Category: So Asia
India Election 2019: Only 27 Indian Muslim MPs in House of 543
DESPARDES News Monitor– 27 Muslim member of Parliament have been elected for Lok Sabha (Lower…
More Than 40Pct Indian MPs Face Criminal Charges: Study
The number of candidates facing criminal cases was the highest since the advocacy group started…
A Modi Second Win Dampens Struggle For India’s Soul
“Suits us,” said the defense expert. Modi reminds me of The Thorn Bird. IRSHAD SALIM…
Rights Group: India Controls Kashmir Rebels With Torture, Demands UN Probe
Kashmir rights group seeks UN probe into torture by India troops (UPI) — A rights group…
What Modi Can Learn From Emperor Akbar
AKBAR AHMED — About five centuries ago, India was the center of a thriving empire…
You Too Brutus: India’s Betrayal of Iran
M. K. BHADRAKUMAR — The sudden visit to New Delhi by the Iranian Foreign Minister…
Rights Groups Alarmed at Spike in Attacks Against Muslims in India
(APP) — A Voice of America (VOA) blog has highlighted the growing fear and insecurity…
Modi Meditates Amid India National Election
(AFP) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a spiritual break Saturday to a famous…
‘Don’t Tell Us to Halt the Violence, Tell the Americans’: Afghan Taliban
“Let us prove that only Western countries cannot solve this conflict,”… “There is also human…
Pakistan to Celebrate Four Decades of Hospitality to Afghan Refugees
Reminiscent of Switzerland, a safe haven for refugees during World War II Pakistan hosts the…
Arundhati Roy on Fascism, Rising Hindu Nationalism in India & Abuses in Kashmir
DESPARDES News Monitor – Arundhati Roy, the legendary award-winning Indian author won Booker Prize in…
Did Israeli Ambassador to India and RSS chief have secret meeting?
India’s general election 2019 began on April 11 and will end on May 19. Votes will…