The desolation of Sikh populace in Afghanistan
Jun 27, 2022, at 10:38 pm
On June 18, 2022, Islamic State (IS) militants opened fire outside the fortified doors leading to the compound housing in a Sikh gurdwara in Kabul, as well as in the homes of members of the community.
WHA : Taiwan matters for health of the world
Jun 25, 2022, at 12:05 am
Once again Taiwan expressed regret, disappointment and dissatisfaction at not being invited to the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, despite widespread international support to invite the democratic Taiwan.
Chhattisgarh: Bijapur: Violent Upsurge
Jun 14, 2022, at 02:19 pm
On May 4, 2022, the dead body of one person was recovered from the Modakpal Police Station limits in Bijapur District. In the evening of May 3, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted two persons – Satyam Pulse and Bhima – from Guddipal village under the Usoor Block (administrative division) and later, after holding a 'Jan Adalat' (People's/Kangaroo Court organized by the Maoists), stabbed Satyam Pulse to death. Bhima, however, was released.
Jammu and Kashmir: Bigotry and Terror
Jun 06, 2022, at 11:07 pm
On June 4, 2022, two non-local labourers were injured when militants lobbed a grenade at Aglar Zainapora in Shopian District. The religious identities of the injured are not available.
May 31, 2022, at 06:50 pm
On May 13, 2022, at least two persons were killed and 24 were injured in four poll-related incidents of violence in different parts of the country. Some of the prominent incidents of the day included
May 17, 2022, at 04:50 pm
The political crisis started in the Island nation on October 26, 2018, by President Sirisena abruptly ousting Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and replacing him with Rajapaksa, is expected to continue for quite some time… Sri Lanka: Fueling Uncertainty, November 12, 2018.
Chhattisgarh: Bastar Division: Declining Ferocity
May 09, 2022, at 10:03 pm
On May 4, 2022, a District Reserve Guards (DRG) head constable identified as Salik Ram Markam (37) was killed during an encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Tulargufa Forest area in Mungeri region under Chhotedonger Police Station limits in Narayanpur District.
China trapped Sri Lanka into Debt
May 07, 2022, at 04:01 pm
After having entrapped Sri Lanka into a situation of debt, China is today offering more loans and aid, as so-called grants to the island nation.
Prisoners inside China's detention camps are constantly subjected to violence
May 04, 2022, at 05:06 am
Xinjiang: Ovalbek Turdakun was held captive as a prisoner in one of China's renowned detention facilities for ten months in 2018.
Balochistan: CPEC's Achilles heel
May 03, 2022, at 12:47 am
On April 26, 2022, at least five persons including three Chinese nationals, their Pakistani driver and a security guard, were killed when a women suicide bomber blew herself up near a van transporting Chinese nationals from Karachi University (KU) hostel to the Confucius Institute in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh. The three deceased Chinese nationals were identified as Confucius Institute Director Huang Guiping, and staffers Ding Mupeng and Chen Sa.
Apr 26, 2022, at 12:38 am
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management
Apr 17, 2022, at 04:18 am
A historical event in Pakistan’s political trajectory was witnessed in the wee hours of 10 April, when after much dramatic fuss and needless political wrangling and feet dragging by the then Prime Minister Imran Khan, the no-trust vote against him was finally held and yielded a narrow Opposition victory.
Tibetan parents forced to learn Chinese language to teach children: Tibet Watch
Apr 16, 2022, at 03:45 am
The Chinese government’s campaign to push Mandarin Chinese as the main spoken and written language for Tibetans now includes giving parents the responsibility for teaching their children.
China’s efforts to wipe Tiananmen memories go in vain
Apr 14, 2022, at 03:25 am
The genocide at the Tiananmen Square in 1989 is still a banned subject in China.
Tibet witnessing human rights violations: IFFRAS
Apr 13, 2022, at 05:29 am
Human Rights Violation continues to take place in Tibet despite CCP’s promise to improve it on many occasions.
Afghanistan: The predator turns target
Apr 12, 2022, at 04:27 pm
On April 8, 2022, Taliban fighters stormed the Qassan Valley in the Deh Salah area of Andarab District in Baghlan Province and took control of the upper area of Darband Kaasa Traash and Darra e Jar, the strongholds of the National Resistance Front (NRF). NRF fighters retaliated and, in the ensuing clashes, at least 11 Taliban fighters were killed and several injured.
Midst of escalating financial and petroleum crises, India launches rescue effort on Sri Lanka
Apr 12, 2022, at 02:21 am
As Sri Lanka's economic crisis deepened, political instability erupted in the form of large-scale protests. Sri Lankans were irked by the government's mismanagement of financial affairs, corruption and bad judgment on initiatives that backfired, leaving the country impoverished - mostly in terms of lacking foreign exchange reserves.
Northeast: AFSPA - Shrinking Scope
Apr 04, 2022, at 11:11 pm
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in a release dated March 31, 2022, announced now AFSPA [Armed Forces Special Powers Act] is being removed with effect from 01.04.2022 [April 1, 2022] completely from 23 districts and partially from 1 district of Assam.
Mar 27, 2022, at 01:58 am
Sri Lanka is confronting its worst economic crisis in decades, with economists saying that its public debt has reached unsustainable levels.
Continued Persecution of Shia Minority in Pakistan
Mar 15, 2022, at 03:25 pm
The recent bombing (4th March) of a Shia Mosque in Kocha Risaldar, a largely Shia neighbourhood in the old city of Peshawar, capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has once again brought to the fore the plight of minorities in Pakistan.
Mar 14, 2022, at 09:50 pm
On March 4, 2022, Uttar Bihar Tripura aka Wathai, a militant of the Parimal Debbrama faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT-PD), surrendered before the Assam Rifles and Military Intelligence. Uttar Bihar joined NLFT-PD in March 2021 and received two months basic training at the New Zupui Camp, Bangladesh, to operate a M16 Rifle, 9mm Pistol and AK-47.
How girls of today can become the women of tomorrow
Mar 09, 2022, at 12:30 am
Since childhood, AbhaKumari (21) wanted to study and don the police uniform – making a mark for herself as ‘Lady Dabangg’.
Mar 08, 2022, at 12:35 am
At least 57 worshippers were killed and 197 injured on March 4, 2022, when a suicide attacker detonated himself inside an Imambargah (Shia place of worship), during Friday prayers, in the Koocha Risaldar area of Peshawar, the Provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Subsequently, the death toll increased to 62 as five of the injured died on March 5.
Gilgit-Baltistan: 'Final Annexation' Accelerated
Feb 28, 2022, at 11:30 pm
Islamabad has accelerated the process of imposing a provisional-provincial status on Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistani media reports claim that between February 7-14, 2022, a number of meetings were held among the stakeholders, in Islamabad. During these meetings, the draft of the “26th Constitutional Amendment Bill” was discussed.
Protests against MCC in Nepal: A chapter from Chinese debt trap playbook
Feb 22, 2022, at 12:06 am
China’s protracted lobbying efforts aimed at blocking international development assistance to smaller countries exposes its bullying behavior. For firming up its iron grip over such countries, China lures them with debt financing linked with superfluous and unviable infrastructure projects. After these projects get stuck or shelved because of their inherent problems or motivated approach of the financer, the leftover debt imprint is too overwhelming for the vulnerable client countries.
Feb 19, 2022, at 11:52 pm
There was ample reason this past week to recall the title of the Commentary of 08-01-2021 – Nepal’s self-centered political leadership has repeatedly failed its people – and conclude that the situation has, expectedly yet regrettably, not changed much one year down the line.
Hijab row in Karnataka: Handiwork of people using religion for political mobilisation
Feb 17, 2022, at 02:32 am
The ongoing protest in Karnataka around ‘hijab’ is quite contrary to the general peaceful environment in the schools, colleges and universities in India.
Feb 05, 2022, at 10:19 pm
Covid-19 cases in India continue to rise albeit now at a slower pace in the Omicron led third wave. Yet we need to be extra careful as many people are contracting the virus while traveling – by rail, bus or air. The current guidelines and rules on preventing the spread of this deadly epidemic are focused around masking, hand-washing and social distancing. Decision makers and civic authorities seem to have completely ignored travellers who test positive during their sojourns out of their home town.
Jan 25, 2022, at 12:09 am
On January 20, 2022, three persons were killed and over 33 were injured in a bomb explosion near Pan Mandi in the New Anarkali Bazar area of Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab. The Baloch Nationalist Army (BNA)’s spokesperson Mureed Baloch claimed that the target of the blast were the Habib Bank employees. The BNA was formed earlier this month when two separatist groups — Balochistan Republican Army and United Baloch Army — merged.
Jan 23, 2022, at 02:09 am
Tibet was hit fiercely with the Cultural Revolution in 1966.