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Ballots & Blood Why do Indian voters need to ink their ballot papers with the blood of Pakistanis?

By Fakir Syed Aijazuddin Mrs. Indira Gandhi tried this ploy to secure a landslide victory in the 1970s, and succeeded. Mr. Narendra Modi has repeated the trick, and failed. Gradually,…

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Armchair generals are marching India into trouble

By Pankaj Mishra Peace appears to have been given a chance in South Asia. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, striving to play the statesman, has not only released a captured…

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Four reasons India has little cause to cheer the Balakot Airstrike and its aftermath

Its war-fighting capabilities  pivoted on air power  have been blunted without a fight By Pravin Sawhney The Modi government might still win the war of perception within India, but India's…

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The violent toll of Hindu Nationalism in India

A populist Prime Minister has legitimized India's more militant groups, and targeted attacks against religious minorities are on the rise By Eliza Griswold Irshad Khan, a slight twenty-six-year-old with glossy…

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Commander of US central command (CENTCOM) “concerned” about China’s “Belt & Road” (BRI)

Is taking S-CPEC + real seriously By Andrew Korybko The Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM) told the House Armed Services Committee just how “concerned” he is about China projecting…

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A highly strategic corridor

During the 1962 war, China's Air Force was not in a flying condition because of lack of fuel. It possibly got some from Tajikistan, where it is building its new…

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Undertaking genuine denuclearization

President Trump still holds the key to the denuclearization of North Korea By Sanghyun Yoon President Donald Trump rejected the offer of leader Kim Jong-un of North Korea to lift…

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Corrected – US freezes out top Afghan official in peace talks feud

This March 18 story has been refilled to correct 8th paragraph to say Pentagon adviser is embedded, not that the State Department provides funding By Jonathan Landay In fallout from…

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Is the United States about to lose control of its secretive Diego Garcia military base?

By Jenni Marsh The secretive Diego Garcia military base may be 1,000 miles from the nearest continent, but it has all the trappings of a modern American town. The troops…

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US military eyes mini nuclear reactors to reduce convoy casualties

By James Conca Military history buffs remember how the lack of oil and fuel for planes and tanks lead to losses in major battles and ultimately a war. Japan and…

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