The Galwan valley stand-off between China and India since early May was not an incident in isolation. Its timing has been significant as around this time there has been spurt in Pakistan sponsored militant activities in Kashmir. Also, in June, Nepal launched a fresh offensive by adopting a new territorial map claiming some Indian areas …
There is no dull moment in Nepal politics these days. For over three-four days, the ruling, Nepal Communist Party (NCP) held stormy sessions of its Standing Committee even as both houses of Parliament were in session. Prime Minister Oli’s faction is in a minority in the 44-member committee. And he was cornered with demands for …
KPS Oli government’s cartographic exercise to check-mate political rivals at home and to please the Marxist patrons across the snowcapped Himalayas has sliced away some parts of Pithoragarh district of India’s Uttarakhand province, and added to Nepal landmass. It has evoked sharp reaction in New Delhi. And the Indian foreign office dubbed the move as …
On 20 May, Nepal issued its new political and administrative map showing about 335 kms of Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand as its sovereign territory. This area is situated at the tri-junction of India-Nepal-China. It borders the far western Dharchula district of Nepal with River Kali, also called Mahakali River forming the liquid border between India …
by Nasir Iqbal in Dawn, May 8th, 2020 ISLAMABAD: The one-man commission on minority rights regretted before the Supreme Court on Thursday that it was facing defiance and non-cooperation from the Ministry of Religious Affairs in implementation of the apex court’s 2014 judgement about establishment of a council for protecting minorities’ rights. In a five-page …
Religious minorities in Pakistan, including the Hindu and Christian communities, continued to suffer in 2019, facing forced conversions and persecution under blasphemy laws, according to the Human Right Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in its annual report. Religious minorities remained unable to enjoy the freedom of religion or belief guaranteed to them under the country’s Constitution, …
Editorial in The News International, May 8, 2020In the situation that prevails in the world today due to the Covid-19 virus and its potential to spread rapidly, especially in overcrowded spaces, the New York based Committee to Protect Journalists along with 191 partner organisations has written to the UN secretary general urging action. The CPJ …
Nepal is staring at political instability. Top leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, NCP, are locked in serious infighting even as the country is struggling to handle the ‘corona’ outbreak. The question doing the rounds is how soon curtains would come down on Oli era. Will he survive the budget session of Parliament that …
Pakistan has now become no more than a colony of China, says an American expert and cautions that Islamabad will soon “realize—if they have not already—what a devil’s bargain their country has made.” Writing in The National Interest, a bi-monthly, Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon official, lashed at Pakistan for ignoring that “China thinks nothing …
Cash strapped Pakistan has suffered a loss of face in Colombo with its unpreparedness to honour an old commitment. And thereby crashed its own plans of forging close ties with Sri Lanka once again to signal a message to New Delhi in the post – Sirisena days. This is also a huge setback to Pakistan …
Pakistan “a colonial vassal” of China
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Pakistan has now become no more than a colony of China, says an American expert and cautions that Islamabad will soon “realize—if they have not already—what a devil’s bargain their country has made.” Writing in The National Interest, a bi-monthly, Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon official, lashed at Pakistan for ignoring that “China thinks nothing …