Category: So Asia
FURY in India: Bishop Goes on Trial for Raping Nun; New Rape-Murder Case Surfaces
DESPARDES — A Roman Catholic bishop went on trial in Kerala state of southern India…
Chanakya Twist to Pink Himalayan Salt: Mined in Pakistan BUT ‘Made in India’ By India and Exported?
DESPARDES — There’s a Chanakya twist to pink Himalayan salt which according to TIME, its…
Saudi Arabia Deports 120 More Bangladeshis Including Sumi Akter Whose Video Went Viral
As many as 21,000 Bangladeshis have returned home from Saudi Arabia in the last 10…
Thanksgiving and Modi’s Pardonless Kashmir Move
IRSHAD SALIM — Pakistan’s former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri’s insightful take in mid-October that…
‘Hate With a Pop Sheen’ Songs Gaining Popularity Among India Youth
DESPARDES — India weaponizes music to push Saffron agenda of Hinduatva, cow protection, anti Muslim…
100 Days of Lockdown: Journalists Protest Internet Ban in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir yesterday marked 100 days since PM Modi’s government stripped…
India: ‘Mistrust Economy’ or ‘Modinomics’?
DESPARDES — When Narendra Modi was first elected in 2014, many hoped he would focus…
India’s Top Court Hands Over Babri Mosque Land to Hindus
“The entire demolition was carried out in an orchestrated manner”: Justice MS Liberhan, the man…
Moody’s Downgrades India’s Outlook to ‘Negative’ From ‘Stable’; Slowdown Long-Lasting
India’s economic growth will remain “materially lower than in the past” according to Moody’s forecast….
Sikhs Trek to Kartarpur Shrine –Including Who’s Who
5000 pilgrims are expected to visit Kartarpur daily. That’s nearly 2 million a year in…
Where Does Afghan Peace Process Stand After Talks Collapsed and Kashmir Locked Down?
DESPARDES — The US has been holding negotiations with the Afghan Taliban to facilitate a…
Posters in Amritsar Thank Imran Khan, Sidhu for Kartarpur Corridor
DESPARDES (Updated) — Posters of PM Imran Khan and former Indian Punjab Minister Navjot Singh…