Month: January 2020
PM Khan Urges Pakistanis at Home and Abroad to Take to Streets on Kashmir Day
Fear in Kashmir as top Indian general talks of ‘deradicalization’ camps DESPARDES — Prime Minister…
Philippines President Duterte Threatens to End US Military Pact
DESPARDES — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to end a pact key to annual…
From ‘Shining India’ to ‘Intolerant India’ –in 10 Years
“…it looks very much as though our government has gone rogue…”: Arundhati Roy DESPARDES —…
Corruption: Canada Drops 4Pts, US Drops 3Pts; Saudi Improves 5Pts, Pakistan Drops 3Pts, Angola Jumps 7Pts
DESPARDES Analysis — Many countries in the Asia-Pacific region (Pakistan is included in the regional…
India’s 200m Muslims Fear PM Modi is Building a Hindu State
DESPARDES — Narendra Modi stokes divisions in the world’s biggest democracy, The Economist says in…
India Under Modi Slides Ten Places on Democracy Index
DESPARDES — The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) latest Democracy Index published today indicates how global…
INSIGHT: Wheat Row Talking Points and Narratives
The Punjab Food Department (PFD), as per official statistics, manages 75% of wheat production of…
FBI Concludes 15 Year Investigating Islam; “Such a Lovely People, Such a Lovely Faith”
DESPARDES — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has declared an end to its surveillance…
‘After 70 Years I’ve Come to Realize as a Muslim I Can’t Live in India’: Naseeruddin Shah
DESPARDES — Bollywood’s award-winning actor Naseeruddin Shah says after 70 years he has come to…
TEN Major Talking Points On Pakistan’s Auto Industry
“My analysis here is that, in 10 years’ time, we should be selling at least…
Climate Change Could Damage Thousands of U.S. Bridges, Engineers Say
Bridges built after World War II are susceptible to temperature variations, making them more likely…
Pakistani-Turkish Group Ibn Sina Launches Joint Health Project
“The Ibn Sina Alliance aims to lead with health diplomacy to work as a bridge…