Myanmar military rolls out red carpet for Russian defense...
January 26, 2021
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By: SAM Report
Russian Defense Minister General Sergey Shoigu’s visit to Naypyitaw last week sends a signal that Myanmar and Russia intend to expand their defe...
Assassinations rise in Afghanistan amid negotiations
January 23, 2021
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By: SAM Report
The traffic jams in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, have recently yielded a sombre new spectacle. Almost every day, drivers crawling along at rush...
Two of India's richest men caught in crossfire over farmin...
January 19, 2021
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By: SAM Report
Farmers are seen with effigies of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and businessmen Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, during a demonstration in Am...
Covid-19: In the rush to declare an ‘Atmanirbhar vaccine’,...
January 6, 2021
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By: SAM Report
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday complained about “disgraceful” attempts to “politicise [the] critical issue”...
A big beautiful wall: Pakistan has fenced itself off from...
January 4, 2021
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By: SAM Report
The tribesmen outside the Pakistani embassy in Kabul huddle into their woollen shawls and wait. A few years ago, grumble Abdul Haq Barakzai and his fr...
Kashmir votes, and India hails it as normalcy in a dominat...
December 24, 2020
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By: SAM Report
The election - a vote to choose rural development officials - was called suddenly. Photo: NY Times
Votes were counted on Tuesday (Dec 22) i...
Myanmar’s purchase of planes from Jordan a sign of things...
December 21, 2020
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By: SAM Report
An Airbus CASA C295
News reports have emerged that Myanmar’s air force is buying two Airbus CASA C295 aircraft worth US$38.6 million (52.29...
Will Myanmar’s two most powerful figures strike a grand ba...
December 17, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing (L) and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Every post-election period is interesting. In most countries, the winner’s formation o...
Sri Lanka’s Tamil minority has become more politically fra...
November 27, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Hanging above the desk of Emmanuel Arnold, the mayor of Jaffna, are images of three Hindu deities, as well as the Buddha, Jesus and the Mosque of the...
Indian state criminalises religious conversions by marriag...
November 26, 2020
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By: SAM Report
India’s governing Hindu nationalist party has approved legislation in the country’s most populous state that lays out a prison term of up...
China, Pakistan set to supply JF-17 fighters to Nigeria
November 26, 2020
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By: SAM Report
The official Twitter handle of the Government of Nigeria on Tuesday announced that the country's air force was expecting delivery of three JF-17 fight...
CHAI BREAK: 23 NOVEMBER
November 23, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Wake up and smell the coffee! Or the chai, if you prefer. Start the day with this virtual visit to the delightful cafes, bistros and restaurants of th...
China and India to implement reciprocal disengagement plan...
November 14, 2020
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By: SAM Report
China and India are about to implement a disengagement plan under reciprocal principle with the premise that India should firstly withdraw staff who i...
What does Biden Presidency mean for Pakistan?
November 9, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Imran Khan and Joe Biden
Joe Biden has won the race to the White House, becoming the 46th President of the United States. He has secured 290 vote...
Afghanistan: Power politics in the Indian Ocean
November 9, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Indian Ocean region is considered significant for the major powers in the international political arena. These powers see their security, economic and...
What does the US presidential election mean for Afghanista...
November 5, 2020
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By: SAM Report
It has been the longest running war for the United States - 19 years and the bloody conflict involving the Taliban insurgents continues to take its to...
India loses 300 square km to China after bloody summer in...
November 3, 2020
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By: SAM Report
An Indian soldier stands guard on a mountain pass near the Line of Control that separates the country from China. Photo: AFP
As troops in the Him...
India’s states and the national government are at growing...
October 31, 2020
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By: SAM Report
For three weeks farmers in colourful turbans pitched camp atop the train tracks that stitch the paddies and wheat fields of Punjab. Brewing chai, roas...
‘Will take battle to foreign soil’: Indian NSA Doval hints...
October 27, 2020
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By: SAM Report
India will fight not only on its own territory but also on foreign soil which becomes the source of a security threat, national security advisor Ajit...
The Gambia submits case against Myanmar for Rohingya genoc...
October 24, 2020
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By: SAM Report
The Gambia on Friday filed a more than 500-page Memorial, which also includes more than 5000 pages of supporting material, in its lawsuit against Myan...
RAW chief's meeting with Nepal PM sparks criticism
October 24, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has come under fire, including from the ruling Communist Party leaders, for breaching diplomatic norms over his me...
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2020 was a year of multiple challenges for Sri Lanka
It is just a little over a year since Gotabaya Rajapaksa took over as Executive President of Sri Lanka with ambitious plans for his country. A former military man and...
Larry Jagan
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Ikram Sehgal
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India stands against the gateway for South and Southeast A...
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