Recalling the pain of 1962 Sino-Indian war: Lessons forgotten, …
WEBOct 20, 2020 — By Cmde C Uday Bhaskar (retd) Oct 20, 2020. On October 20, 1962, the Chinese troops launched a surprise attack against India across what has become the LAC (Line of Actual Control) and then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru was bewildered and shell-shocked. Strange as it may sound in this frenzied 24x7 …
Sahir Ludhianvi: The poet-lyricist who belonged to both India and ...
WEBMar 7, 2021 — Sahir Ludhianvi, like Faiz Ahmed Faiz who influenced him greatly, belonged to both India and Pakistan – and wherever poetry in Hindi/Urdu is appreciated. Both cult figures, they lived different lives. While Faiz living in Pakistan went into self-exile for long years, Sahir, born in downtown Ludhiana (a city from where he derived his moniker ...
Port City Colombo: Harnessing Sri Lanka's strategic location to fast ...
WEBMay 22, 2021 — About Us. In order to create a more credible and empathetic knowledge bank on the South Asian region, SPS curates the South Asia Monitor (www.southasiamonitor.org), an independent web journal and online resource dealing with strategic, political, security, cultural and economic issues about, pertaining to and of consequence to South Asia and the Indo-Pacific region.
Chronic water scarcity in South Asia increasing children’s ...
WEBDec 7, 2023 — In 2022, an overwhelming 45 million children lacked access to basic drinking water services in South Asia, according to UNICEF. The main reasons for water scarcity in South Asia are poverty and power inequalities. Millions of families in South Asia do not have a dedicated tap water line. In 2018, India had a vision to reach out to 90 per cent ...
Bangladesh-Pakistan ties: Closing the gap, increasing the gains
WEBMar 26, 2022 — The overall exports to Bangladesh from Pakistan were recorded at $399.408 million during July-December against exports of $274.246 million during the same period last year, showing a growth of 45.63 percent. Meanwhile, on a year-on-year basis, during December 2021, exports to Bangladesh from Pakistan …
'Global Indians' in the 21st century: Why Desis are the most …
WEBFeb 1, 2024 — 'Global Indians' in the 21st century: Why Desis are the most prepared diaspora for the mad new world order. Given that Indian settlers are generally law-abiding citizens with a high focus on education and are positive contributors to the local economy they are considered a model minority group. India’s rising economic stature and the government of India’s regular engagement with the ...
‘Third World’ or ‘Global South’? Its time to redefine
WEBDec 26, 2022 — Its time to redefine. ‘Third World’ and ‘Developed Nation’ are terms that are derogatory and ethnocentric in concept. The terns 'Global North' and the 'Global South' can offer researchers, columnists, as well as development partners a politically balanced perspective. In 1969 American writer and political activist Carl Oglesby wrote a ...
Indian cultural diplomacy - and creation of a South Asian identity
WEBAug 12, 2022 — By Amb Sarvajit Chakravarti (retd) Aug 12, 2022. Indian cultural diplomacy. Cultural diplomacy, exchange and toleration of diversity will be a long-term but effective strategy to maintain a strong bulwark against the rising tide of polarizing religiosity and radicalism that is sweeping across the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional ...
Hydropolitics of the Helmand River: Iran-Afghanistan water …
WEBAug 18, 2023 — About Us. In order to create a more credible and empathetic knowledge bank on the South Asian region, SPS curates the South Asia Monitor (www.southasiamonitor.org), an independent web journal and online resource dealing with strategic, political, security, cultural and economic issues about, pertaining to and of consequence to South Asia and the Indo-Pacific region.
‘Begum Para' in Canada: ACC seeks a list of Bangladeshi who …
WEBNov 24, 2020 — The Anti-Corruption Commission asked the government to provide a list of its officials who own homes in "Begum Para" of Toronto, Canada. "We're looking into the matter and sought a list from the government," ACC Secretary Dilwar Bakth told reporters yesterday at his office in the capital's Segunbagicha.
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