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TARIQ A. AL-MAEENA: What has happened in recent months in India, a previously proclaimed democracy is nothing short of alarming. The unilateral abrogation of treaties with the Kashmiri people and
Continue readingOPINION: India Bleeds But is Anyone Noticing?
DESPARDES — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday compared “the struggle of Kashmiri people” with that of the Turkish people’s struggle against foreign occupation during World War I and announced
Continue readingTurkey’s Erdogan Announces Unequivocal Support for Kashmiris, Delhi Miffed
DESPARDES — Renowned Indian lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar has called Narendra Modi a ‘fascist’ in his latest attack on the Prime Minister. Akhtar’s no-holds-barred comment comes back-to-back Noam Chomsky’s: The famed
DESPARDES — “First, western liberals, and now conservatives: Modi govt has left everyone disappointed,” says Husain Haqqani, the director for South and Central Asia at the Hudson Institute in Washington
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DESPARDES — Millions in the Indian capital voted on Saturday in a key regional election, with exit polls suggesting a big defeat for right-wing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi’s Hindu
Continue readingBIG JOLT to PM Modi in Delhi State Election, Hat-Trick for Aam Aadmi: Exit Polls
DESPARDES — Few students of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) sang a version of poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s iconic ‘Hum Dekhenge’ (We’ll See) during excursion to a snowy hilltop.
Continue readingWATCH: Faiz’s Hum Dekhenge (We’ll See) at 14,000ft, and in Bhojpuri and Malayalam
The Organization for Minorities of India (OFMI), a human rights collective, warns that Modi’s administration is sponsoring new violence. DESPARDES — City of Seattle adopted a resolution on February 3,
Continue readingSeattle Resolution Denounces Modi as the “Butcher of Gujarat”
Who donates to charitable organizations and why? Donors’ donations to these organizations are tax deductible and lowers the ceiling on tax and on “adjusted taxable income” in annual tax returns.
Continue readingHindutva Groups in US: Report Shows How They Operate, Send Money to India
“When talks do not work, bullets have to be used against the protestors at sit-ins over CAA” DESPARDES — Gunshots were heard near a student protest site outside the Jamia
Continue readingPanic and Chaos After Gunshots Fired Near Varsity in Delhi; Third in Four Days
DESPARDES — Charles Dickens final novels: A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, and Our Mutual Friend — for what each of the title means in common sense, tell the
Continue readingHate Speech To Hate Crime: ‘And That’s The Way It Is’ In India
DESPARDES — ‘India Situation’ now appears to be adding another chapter — the story of an economy in distress, a banking system in pain and consumers too worried about job
Continue readingThe Crisis That Shattered India’s Economic Dreams: Bloomberg
Bangladesh has invited PM Khan to D8 Summit which it is hosting in capital Dhaka in the third week of April. The developing-8 nations group includes: Pakistan, Turkey, Malaysia, Iran,
Continue readingBangladesh Textile Export Success Attracting Pakistani Firms