Palestinians at the cross- roads
by Prasad Nallapati* “A single death is a tragedy, a million civilian deaths a statistic,” thus goes a cold war allusion which continues to remain the reality. Death has long lost its ability to arouse human conscience. Over 40,000 Palestinians killed and still counting. Most of them are hapless civilians, mainly women and children including new born. The small coastal strip of Gaza is flattened. Who Cares? Nations or their nationalist groups are more concerned of their own collective interests rather than moral obligations. Selective concern for human rights violations has become the norm of major powers to serve...
Accountability Tryst With 2024 Ballot….
By Prasad Nallapati Who wins the on-going round of parliamentary elections is no longer the moot point. What is of concern is how the elected government...
What Would “Total Victory” Mean in Gaza?
Victory and decision are one and the same. Over the years, attempts have been made to distinguish between them: for example, victory is tactical and decision...
The Occupation of Territory in War
Brigadier General (res.) Dr. Meir Finkel The occupation and holding of territory, which used to be a central component of the IDF’s war concept at...
Pakistan: Infighting in ruling elite intensifies following shock election result
By Keith Jones The results of last Thursday’s election in Pakistan, the world’s fifth most populous state, constitute a stunning rebuke of the country’s military, long...
Proforma Polls in Pakistan Today
By Malladi Rama Rao* Funnily, even before the first ballot was cast in the Pakistan elections today, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is ready with his prophecy. And...
Global South Dithering Away from BRI
Rattan Saldi Within ten years of President Xi Jinping’s announcement in Sept 2013 of China’s ambitious plan, the Border Road Initiative, BRI with declared intention to...
Meherabad beckons….
I wish every Baba lover the opportunity of being at Meherabad on Amartithi Day at least once. In the early years the line for darshan was...
Hong Kong court liquidates failed Chinese property giant
After protracted negotiations, aimed at trying to restructure its international debts, the failed Chinese property and real estate giant Evergrande has officially been wound up. The...
China’s stock market fall sounds alarm bells
By Nick Beams Today international finance capital is waging a campaign for Beijing to implement an economic stimulus package. If it does not, the threat is...
Hong Kong puts runaway activist Tony Chung on wanted list
Authorities in Hong Kong on Friday issued a “recall” order for prominent independence activist Tony Chung, who recently arrived in the United Kingdom to seek political...
Quake-hit Tibetans get scarce aid from Beijing
Tibetans in earthquake-affected areas of China’s Qinghai Province have received scarce help from the Chinese government, except for “some tent facilities” and utilities checks for those...
Diehard fans to mark Mao birthday with ‘red songs’
Changzhou Revolutionary Song Troupe leader Dai Cheng has been to the birthplace of Mao Zedong in Hunan province “countless times.”The museum at Shaoshan is traditionally a...
Amid fears of new personality cult in China, Xi Jinping to pay homage at Mao mausoleum
As authorities in Beijing announced the temporary closure of the Mao Zedong mausoleum on Tiananmen Square, reportedly to allow Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping to...
Dalai Lama calls for greater harmony among different Buddhist communities
Cultivate a life of virtue that will benefit others. This is the message that the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, told over 2,000...
More than 40,000 Chinese involved in online scam operations deported from Myanmar
More than 40,000 Chinese nationals associated with unlawful online scam groups in Myanmar’s northern Shan state were arrested and deported during a three-month period from early...
EU Parliament calls on China to abolish Tibetan boarding schools
The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution condemning the “abduction and forced assimilation of Tibetan children” by the Chinese government, according to an official press...
Uyghurs mark 2 years since ‘genocide’ finding
Uyghur activists and U.S. lawmakers on Monday marked two years since an independent tribunal in London handed down a decision that China’s government was committing genocide...
US adds more Chinese officials and companies to Xinjiang sanctions list
The United States has sanctioned another two Chinese officials over alleged links to human rights abuses against Uygurs and other ethnic minorities in the far western...
China FO presser – Dec 28, 2023
China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning held a Press Conference on Dec 28, 2023. Excerpts AFP: China’s Embassy in Myanmar today reminded all Chinese nationals in...
China FO Presser – Dec 27, 2023
China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning held a presser on Dec 27, 2023. Excerpts CCTV: This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road...
China FO Presser- Dec 26, 2023
China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning held a Press Conference on Dec 26, 2023. Excerpts China News Service: Premier Li Qiang attended the fourth Lancang-Mekong Cooperation...
China FO Presser – Dec 25, 2023
China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning held a presser on Dec 25, 2023. Excerpts CCTV: This year marks the tenth anniversary of the vision of building...
State Dept Presser – Dec 19, 2023
US State Dept spokesperson Matthew Miller held a presser on Dec 19, 2023. The Q- A on Soth Asia is tweaked to appear upfront. Excerpts MR...
State Dept Presser – Dec 18, 2023
The US State Dept Spokesman Matthew Miller held a press briefing on Dec 18, 2023. Some excerpts with Q-A on India, Afghanistan and Pakistan tweaked...
State Dept Presser – Dec 14, 2023
The US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller held a Press Briefing on Dec 14, 2023. The Q-A on B’desh is tweaked to appear up front. Excerpts...
State Dept Presser – Dec 13, 2023
The US State Dept spokesperson Mathew Miller held a presser on Dec 13, 2023. The Q-A on Afghanistan -Bangladesh -Pakistan -Sri Lanka has been tweaked to...
Pak Urdu Media Digest – Dec 26, 2023
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Palestinians at the cross- roads
by Prasad Nallapati* “A single death is a tragedy, a million civilian deaths a statistic,” thus goes a cold war allusion which continues to remain...
While Modi professes concern for the jobless, “his government’s budget escalates class war”
By Kranti Kumara in WSWS The first budget of Narendra Modi’s third term as India’s prime minister demonstrated—were any further proof needed—that he and his Hindu...
Politics of Mayhem: Narrative Slipping from Modi ….?
Modi 3.0 failure to take on the RaGa 2.0 challenge head on is a direct fall-out of Moditva itself. Particularly for the past five-six years, the...
Impasse over BRI Projects in Nepal
Nepal signed the ‘BRI framework agreement’ in May 2017 with China during the then Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prachanda’s visit to Beijing. It...
Yet another Musical Chairs in Kathmandu
By Rattan Saldi Political instability continues to haunt Nepal with the Himalayan country all set to witness another coalition regime. Ushering in the new round of...