News and Analyses of events in South Asia
It is reported by few local media that thousands of people of Dhaka attended rallies and protest processions against Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Bangladesh, where some analysts believe a pro-Indian government is in power. To mark the Bangladesh’s founding president Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary, Modi confirmed his Bangladesh visit…
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After 18 months of negotiation, the US and Taliban representatives signed the Afghan peace agreement on 29 February 2020 at a ceremony held at the Sheraton Hotel in Doha. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the co-founder of Taliban, as head of Taliban’s Qatar office and US peace envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad signed the peace deal….
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Twitter in India is supposed to be became the hub of anti-Muslim sentiments, once again demonstrating a scornful attitude towards Muslims, disparaging the community, religious beliefs and its followers. Right now, #DelhiAgainstJehadiViolence hashtag has been trending on Twitter in India for almost 5 hours. Twitter continues amplifying posts from users that are blatantly bigoted and…
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U.S. President Donald Trump was in India on February 24-25 on a state visit, for the first time since coming to office, becoming the seventh American president to visit India. The prime minister of India, Narendra Modi welcomed him with a high degree of pomp and circumstance, given the fact that Mr. Trump was making…
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The death toll has risen to 27 in the deadliest violence, an earshot away from the nerve center of the government of India in the Indian capital New Delhi, hit by the worst religious violence in decades with police accused of partisanship. More than 200 others have been grievously injured in three days of violence…
Read moreUS President’s last visit to India was in March 2000 (Prez Clinton). Since then India-US relations have warmed politically, economically and strategically. But niggling differences remain, particularly over trade. Ahead of US President Donald Trump’s first official visit to India, listed are the following main areas of agreement and discord between USA & India. Being…
Read moreIndia’s Muslims should have been shipped to Pakistan at the time of partition in 1947, declared Giriraj Singh, an Indian minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries. He also argued that the move would have saved the country from a lot of trouble. He said, widespread unrest over two contentious laws – the Citizenship Amendment…
Read moreOn 14 February 2020, when addressing both houses of parliament during his two-day visit to Pakistan, Turkish President said, “Our Kashmiri brothers have been living under difficult circumstances over the years. However, the recent unilateral steps have further added to the woes of the Kashmiri people and the situation has become alarming.” He also stated…
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Since most of the South Asian countries are looking for large-scale investment without pre-conditions, Chinese investment is serving the purpose. Although there is a prevailing notion of debt trap regarding Chinese investment, several South Asian countries hold positive views on China initiated Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and have engaged with China in infrastructure development, trade and security purchase. Countries like Bangladesh and Nepal are balancing between India and China. Till now, India enjoys the unilateral influence upon the political atmosphere in Bangladesh and Nepal though these countries have certain persuasion to break away from Indian influence, otherwise, they would not seek a balanced policy.
Read moreOn 14 February 2020, Islamabad and Ankara signed several memorandums of understanding (MoUs), aimed at boosting bilateral trade and economic engagement, enhance cultural and communication ties. Visiting President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Imran Khan witnessed the signing of the MoUs after the conclusion of Plenary Session of the 6th round of Pakistan-Turkey High…
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