countries selling weaponry, technology, blue-prints and know-how to India seems breath-taking....
Forgotten promises in Afghanistan – The situation of women and their rights since the...
THE ‘LIBERATION OF WOMEN’ FROM THE ‘GENDER APARTHEID’ AND THE ANTI-FEMALE POLICY OF THE OPPRESSIVE TALIBAN REGIME AND THE DEFENCE OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS WAS (OFFICIALLY) ONE OF THE PRIMARY MOTIVES BEHIND ACTION IN AFGHANISTAN.
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