Repairing Broken Tajik-Uzbek Relationship
Region: Tajikistan
Narrow vision of nation-state encourages alienation, obstructs solutions to common problems. By Shahodat Saibnazarova - Central Asia Of the five Central Asian states, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan are arguable the most en... more
Views: 1255China: Tibet Burns, But Where Are the Chinese Public Intellectuals?
Region: China
Written by Oiwan Lam Since 2009, there have been at least 17 Tibetan self-immolation incidents in China. The latest case was reported [1] [zh] on January 15, 2012. The public discussion about the protests of Tibetans... more
Views: 1868Trafficking of women & children gravest form of abuse:UN expert
Region: India
Jammu, October 18 (Scoop News) –Dr. Sarada Sreedevi Amma, a former U.N. Resource Person for the Sub-Regional Consultation on Trafficking in Women and Children in South Asia and a retired Professor, Sc... more
Views: 2376Supreme court of India finally nods to Passive Euthansia
Region: IndiaThe Supreme Court of India has now given its consent for mercy killing. The apex court made its historical judgment by allowing withdrawal of life saving drugs and life supporting systems for the patients who are cli... more
Views: 1628Indian government goes against mercy killing
Region: IndiaThe ruling government has rejected the recommendations of Law commission to allow terminally ill patients to choose death to end their suffering. Attorney general G.E. Vahanvati has told the Supreme Court of ... more
Views: 1586'She would be better off dead'
Region: India
Recently,the attorney-general of India urged the Supreme Court to permit Aruna Shanbaug, a Mumbai nurse who has been in a coma for over 38 years, to live in her present state and not stop food to end her life. Aruna, a ... more
Views: 1446K.Resolution vital to peace in South Asia: APHC
Region: India
Srinagar, March 3 (Scoop News) – All parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) today said that the resolution of Kashmir is vital to peace and stability in the South Asian region. The APHC Executive Council members inclu... more
Views: 877Burmese military dictatorship gets feebler, democratic movement stronger
Region: Myanmar
Democracy lovers of the world have expressed their pleasure at the release of Burmese democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday. Her release clearly signifies that the Burmese military dictatorship is getting far more... more
Views: 3245India Bangladesh Relations
Region: Bangladesh
The most talked about issue in South Asia is India-Pakistan relations. Bangladesh-India relations are seconding among the population of the region. It could be mentioned that India Bangladesh relations also significantly i... more
Views: 5090India, the United States and Nuclear Power
Region: IndiaA quick glance of Indian and American media will reveal a disparity in coverage of the pending nuclear agreement between India and the United States. Through a panel discussion, Pranay Gupte, Tom O'Donnell and Sanjay Ru... more
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