Month: November 2019
Trump Hosts Erdogan at the White House: “I’m a Big Fan of the President”
DESPARDES — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pushed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to walk…
Pakistan Allows Tomato Imports from Iran Amid Skyrocketing Prices
Tomatoes, a high-potassium veggie, is used in almost every daily food preparation across Pakistan. DESPARDES…
A European NGO Says a Global Network of Fake Media Outlets Set Up the EU MPs’ Kashmir Visit
DESPARDES — A Europe-based disinformation watchdog has reportedly cracked open a nexus of dormant companies…
‘Hate With a Pop Sheen’ Songs Gaining Popularity Among India Youth
DESPARDES — India weaponizes music to push Saffron agenda of Hinduatva, cow protection, anti Muslim…
Saudi Arabia to Export Electricity, Produce Civil Nuclear Energy
DESPARDES — Announcing that ‘We are moving ahead with our civil nuclear program’, Saudi energy…
Great People to Fly With: PIA Inches Toward Turnaround
Only 20 percent of the available cargo capacity was being airlifted which has now been…
100 Days of Lockdown: Journalists Protest Internet Ban in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir yesterday marked 100 days since PM Modi’s government stripped…
Blind Singer Goes From Streets to Stardom in Nigeria
KADUNA, Nigeria — Yahaya Makaho feels his way to the microphone before launching into a…
Statue of Indian Pilot Shot Down over Kashmir on Display
DESPARDES — A statue of an Indian pilot whose plane was shot down over Kashmir…
India: ‘Mistrust Economy’ or ‘Modinomics’?
DESPARDES — When Narendra Modi was first elected in 2014, many hoped he would focus…
Why Imran Khan Deserves Praise for Kartarpur Corridor: C J Werleman
Any student of India-Pakistan relations knows that breakthroughs derived from track one diplomacy are few…
Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif Going Abroad for Medical Treatment
Three return tickets have been booked – for Nawaz, his brother Shehbaz Sharif and family…