Pakistan

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  8/14/2022
  

  75 Years Later, are the Ghosts of India's Partition Fading?

  Up to two million people were killed in the violence and forced migration prompted by the separation of India and Pakistan in 1947, warning for the present as nationalist sentiment surges in both countries. 

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• SOURCE: Scientific American
  4/8/2022
  

  India's Accidental Missile Launch Underscores Real Risks of Nuclear War

  Inherent features of nuclear weapons command and control systems make mistakes inevitable and difficult to reverse; the long history of close calls with accidental nuclear war show the need for disarmament. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  9/3/2020
  

  The Terrible Cost of Presidential Racism

  by Gary Bass

  The emotional displays of prejudice revealed by newly uncensored White House tapes involving Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger help to explain a foreign policy debacle. 

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• 10/20/19
  

  Modi's 'two nations' theory roils India

  by B.Z. Khasru

  By scraping Kashmir's status, the prime minister has taken a highly risky step toward making the misguided dream of the right-wing Hindu extremists come true and shaken up secular India.

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• 9/8/19
  

  Hindus-Muslim clash 72 years after Britain left India

  by B. Z. Khasru

  In light of India's recent decision to annex the Muslim-majority Kashmir state, it's important to understand the region's history. 

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  3/4/19
  

  Kashmir conflict is not just a border dispute between India and Pakistan

  by Chitralekha Zutshi

  The desire for autonomy in different areas of Kashmir has led to repeated uprisings and independence movements.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  3/7/19
  

  Long before #MeToo, women in many parts of the world organized successful campaigns against sexual violence

  by Alka Kurian

  Women in countries such as India, Pakistan and others have long organized successful campaigns against sexual harassment.

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• 5-12-15
  

  What's Wrong with Seymour Hersh's Conspiracy Theory

  by Brian Glyn Williams

  Hersh claims the White House lied about Osama bin Laden's death.  But history proves that Hersh's story is full of holes. 

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• 12-28-14
  

  Why Pakistan’s Embrace of Jihadism Is Deadly

  by Brian Glyn Williams

  The back story to the Peshawar School Massacre.

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• SOURCE: The Nation (Pakistan)
  12-2-13
  

  Historian Mubarak Ali honored in Karachi

  The work of the veteran historian Dr Mubarak Ali was celebrated at the 6th International Urdu Conference.

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• 12-2-13
  

  Review of Gary J. Bass's "The Blood Telegram"

  by Ron Briley

  Contemplating America's complicity in the genocide of Bengali Hindus.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  10-25-13
  

  Before Malala

  by William Dalrymple

  The Pashtun tribes of Central Asia have a history of strong women.

• SOURCE: BBC News
  5-3-13
  

  Rare Buddhist manuscript Lotus Sutra released

  A rare Buddhist manuscript, discovered by cattle grazers in 1931, has been released in book form in India.The Lotus Sutra was found in Gilgit region, now in Pakistan.The document, which dates back to 5th century, is perhaps the only Buddhist manuscript discovered in India.Believed to be one of the most revered Buddhist scriptures, it represents the discourse delivered by Buddha towards the end of his life.The Gilgit Lotus Sutra is kept at the National Archives of India in the capital, Delhi....

• SOURCE: Pakistan Today
  7-1-13
  

  William Dalrymple: Indo-Pakistani relations at heart of Afghan war

  WASHINGTON - Arguing that hostility between India and Pakistan lies at the heart of the current war in Afghanistan, a British historian has stressed that realisation of peace can be possible if the two South Asian nuclear powers see Afghan instability as a common challenge to deal with.William Dalrymple, who has authored nine books on historical subjects including on India and the Muslim world, analyses reasons and implications of the 'deadly India-Pakistan-Afghanistan triangle' in an essay posted by Washington’s Brookings Institution.In the light of the three-way tension and the many incidents that have sparked this continuing conflict between New Delhi, Islamabad and Kabul, the historian looks to the future of Afghanistan after the US withdraws from the longest war in its history....

• SOURCE: NYT
  6-24-13
  

  Pakistan intends to charge Musharraf with treason

  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Monday that his newly installed government intends to press treason charges against the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, setting up a potential clash with Pakistan’s powerful military.In a speech to Parliament on Monday that was sharply critical of the military, Mr. Sharif said that Mr. Musharraf had to answer for his acts during his years in power, comments that drew loud applause from Mr. Sharif’s supporters.But the government has stopped short of pressing formal charges against Mr. Musharraf because Mr. Sharif says he wants to first consult with the country’s other political parties.The treason case against Mr. Musharraf is pending in the Supreme Court, and charges have also been pressed in four other cases relating to Mr. Musharraf’s rule from 1999 to 2008. He has remained under house arrest at his villa outside Islamabad since April, shortly after his return from years of exile abroad....