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...
Top US official Biegun sanguine about ties with Bangladesh...
October 22, 2020
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By: SAM Report
In a telephone briefing held under the aegis of the London International Media Hub on October 20, the US Deputy Secretary of State, Stephen E. Biegun,...
Joe Biden once said Russia selling space rockets to India...
October 14, 2020
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By: SAM Report
With both US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, in the final lap of campaigning for next month's election, the respective cam...
Is China militarizing its border with India?
October 5, 2020
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By: SAM Report
China's intensified development of military infrastructure on the Indian border suggests a shift in Beijing's approach to territorial disputes, forcin...
Kashmir just one part of Modi’s broader anti-Muslim agenda...
September 26, 2020
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By: SAM Report
The refusal by leading Western countries to call out human rights abuses by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has only emboldened him in pushing his...
Taliban, Afghan negotiators far apart on basic issues
September 22, 2020
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By: SAM Report
The Afghan government and Taliban remain far apart on even the most basic issues a week into talks meant to end two decades of war that has killed ten...
As Bangladesh’s relations with India weaken, ties with Chi...
September 19, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Sylhet, a city in north-eastern Bangladesh, is some 50km from the border with India. But when the government awarded a $250m contract in April to buil...
Turkey defense expo to bring South Asian countries togethe...
September 19, 2020
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By: SAM Report
The expo, which will be virtual this year due to the ongoing pandemic, will be held between Oct. 26-28, bringing together military delegations from Pa...
Myanmar army probes 'wider patterns' of abuse against Rohi...
September 17, 2020
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By: SAM Report
The Myanmar military has said it is investigating "possible wider patterns of violations" before and during a 2017 crackdown in Rakhine state that the...
In outgoing interview, Chinese envoy talks India, CPEC, an...
September 14, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Ying last week said that Delhi had made an ‘unwise’ decision to ban Chinese applications in the Hindu-m...
India is still trampling on civil liberties in Kashmir
September 12, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Saifuddin Soz is not under house arrest; he is just not allowed to leave his home. Now 82 years old, he once represented the northern Kashmir valley i...
Why is Sri Lanka planning to ban cattle slaughter?
September 11, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has proposed a complete ban on the slaughter of cattle in the country after parliamentary deliberation on...
China planning building spree in Tibet as India tensions r...
September 5, 2020
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By: SAM Report
China is planning a more than 1 trillion yuan ($146 billion) push to accelerate infrastructure investment in Tibet, including new and previously annou...
India Parliament panel grills Facebook over anti-Muslim po...
September 3, 2020
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By: SAM Report
An Indian parliamentary committee has grilled Facebook representatives after the social media giant was accused of bias and not acting against anti-Mu...
Facebook executive who shared anti-Muslim post apologises:...
August 28, 2020
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By: SAM Report
A Facebook India executive has apologised to Muslim staff for sharing a post that dubbed Muslims in India a "degenerate community", according to a rep...
US experience with Pakistan may help it solve Turkey’s S-4...
August 27, 2020
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By: SAM Report
The United States’ experience with Pakistan, once labelled the “ally from hell”, may provide valuable lessons for dealing with Turke...
India-China border talks: Four things you should know
August 21, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Indian and Chinese officials are holding talks to try to resolve a months-long standoff along their disputed frontier, where the two countries have de...
Sri Lanka: Economy, human rights key challenges facing Raj...
August 20, 2020
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By: SAM Report
The Rajapaksa family romped to victory in the August 5 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections capitalising on popular appetite for strong government, a fr...
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