Category: So Asia
Merkel’s ‘Not Sustainable, Not Good’ on Kashmir: Did She Mean ‘Give Kashmiris Back Their Dignity’?
DESPARDES — “Not sustainable and not good,” said German Chancellor Angela Merkel while criticizing New…
In India, Pakistan Chill Modi is Clearly Disadvantaged
DESPARDES — Last year in October, Christophe Jaffrelot, a Senior Research Fellow at the CERI-Sciences…
Kashmir Lockdown: NO NEWS is NOT SO GOOD News
“We seem to be moving in the direction of pre-WWII situation”. DESPARDES REPORT (UPDATED) —…
India’s Kashmir Move ‘Unacceptable’: Nagaland Leader
Modi wants to encourage trade, mainly via Myanmar, with South-East Asia, part of his “Look…
Banking Crisis in India Hits New Benchmark
There have been 16 banks failures due to Non Performing Loans (NPLs), which led to…
‘All’s Not Well’ in Kashmir: ‘Civil Disobedience’ Prevalent
DESPARDES NEWS MONITOR — The All India National Congress party’s leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on…
35 Civilians Including Children Killed at Wedding Ceremony in Helmand
DESPARDES NEWS MONITOR — Some 35 Afghan civilians lost their lives at a wedding party…
100K Petition Delivered To Gates Foundation Against PM Modi
DESPARDES NEWS MONITOR — HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES DELIVERED 100,000 SIGNATURES TO BILL & MELINDA GATES…
Houston Court Summons Modi; Class Action Lawsuit Filed By Kashmir Khalistan Referendum Front
DESPARDES NEWS MONITOR — Summon awaits Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah et al…
MODI 370 AFTERSHOCK: NAGALAND (Sep 15 Local, Global News and Views of Interest)
AFGHANISTAN: ON SIDE BURNER; KASHMIR: ON FRONT BURNER; PEACE: ON BACK BURNER Islamabad starts issuing visas to…
A Burst of Genetic Clues Thumbs Down Hindutva Camp’s ‘Aryan Claim’
DESPARDES NEWS MONITOR — A burst of genetic clue from more than 4,000 years ago…
High Noon: ‘Kashmir Battleground of New World Order’
“We both are nuclear-armed countries. If we had any military confrontation, the world can be…