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Italy Slated to Withdraw from Chinese BRI Deal

Italy is highly unlikely to renew its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) deal with China, which expires in March 2024.[1] The idea of Italy’s possible withdrawal from the initiative has been floating around since Meloni’s coalition won the national...

May 23 , 2023
Neighborhood News Digest – 24 April 2023

Afghanistan Women in Afghanistan banned from participating in Eid celebrations - Mid Day In another harsh restriction, the Taliban has prohibited women from attending Eid celebrations in two provinces of Afghanistan reported local media. The...

April 24 , 2023
Neighborhood News Digest – 12 April 2023

Afghanistan United Nations to review presence in Afghanistan following Taliban banning women from working with UN Mission – The Hindu The United Nations said, on April 11, it is reviewing its presence in Afghanistan after the Taliban barred Afghan...

April 12 , 2023
Neighborhood News Digest – 23 March 2023

Afghanistan US review of Afghanistan withdrawal to be released in April – Devdiscourse In the aftermath, President Joe Biden directed that a broad review examine every aspect of this from top to bottom. It was originally set to be released at the...

March 23 , 2023
POK: Truth, Lies, and Deception

Third anniversary of the deletion of Article 370 brought out the usual round of protests from Pakistani and POK leaders. August 5 has been named Yom-e- Istehsal or the Day of Exploitation. The Prime Minister of POK Tanveer Ilyas led a protest rally...

August 12 , 2022
Imran Khan’s ouster and changes in POK

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) elected a new so called ‘Prime Minister’ on April 18th barely a week after Imran Khan Niazi’s ouster in Islamabad. PTI government headed by the outgoing ‘Prime Minister’ Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi had completed just 9...

June 8 , 2022
D.P. Srivastava, Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control. Noida, Harper Collins, 2021. 439pp.

Whereas Kashmir has been the focus of national and international attention for over seven decades, Pak-occupied Kashmir (POK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) have eluded attention. This is because the ‘Other Kashmir’ across the LOC has been kept under...

December 2 , 2021
POK: Election or Selection?

POK underwent the 11th general election on 25th July. The outcome held no surprise. It is invariably the party in power in Islamabad, which wins the election in the territory. The outgoing regime of Raja Farouk Haider was elected when PML (N) of...

July 30 , 2021
Release of ‘Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control’ by Shri Manoj Sinha, Lt. Governor of Union Territory of J&K

Shri Manoj Sinha, Lt. Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir released ‘Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Kashmir’ in a virtual event on 18th March 2021. The book has been published by Harper Collins. Its author...

May 20 , 2021
Book Review: “Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control” by Dinkar P Srivastava, Harper Collins Publishers Feb 2021, pp. 304, MRP Rs. 699

“Forgotten Kashmir” while touching upon Pakistan’s invasion of Kashmir and the issue of self determination in the context of the people of Kashmir is mainly focussed on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) inclusive of both so called Azad Kashmir and...

March 19 , 2021
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