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- Why We May Need To Do Away With The ICC – OpEd
- Ralph Nader: Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us—Revisited – OpEd
- India: Modi’s Government Seems To Have Lost Its Mojo – OpEd
- Afghanistan Stability 2015 And The Pakistan-US-China Triangle – Analysis
- China’s Second Aircraft Carrier Base In Hainan: What It Means For India? – Analysis
- India And United Arab Emirates Joint Statement
- Why College Tuition Is Out Of Sight: The Federal Government – OpEd
- When The Military Becomes An Educator: Exploring Goodwill Education In Kashmir – OpEd
- Modi Needs Different Strategy To Restore NaMO Magic – Analysis
- Sri Lanka: Sirisena Says Elections Most Peaceful In Nation’s History
- Wikipedia Entries On Politically Controversial Science Topics Vulnerable To Information Sabotage
- South Africa’s Changing Demographic Could Lift Growth To 5.4% By 2030
- US Condemns Syria Government Airstrike On Market
- Digital Education – OpEd
- Saudi Arabia Executes Three Sri Lankan Citizens
- Mullah Omar’s Death: Pakistan’s Pursuit Of Strategic Stake To Continue? – Analysis
- Serbia Fears EU To Pressure Greece To Recognize Kosovo
- China: Economic Shifts Threaten Environment Gains – Analysis
- The Questionable Legacy Of Mohammad Ali Jinnah – Analysis
- Discussing Religious Freedom: Need For Religious Literacy – Analysis
- Thailand: Central Bangkok Hit By Two Bomb Blasts
- Rewriting War History: Need To Keep The Balance – Analysis
- Cyber-Enabled Hybrid Conflicts In East Asia – Analysis
- Japan: PM Abe’s Dilemma On World War II Apology – Analysis
- Afghanistan-Pakistan: Strategic Folly – Analysis
- Afghanistan: Hope In Uncertain Times – Analysis
- Pakistan: Punjab Proxies Gone Wild – Analysis
- China’s ECS Oil Fields: Widening The Japan-China Gulf – Analysis
- Kuwait: Blast Reported At Oil Refinery
- Panama: First Trial Opens Against Martinelli Administration Officials
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 09:04 PM PDT
By Ashina Mtsumi Despite accepting that we do not live in a perfect world, the realities of just how depraved the world can get are profoundly disturbing. The fact is: even with the benefit of hindsight and having well established laws for the protection of the sanctity of life and dignity, there are people in … Continue reading Why We May Need To Do Away With The ICC – OpEd
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 08:57 PM PDT
When the stunning article “Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us” by Bill Joy, chief scientist for Sun Microsystems, made the cover of Wired Magazine in April 2000, it created quite a rumble in high-tech circles. Its argument was that “our most powerful 21st century technologies—robotics, genetic engineering, and nanotech—are threatening to make humans an endangered … Continue reading Ralph Nader: Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us—Revisited – OpEd
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 08:55 PM PDT
By Manoj Joshi* Prime Minister Narendra Modi is learning first-hand just how messed up this country is. Unfortunately for us, it is clear from his 2015 Independence Day address that he does not seem to have a measure of our problems, leave alone a schematic plan for resolving them. There were some new buzzwords, a … Continue reading India: Modi’s Government Seems To Have Lost Its Mojo – OpEd
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 08:50 PM PDT
By Dr Subhash Kapila Afghanistan’s stability in 2015 is far from the offing despite the Pakistan-United States-China triangle’s flawed convergence of interests in co-opting the Taliban for Afghan reconciliation post-US military involvement exit from Afghanistan, oblivious to the reality that the Taliban is not part of the solution but the major problem itself. The United … Continue reading Afghanistan Stability 2015 And The Pakistan-US-China Triangle – Analysis
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 08:48 PM PDT
By D. S. Rajan* It is a known fact that the first aircraft carrier base of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is located at Dalian, in Liaoning province; the carrier ‘Liaoning’ was commissioned into China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on September 25, 2012. Open information emanating from China now confirms the completion of … Continue reading China’s Second Aircraft Carrier Base In Hainan: What It Means For India? – Analysis
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 08:33 PM PDT
Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi visited the United Arab Emirates from 16-17 August 2015 at the invitation of His Highness Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Zayed AI Nahyan. The visit of an Indian Prime Minister to UAE after 34 years marks the beginning of a new and comprehensive strategic partnership between India and UAE … Continue reading India And United Arab Emirates Joint Statement
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 07:52 PM PDT
Our health care system and our system of higher education have a lot more in common than you might think. As I explained in a previous column at Forbes, in both systems a third-party payer pays a good portion of the bill, leaving consumers and producers with perverse incentives to take advantage of it. The … Continue reading Why College Tuition Is Out Of Sight: The Federal Government – OpEd
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 07:42 PM PDT
Apart from numerous religious educational institutes like Dar-ul-Ulooms, Darsgahs, Maktabs, etc, spread across the length and breadth of the valley, there are certain unconventional sources of education in valley like the Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Wakf Board’s educational and professional institutions, orphanage schools and various other trust-run educational institutions, Police public schools, Army’s goodwill education, … Continue reading When The Military Becomes An Educator:...
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 07:14 PM PDT
By C Uday Bhaskar* Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second appearance at Delhi’s historic Red Fort on August 15, on the occasion of India’s 69th Independence Day celebrations where he unfurled the national flag and delivered an impassioned 90 minute speech, was a marked contrast from his debut appearance in August 2014. Whereas his Red Fort … Continue reading Modi Needs Different Strategy To Restore NaMO Magic – Analysis
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 10:11 AM PDT
Delivering a special statement on Monday following the close of polling for the General Election 2015, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena stated that to his knowledge the election which concluded today was the most peaceful in the country’s entire history of holding parliamentary polls since 1947. It is indisputable, Sirisena added. “I do believe that conducting … Continue reading Sri Lanka: Sirisena Says Elections Most Peaceful In Nation’s History
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 09:36 AM PDT
Wikipedia reigns. It’s the world’s most popular online encyclopedia, the sixth most visited website in America, and a research source most U.S. students rely on. But, according to a paper published today in the journal PLOS ONE, Wikipedia entries on politically controversial scientific topics can be unreliable due to information sabotage. Co-author Dr. Gene E. … Continue reading Wikipedia Entries On Politically Controversial Science Topics Vulnerable To Information Sabotage
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 09:28 AM PDT
Taking advantage of its growing working-age population could help accelerate South Africa’s growth to 5.4 percent a year and double per capita incomes by 2030, according to the South Africa Economic Update released by the World Bank today. The report forecasts South Africa’s real GDP is at 2.0 percent in 2015, and envisages a slow … Continue reading South Africa’s Changing Demographic Could Lift Growth To 5.4% By 2030
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 09:14 AM PDT
The United States has condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the Assad regime’s deadly airstrikes yesterday on a market in the Damascus suburb of Douma, where more than 100 people were killed and hundreds were injured. In a statement, US State Department spokesperson John Kirby noted that the Assad regime’s brutal attacks on Syria’s cities … Continue reading US Condemns Syria Government Airstrike On Market
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 08:39 AM PDT
The majority of us have become dependent on technology and its presence on our life, such that we integrate technology to a perfection in every walk of our life. Systems within the schools too are no exception and are demanding changes. This is probably why technology integration in the learning environment is necessary. Learning improves … Continue reading Digital Education – OpEd
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 08:01 AM PDT
Saudi Arabia executed Monday three Sri Lankans found guilty of robbing and murdering a Saudi national, Omar Yeslam Saeed, on May 11, 2007, the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Six Sri Lanka nationals and two other foreign nationals were arrested in connection to the case by the Saudi authorities. From the time … Continue reading Saudi Arabia Executes Three Sri Lankan Citizens
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 07:55 AM PDT
By Divya Kumar Soti Mullah Omar has died again, though this time he has died conclusively. In the high-voltage drama surrounding the declaration about his death “in Karachi in 2013” certain things are particularly notable. The announcement of Mullah Omar’s death came out after US-China-Pakistan-sponsored Murree peace talks attended by key Afghan Taliban and Haqqani … Continue reading Mullah Omar’s Death: Pakistan’s Pursuit Of Strategic Stake To Continue? – Analysis
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 07:52 AM PDT
(EurActiv) — The Serbian press has speculated that one of the conditions that Greece must fulfill to receive financial assistance from the West includes recognizing Kosovo, a former Serbian province which Belgrade refuses to recognize as an independent state. The Serbian daily Blic says that there ware obvious signs that Greece’s vulnerable financial situation means … Continue reading Serbia Fears EU To Pressure Greece To Recognize Kosovo
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 07:47 AM PDT
By Michael Lelyveld As China struggles to meet economic and environmental goals, questions over the government’s new currency policy have left the consequences in doubt. After a week of turmoil following China’s surprise devaluation of the yuan, analysts remain uncertain whether the currency shift is a “market-driven” reform as claimed or part of a broader … Continue reading China: Economic Shifts Threaten Environment Gains – Analysis
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 07:44 AM PDT
By Syed Badrul Ahsan* There was the urbane in Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Steeped in modernity as he was, he could have been a prominent figure in the politics of the West, with which he liked to identify himself. And yet there were in him all those little instances of behavior and outlook which rendered him … Continue reading The Questionable Legacy Of Mohammad Ali Jinnah – Analysis
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 07:40 AM PDT
A recent Washington Post article typifies the way discussion about religion is misleading and distorting in much media and academic commentary. Religious literacy is proposed as a solution. By Paul Hedges* The Washington Post published an article on 10 July 2015 by Daniel Philpott entitled “Are Muslim countries really unreceptive to religious freedom?” His argument … Continue reading Discussing Religious Freedom: Need For Religious Literacy – Analysis
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 07:37 AM PDT
Two blasts hit the downtown Bangkok Erewan Shrine in the area of Ratchprasong at 6:55pm local time during rush hour. At least 16 people have been confirmed dead so far, with at least 80 injured, including foreigners, particularly Chinese and Filipinos. An improvised explosive device fastened to a utility pole was detonated probably by remote … Continue reading Thailand: Central Bangkok Hit By Two Bomb Blasts
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 05:54 AM PDT
By Mahendra Ved* The government launching a major project to rewrite histories of all wars and major operations undertaken by the Indian armed forces seems a good idea, but for apprehensions about the current political dispensation’s thrust to ‘rewrite” history in general and dovetail it to a particular religious-cultural ethos. Already, a controversy is brewing … Continue reading Rewriting War History: Need To Keep The Balance – Analysis
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 05:52 AM PDT
As new strategic realities create new powers, new types of future conflicts emerge. In East Asia, these will include new forms of cyber-enabled conflicts defined through a convergence of ‘cyber-kinetic-information domains’ and their strategic interactions. By Michael Raska* East Asia’s current strategic template hinges on a convergence of unresolved historical legacies and emerging security challenges, … Continue reading Cyber-Enabled Hybrid Conflicts In East Asia – Analysis
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 05:49 AM PDT
By K V Kesavan and Vindu Mai Chotani* Seventy years have passed since the end of the World War II and yet issues connected with the post war reconciliation process are continuing to haunt relations between countries in Asia. Whereas Japan and South East Asian countries have gone a long way in adjusting their relations, … Continue reading Japan: PM Abe’s Dilemma On World War II Apology – Analysis
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 05:47 AM PDT
By Ajit Kumar Singh* Among a range of indicators of deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan came the announcement of the death, at least two years earlier, of Mullah Omar, the so-called Amir ul Momineen (Leader of the Faithful) and ‘supreme commander’ of the Taliban; a contested succession for leadership of the group; and … Continue reading Afghanistan-Pakistan: Strategic Folly – Analysis
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 05:43 AM PDT
By Chayanika Saxena* Just the day before three massive terror strikes ripped through the city of Kabul, the seat of central power of Afghanistan, I had the chance of interacting with the Member of Parliament from the Badakhshan province, Fawzia Koofi, on the future of politics in Afghanistan. Brimming with hope amid massive insecurity, she … Continue reading Afghanistan: Hope In Uncertain Times – Analysis
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 05:40 AM PDT
By Ajai Sahni* The Home Minister of Punjab Province, Colonel Shuja Khanzada (Retd.) and 22 others, including Deputy Superintendent of Police Shaukat Shah, were killed, and another 23 were injured, in a suicide attack on August 15, 2015. According to reports, the attacks took place when between 50-100 people were attending a jirga at Khanzada’s … Continue reading Pakistan: Punjab Proxies Gone Wild – Analysis
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 05:36 AM PDT
By Pranamita Baruah* Japan and China have long been uneasy neighbours in East Asia due to their long drawn disputes over historical and territorial issues. Until 2010, their territorial dispute over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea was just a minor irritant in the bilateral relations. However, incidents like the arrest of the … Continue reading China’s ECS Oil Fields: Widening The Japan-China Gulf – Analysis
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 05:30 AM PDT
A conflagration has engulfed Kuwait’s Shuaiba oil refinery, forcing the strategic facility to stop operations, according to the country’s oil authorities. The smallest of Kuwait’s three major oil installations, Shuaiba yields a fifth of the country’s daily oil production of about 930,000 barrels. Kuwait is a member of the Organization of the Petroleum-Exporting Countries (OPEC). … Continue reading Kuwait: Blast Reported At Oil Refinery
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Posted: 17 Aug 2015 05:26 AM PDT
A Panama court opened a first trial today against security officials of the administration of the conservative former president Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014), accused of conducting a series of illegal interceptions on at least 150 people, including journalists, social workers and opposition figures. The preliminary hearing will be held behind closed-doors, on orders of the court, … Continue reading Panama: First Trial Opens Against Martinelli Administration Officials
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