Category: So Asia
INSIGHT: Why U.S., China Start a Relationship Using Pakistan as Bridge
“Very good question”, says former Pakistan’s Ambassador to Vietnam Mr. G. R. Baloch on why…
India’s Aspiring Middle Class is in Limbo. Economic Collapse Gathering Pace?
An economist tells DesPardes that India’s 50 per cent middle class is decimated with drastic…
Anger on Kashmir Waiting to Explode
Islamabad may have done its homework IRSHAD SALIM — An eerie silence continues to define…
Comparing Kashmir to Palestine (Video), and the Webinar in Riyadh
IRSHAD SALIM — Last year at this time, DesPardes published an insight and quoted a…
UK Police Investigate Who’s Behind ‘Jay Patel’ After Record $68Mln Cash Seized
UK police have raided a home in London and arrested a 20-year-old Indian allegedly for…
Kashmir: ‘The Number You’ve Dialed Is…’
IRSHAD SALIM — It’s Eid holidays here –not too far from the Himalayan Valley where…
U.N. Report Warns of TTP Targeting Pakistan From Afghanistan
Report notes growing presence of ISIL-K in Afghanistan and warns of its ‘global agenda’ An…
Interesting Times: Pakistan and Bangladesh Crossing the Rubicon?
IRSHAD SALIM — There’s a Mandela moment on the horizon between twins of the subcontinent….
Mehdi Hasan’s and a Mozart Classic in Bengali (Videos)
Shared with us on WhatsApp today: Two videos sung in Bengali that spawn nostalgia at…
Damning Report On Delhi Riots 2020 Points Finger at BJP Leaders
The report sheds light on the collusion between state and non-state actors in a planned…
Pakistan, Bangladesh Hold Talks in Possible Thaw
Top diplomats of Bangladesh and Pakistan held talks recently to promote bilateral relations in a…
A Too Long Hot Summer Called Kashmir
(DESPARDES) — Funerals are becoming lonely affairs amid coronavirus pandemic in Kashmir: family members of…