Category: So Asia
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…
Security Council Meets Today to Discuss Occupied Kashmir Lockdown
China had asked the UN Military Observer Group posted along the border areas between Pakistan…
Bangladesh Growth Pegged at 8 Pct This Year –With IT 53Pct of GDP
Bangladesh exports nearly $1 billion of IT services (53pct of GDP) every year – a…