India: ‘Mistrust Economy’ or ‘Modinomics’?
DESPARDES — When Narendra Modi was first elected in 2014, many hoped he would focus on the economy over social issues. Five years hence, the world’s third-largest economy is in
Why Imran Khan Deserves Praise for Kartarpur Corridor: C J Werleman
Any student of India-Pakistan relations knows that breakthroughs derived from track one diplomacy are few and far between C J WERLEMAN — Last week, India and Pakistan signed a historic
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Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif Going Abroad for Medical Treatment
Three return tickets have been booked – for Nawaz, his brother Shehbaz Sharif and family physician Dr Adnan Khan – at Qatar Airways for a flight that will leave for
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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 who indicted 68 members of the Sangh Parivar, including BJP stalwarts such as LK Advani,
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Changing Faces of Pakistan: Bulleh Shah in Kartarpur, Violin in ISB, Mughal Painting in LHR
DESPARDES — IT’S A WATERSHED day in the history of the subcontinent. “The future trajectory of Pakistan and India cross over,” says a Pakistani defense expert. “We take a flight
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. It predicts growth slowdown will be in part “long-lasting.” DESPARDES — Ratings agency Moody’s downgraded
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 numbers, but potentially billions in peace gains in the region –if the ostrich is kept
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Turkish ‘Game of Thrones’: Hit TV Series Dubbed in Urdu Sweeps Pakistan
Often described as a Turkish “Game of Thrones,” the series titled “Diriliş: Ertuğrul” (“Resurrection: Ertuğrul”) is set in 13th century Anatolia and tells the story of the lead-up to the
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Autopsy report reveals Namrita was sexually assaulted, strangled
DESPARDES — The autopsy report of college student Namrita Chandani who was found dead in her hostel room in Larkana, has established that she was sexually assaulted before being strangled to death.
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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 peace settlement in Afghanistan that would enable Trump to eventually bring home most of the
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Have a Heart: Kashmir Dignity, Honor is Under Siege in a Land Under Lockdown
IRSHAD SALIM — Last year almost this time some schoolchildren in Riyadh exhibited what they though Kashmir is all about– evoking their impressionable feelings and innocent but discerning eyes with
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Posters in Amritsar Thank Imran Khan, Sidhu for Kartarpur Corridor
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
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