In the current phase of Kashmir violence, the narrative is not driven by political and social scientists, but by the religious leaders and preachers. Azadi does not have the potential to transform a whole generation of youth. It is the Islamist ideology that is producing the dead men walking in Kashmir who love and seek death
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Keeping the Middle Eastern sea lanes safe for transporting oil is a common interest among major Asian countries, including China, Japan, South Korea and India.
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India is one of the UAE’s largest trade partners with bilateral trade amounting to over $60 billion and annual growth topping 11 percent.
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Nelson Mandela was an “extraordinary global advocate for dignity and equality” who anyone in public service should seek to emulate, Secretary-General António Guterres said marking the International Day that honours the iconic anti-apartheid campaigner, and South Africa’s first democratically-elected President.
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The International Court of Justice has ordered Pakistan to review a death sentence handed down in the case of a former Indian Navy officer accused by Pakistan of spying, finding that the country’s authorities acted in breach of the Vienna Convention
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New estimates find dangerous stagnation of global vaccination rates, due to conflict, inequality and complacency
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Rather than depending solely on security measures, Saudi Arabia started to focus on designing rehabilitation programs directed at extremists inside the Saudi prisons, through psychological and social counselling, and educating them out of their intolerant understanding of Islam.
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By Ferdows Rasouli With the success of the seventh round of talks between the United
It is dubious that the Belt and Road Initiative is healthy for Kenya’s long-term development. People should pay close attention to the debt relation between China and Kenya, and above all should prioritize the treatment and welfare of Kenyan workers who are most directly affected by the two countries’ growing relationship.
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Christians, including the Syrian Christians of Kerala, constitute 18.6 per cent of the population of Kerala accounting for 6 million people. Of them the Syrian Christians—one of the oldest Christian sects in the world—comprise nearly 3 million. With a high rate of education, occupational diversification, few local job opportunities in the community, Syrian Christians have migrated to other states in India and abroad.