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India’s economic growth will remain “materially lower than in the past” according to Moody’s forecast. It predicts growth slowdown will be in part “long-lasting.” DESPARDES — Ratings agency Moody’s downgraded
5000 pilgrims are expected to visit Kartarpur daily. That’s nearly 2 million a year in numbers, but potentially billions in peace gains in the region –if the ostrich is kept
Continue readingSikhs Trek to Kartarpur Shrine –Including Who’s Who
DESPARDES — The US has been holding negotiations with the Afghan Taliban to facilitate a peace settlement in Afghanistan that would enable Trump to eventually bring home most of the
Continue readingWhere Does Afghan Peace Process Stand After Talks Collapsed and Kashmir Locked Down?
DESPARDES (Updated) — Posters of PM Imran Khan and former Indian Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu were put up in Amritsar to thank the two on the occasion of Kartarpur
Continue readingPosters in Amritsar Thank Imran Khan, Sidhu for Kartarpur Corridor
DESPARDES — “Not sustainable and not good,” said German Chancellor Angela Merkel while criticizing New Delhi’s clampdown on Kashmir. Merkel’s statement camedays after a 30-member EU parliamentarians delegation (mostly from
DESPARDES — Last year in October, Christophe Jaffrelot, a Senior Research Fellow at the CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS opined that a new arms race is underway in the region, but India suffers
Continue readingIn India, Pakistan Chill Modi is Clearly Disadvantaged
“We seem to be moving in the direction of pre-WWII situation”. DESPARDES REPORT (UPDATED) — India’s August 5 military lockdown of occupied Kashmir entered 67th day and has reportedly cost
Continue readingKashmir Lockdown: NO NEWS is NOT SO GOOD News
Modi wants to encourage trade, mainly via Myanmar, with South-East Asia, part of his “Look East, Act East” policy of expanding Indian influence in the region. DESPARDES REPORT — Veteran
Continue readingIndia’s Kashmir Move ‘Unacceptable’: Nagaland Leader
There have been 16 banks failures due to Non Performing Loans (NPLs), which led to Indian Stock Market witnessing loss of $714 billion (Rs 1,00,000 crore) this week– a classic
DESPARDES NEWS MONITOR — The All India National Congress party’s leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday held a press briefing giving his views on the situation in Jammu & Kashmir–
Continue reading‘All’s Not Well’ in Kashmir: ‘Civil Disobedience’ Prevalent
DESPARDES NEWS MONITOR — Some 35 Afghan civilians lost their lives at a wedding party in Helmand province on Monday when Nato forces with government security personnel launched an op
Continue reading35 Civilians Including Children Killed at Wedding Ceremony in Helmand
DESPARDES NEWS MONITOR — HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES DELIVERED 100,000 SIGNATURES TO BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION OPPOSING UPCOMING HONOR OF INDIA PM NARENDRA MODI Crowds of human rights supporters descended
Continue reading100K Petition Delivered To Gates Foundation Against PM Modi