Pakistan: Rediscovering itself by shedding old labels
August 11, 2020
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By: SAM Report
When 20 years ago PTV aired the destruction of World Trade Centre live, Pakistanis miles away sat glued to their television screens as the events of 9...
Virtual meeting of 3 South Asian nations & China hints at...
July 28, 2020
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By: SAM Report
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi
Foreign ministers of China, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal on Monday held a virtual conference to discuss...
BOLLYWOOD STAR AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN, DAUGHTER, RECOVER F...
July 27, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her eight-year-old daughter, Aaradhya, have recovered from Covid-19 and left hospital after a 10-day stay, h...
What China could not do in Doklam, it has now achieved in...
July 27, 2020
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By: SAM Report
China’s sudden interest in its neighbour – Bhutan is raising suspicions. Brahma Chellaney, an expert on strategic affairs said that China...
Why did China get more aggressive along the border with In...
July 25, 2020
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By: SAM Report
After many years of infrastructure development and gradual encroachment, China is accelerating efforts to secure its military presence and access to w...
Chinese and Indian experts differ on border but favor econ...
July 21, 2020
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By: SAM Report
On the afternoon of July 17, the Chengdu Institute of World Affairs (CIWA) held an online seminar on "Crisis Management in China-India Relat...
End to militancy nowhere in sight in Kashmir as anniversar...
July 17, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Since an encounter with Burhan Wani, a Kashmir-based Hizbul commander, in 2016, Indians have seen the numbe...
SAUDI PRINCE SUSPECT IN KHASHOGGI MURDER CASE: UN OFFICIAL
July 12, 2020
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By: SAM Report
A UN official has said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was a prime suspect in the case of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi i...
China makes border dispute with Bhutan public, in apparent...
July 7, 2020
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By: SAM Report
China has refused to let go of its claim on the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary in far-eastern Bhutan, days after Thimpu issued a demarche to Beijing&rsquo...
Why a growing number of Kashmiri youth are picking up guns
July 3, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Sajad Ahmad Beigh, a 23-year-old herder from south Kashmir's Shopian district, left his home with a flock of sheep into the nearby woods on a summer a...
Nitin Gadkari says India will ban Chinese firms from highw...
July 2, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Union minister Nitin Gadkari, who also holds the road transport and highways portfolio, on Wednesday said that China will not be allowed to participat...
Thousands in western Myanmar flee as army plans clearance...
June 29, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Thousands of villagers have fled their homes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state after a local administrator warned dozens of village leaders that the ar...
Reports on Chinese behaviour across LAC are exaggerated, u...
June 27, 2020
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By: SAM Report
A senior member of the National Security Advisory Board, a body that is believed to be close to the government and well informed about India-China dev...
Nepal-India tussle continues with Kathmandu's new claims o...
June 24, 2020
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By: SAM Report
A few days after claiming territories in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Nepal is now eyeing areas in Bihar, with which it shares a 700km-long border...
India lifting arms rules at border endangers its own secur...
June 24, 2020
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By: SAM Report
The Chinese army has conducted a live-fire drill in Tibet following a deadly clash on the Himalayan border, Chinese state media revealed. Photo Weib...
Chinese diplomat’s tweet on Ladakh standoff ruffles feathe...
June 14, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Many were left flustered and frothing at the mouth in India’s diplomatic circles after a Chinese diplomat in Pakistan linked the Ladakh standoff...
Thai admiral: Navy patrols fail to find Rohingya boat
June 14, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Thailand’s navy insisted Friday that its ships have not located a boat carrying hundreds of Rohingya refugees after Malaysia’s coast guard...
China says 'positive consensus' with India over border dis...
June 12, 2020
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By: SAM Report
China says it has reached a "positive consensus" with India over resolving tensions at the border between the two countries, where troops have faced o...
China carries out large-scale drills in latest showdown wi...
June 11, 2020
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By: SAM Report
This week China and India agreed to “peacefully resolve” their border tensions in the Himalayas through diplomatic and military channels....
Rohingya virus cases fuel Bangladesh, Myanmar dispute
June 11, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Rohingya refugee children fly improvised kites at the Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Bangladesh and Myanmar are at odds ove...
Afghan government and Taliban talks to begin, Pakistan to...
June 10, 2020
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By: SAM Report
Ahead of crucial intra-Afghan talks between the Taliban and Afghan government, Pakistan’s military and intelligence chiefs landed in Kabul on an...
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