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AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY'S RECOGNITION OF INDIAN ALUMNUS REFLECTION OF GROWING
EDUCATIONAL LINK IN BILATERAL TIES
BY AMB AMIT DASGUPTA (RETD)


AFGHANISTAN POST SAUDI-IRAN DEAL: OPPORTUNITIES AND PITFALLS FOR KABUL
BY FAHIM SADAT AND QAIS MOHAMMADI


CLIMATE CHANGE AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN NEPAL: VULNERABILITIES OF WOMEN AND
CHILDREN
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BANGLADESH'S QUEST FOR ENERGY SECURITY OPENS UP NEW REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

With Bangladesh gaining a strong presence within South Asia, India has also
sought to increase energy cooperation with Bangladesh. This is evident from the
Modi-Hasina summit in September last year and India’s aim to expand cooperation
and dialogue amongst the BBIN countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal).

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PERIOD POVERTY: A VEILED CRISIS IN SRI LANKA

The severity of the period poverty crisis in Sri Lanka calls for immediate
action to ensure that the right to dignity of Sri Lankan girls and women is
secured. Much responsibility lies in the hands of the government to shape
interlinked national policies by correctly recognizing the priorities.

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CAN MUSIC BE A CULTURAL UNIFIER FOR A DIVIDED SOUTH ASIA?

The question is can South Asia's political leadership take that flight of
imagination to open the doors to cross-border cultural engagement and let the
fusion of regional harmonies create a new cultural identity for South Asia?

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PAKISTANI WOMEN FIGHT AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE, ECONOMIC INJUSTICE, SOARING
INFLATION - AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Pakistan currently ranks as the ‘second-worst’ among all 146 countries on the
Gender Parity Index 2022, trailing only Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, which took
the top spot. With over 5,200 women reportedly raped in 2021, the country has
one of the lowest rape conviction rates in South Asia – less than 3 per cent.




PERSPECTIVE


750 FISHERFOLK PRISONERS LANGUISH IN INDIAN, AND PAKISTANI JAILS: APPEALS FOR
RELEASE FALLING ON DEAF EARS?



Herman Kumara, the national convener of the National Fisheries Solidarity
Organization (NAFSO) in Sri Lanka, strongly opposes the practice of keeping
arrested fishermen in jail even after their…


WHY INDIA NEEDS A CASTE CENSUS




VIGILANTE JUSTICE AND ITS CELEBRATION: TIME TO RECALL AMBEDKAR'S ‘GRAMMAR OF
ANARCHY’ SPEECH




INSTITUTIONAL ARBITRATION IN INDIA REMAINS A NON-STARTER




THE BANGLADESH-BHUTAN TRADE AND TRANSIT AGREEMENT IS A SHOT IN THE ARM FOR
REGIONAL COOPERATION



SOUTH ASIA ABROAD


INTERNECINE WARFARE AMONG RIVAL SIKH GANGS IN CALIFORNIA LEAD TO MASS ARRESTS;
OFFICIALS SAY 'BLOODBATH' PREVENTED



The official praised Sikh community leaders who condemned the violence and said
the arrests do not “in any way reflect or represent a vibrant Sikh community
that is such an important and vital…


SOUTH ASIANS MAKING THEIR PRESENCE FELT IN AMERICAN PUBLIC LIFE




US STATE OF GEORGIA DEPLORES ACADEMIC ATTACKS ON HINDUISM, CONDEMNS HINDUPHOBIA




RATAN N. TATA AWARDED THE 2022 HOOVER MEDAL




WITH STRONG BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR THE RELATIONSHIP, US TO FINALLY HAVE AN
AMBASSADOR IN INDIA



INDO PACIFIC - CHINA WATCH


INDIA MAKING RAPID STRIDES IN MILITARY MODERNISATION - BUT STILL FAR TO GO



But New Delhi must not be complacent, because a lot more needs to be done in
acquisitions and modernisation to match the much larger and more sophisticated
Chinese arsenal and to raise India’s…


CHINA’S ROLE IN SRI LANKA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA




LENGTHENING ARM OF CHINESE 'POLICE STATE'! US CRACKS DOWN ON CHINESE OVERSEAS
'POLICE STATIONS'




IS CHINA’S GLOBAL INFLUENCE ON THE WANE?




WHY JAPAN IS EDGING CLOSER TO BANGLADESH AND INDIA IN THE REGION



UN WATCH


WITH SAFETY OF INDIANS IN SUDAN IN MIND, JAISHANKAR INTENSIFIES DIPLOMATIC
EFFORTS



There are about 4,000 Indian citizens in Sudan, and according to the Indian
embassy in Khartoum of them, about 1,500 are longtime residents. An Indian
ex-serviceman. Albert Augustine, who was…


‘BIG NEWS' IS INDIA’S POPULATION GROWTH IS BELOW REPLACEMENT LEVEL: UN EXPERT
SAYS THAT'S 'WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNTRY




UN PROTESTS TO US OVER SPYING, 'INTERFERENCE'




INDIA SEEKS GLOBAL CONDEMNATION OF PAKISTANI DRONE DELIVERY OF WEAPONS TO
TERRORISTS




INDIA ELECTED TO UN STATISTICAL BODY AS CHINA SUFFERS DIPLOMATIC ROUT




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PRAYERS AND CALLS TO FIND MISSING INDIAN CLIMBER, A PASSIONATE PEACE ENTHUSIAST,
IN NEPAL



Anurag believed strongly in the common civilization shared by India and
Pakistan. “It seems visible even today looking at the twin sister cities, Delhi
- Lahore and Mumbai - Karachi,” he said.


AS NEPAL’S RHINO POPULATION INCREASES, PROTECTING RHINO HABITAT BECOMES A
CHALLENGE




POP ART SOUTH ASIA: A UNIQUE AND IRREVERENT CREATIVE COLLECTION OF REGION'S
ARTISTS




WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? A FEEL-GOOD SOUTH ASIAN ROM-COM WITH A STURDY
MESSAGE




WHEN THE MAGIC OF FAIZ GOT OVERSHADOWED BY THE JAVED AKHTAR CONTROVERSY



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BANGLADESH'S DIGITAL SECURITY ACT NEEDS AMENDMENT, NOT ABOLITION



The Bangladesh government should quickly consider the amendment to safeguard
dissident voices in a democracy. An amendment should find the middle ground
between the activists and the government,…


UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENCE OF PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS




SALIM DURRANI, A CAVALIER BATSMAN. A LETHAL BOWLER, A CHARISMATIC PRESENCE IN
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MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT TREES: POWER, PULP, FODDER AND FERTILIZER FROM SUBABUL – A
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SOUTH ASIA ACTIVISTS URGE GOVERNMENTS TO CONVENE SAARC SUMMIT



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WASHINGTON CALLING WITH FRANK ISLAM

FRANK ISLAM SPEAKS WITH MAYANK CHHAYA, CHICAGO-BASED JOURNALIST, FILMMAKER AND
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FRANK ISLAM SPEAKS WITH SUGEESWARA SENADHIRA, ADVISOR (MEDIA) TO THE PRIME
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REIMAGINING INDIA

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