Category: So Asia
Plane Crashes in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province, Details Unclear
BBC reported a passenger plane belonging to Ariana Airlines crashed and caught fire in eastern…
What We’re Seeing in India Is Symptoms Of Fascism: Noam Chomsky
DESPARDES — Renowned social critic and political activist Noam Chomsky has dubbed the latest developments…
Stunning Resolution: 154 European Parliament Lawmakers Denounce Modi’s ‘Anti-Muslim’ Citizenship Act
Largest statelessness crisis in the world could cause widespread human suffering DESPARDES — In a…
‘SITUATION’ in INDIA: Afghan Students Feel the Heat, Media Facing Credibility Crisis (Watch)
DESPARDES — World’s largest democracy is taking a U-turn toward becoming a Hindu state, and…
From ‘Shining India’ to ‘Intolerant India’ –in 10 Years
“…it looks very much as though our government has gone rogue…”: Arundhati Roy DESPARDES —…
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…
‘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…
India’s Reliance Group to Miss Planned Date to Close Saudi Aramco Deal
DESPARDES — Indian business conglomerate Reliance Industries’ proposed deal to sell a 20 percent stake…
“Bad…Sad”: Microsoft CEO Nadella on India’s Citizenship Amendment Act
CARAVAN DAILY — Amid the massive nationwide protests over the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA),…
Bangladesh Announce T20 Squad for Pakistan Tour
DESPARDES — Bangladesh national cricketers will undertake a three-day practice camp from Sunday (January 19)…
Indian Navy Slashes Procurement as Protests and a Weakening Economy Spell a Rocky Road Ahead
DESPARDES Report — Indian Navy(IN) is scaling back its modernization programs, as financials and economic…