On December 11, 2019, new citizenship law was passed by India’s parliament. This no meets religion or criteria for gaining Indian citizenship. This also creates an expedited path to citizenship in anomaly for three countries Pakistan Bangladesh and Afghanistan who had people illegally enter Indian in 2014. On the condition that They practice Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Christianity, Jainism or Zoroastrianism…. Read more »
India, the world’s largest democracy, continues to normalize shutting down internet and suspending mobile communications for tens of millions of citizens in the country to thwart protests. Days after Narendra Modi -led government shut down mobile communications in the northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura (yet to be restored) — home to more than 36 million people — and then parts of Uttar… Read more »
Iran’s top security official said Wednesday the Islamic Republic opposed US negotiations with Afghanistan’s Taliban, as the talks excluded the Afghan people and government. “Any strategy, any decision or plan without the participation of the Afghan people is wrong and doomed to failure,” said Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. “The Taliban are a reality… Read more »
Island nation has huge strategic significance for regional powers, and victory for opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih could prove a blow to China’s ambitions The Maldives‘ strongman president Yameen Abdul Gayoom has unexpectedly conceded defeat in a general election that many international observers had feared would be rigged in the incumbent’s favour. India and the US congratulated the Maldives on conducting a peaceful democratic transition, after the vote was… Read more »
Rallies being held across the country despite prohibitory orders at some places as anger over ‘anti-Muslim’ law mounts.5 hours ago Indians are defying bans on assembly in cities nationwide as anger swells against a citizenship law seen as discriminatory against Muslims, following days of protests and clashes that have left nine dead. Two people have died of injuries suffered in… Read more »
The firm patriarchal society in India has contributed to their major issue of sexual assault and violence towards women. This past year and especially this week, a number of horrific rape cases have received international attention for their brutality. In the past seven days, a six year old girl, twenty five year old woman, twenty seven year old woman, and… Read more »
Turkmenistan has been China’s largest source of gas. With the new Power of Siberia pipeline, Russia is muscling in. Russia’s mega-project to export its gas to China, the Power of Siberia pipeline, came online December 2. By 2024, the pipeline is expected to deliver 38 billion cubic meters (bcm) annually. This triumph for Moscow will be greeted warily in Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan has… Read more »
A Japanese doctor who spent decades working in Afghanistan was killed Wednesday along with five Afghans in an attack in the east of the country, officials said. Tetsu Nakamura, 73, who headed Peace Japan Medical Services — known as Peshawar Kai in Japanese — was shot by gunmen while in a vehicle in Jalalabad in Nangarhar province. “Sadly, Dr Nakamura… Read more »
UNNAO: In a rerun of the Hyderabad horror, a 23-year-old gang-rape survivor was stabbed multiple times, doused in petrol and set ablaze by five men, including two of her alleged rapists, in her village in Unnao district early Thursday morning while she was on her way to meet her lawyer The girl, who was thrashed with sticks before she was… Read more »
Despite its regional outreach, Kazakhstan’s diplomatic priority will remain Russia, China, and Europe. Leaders of the resource-rich Central Asian region have the propensity to remain in power until mortality dictates otherwise. Much like the UK and Brexit, however, few wanted to see Central Asia’s longest reigning ruler, Kazakhstan’s septuagenarian president Nursultan Nazarbayev, crash out without a deal. The sudden departure… Read more »