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Published in: openIndiaReimagining democracy - India more than counts
The founder of openDemocracy on a mind-changing trip to India.
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Published in: openSecurityEthnic riots provoke arson in Bangladesh's troubled Chittagong Hill Tracts
Chittagong Hill Tracts shaken by riots and arson. India and Pakistan take steps to rebuild their relationship. Niger...
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Published in: openSecuritySudan and Darfur rebels sign ceasefire deal
Sudan and Darfur rebels sign ceasefire deal. Ailing Nigerian leader returns to Nigeria. Escalating dispute over...
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Published in: openSecurityBangladesh government accused of crackdown on Burmese refugees
Bangladesh accused of crackdown on Burmese refugees. Obama meets the Dalai Lama despite Chinese criticism; Maoists...
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Published in: openIndiaMy Name is Khan and I am an Indian
Freedom of speech in India has always been a tricky issue, and the furore over Shah Rukh Khan's comments shows (updated)
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Published in: openSecurityFears of influx of militants prompts Kenya to tighten security on Somali border
Kenya tightens security on its north-eastern border with Somalia. Troops deployed as violence intensifies in...
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Published in: openSecurityAf-Pak: what strategic depth?
Pakistan's military and political class have obsessed over gaining 'strategic depth' in Afghanistan for years, but...
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Published in: openIndiaEurope's bitter pill for India will cost lives
The EU's trade negotiations with India bring back memories of colonial exploitation
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Published in: openSecurityYemeni foreign minister rejects US intervention in al-Qaeda fight
Yemen’s foreign minister rejects possibility of US intervention in its battle against al-Qaeda, suggesting fears...
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Published in: openIndiaKeeping the corporation honest in Visakhapatnam, India
When legal-constitutional guarantees fail, public hearings may be the only option available to those who have paid...
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Published in: openSecurityStudents' Day in Iran sees police crackdown
Anti-government protesters in Iran subject to police violence. US clueless on Bin Laden’s location. Police in Sudan...
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Published in: openSecurityUnited Nations Security Council extends sanctions against Congo rebels
The UN Security Council renews its sanctions against rebel groups in the eastern DRC. Indian government announces...
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Published in: openSecurityObama outlines eighteen-month, 30000 troop surge in Afghanistan
Obama announces 30,000 troop build-up in Afghanistan. Sri Lanka must help refugees leaving camps, say UN and rights...
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Published in: openIndiaHonour killing: India's continuing shame
The number of love marriages might have increased in India's cities but the reality remains different in many of its villages
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Published in: openSecurityPakistan PM warns Obama on Afghan escalation
The prime minister of Pakistan has warned the Obama administration against increasing troop levels in Afghanistan....
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Published in: 50.50“We have failed. We have nothing to celebrate”
There is a growing wave of unrest among young women at the failure of governments to recognise and implement...
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Published in: openIndiaMumbai - one year on
On the first anniversary of the Mumbai attacks, Priyal Sanghavi looks at the trial of the sole surviving terrorist...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Afghan anvil: breaking the Indo-Pakistani deadlock?
Can India and Pakistan resolve their differences and follow a course of enlightened self-interest in Afghanistan?
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Published in: openSecurityUrban siege in south Asia
A new wave of urban assaults poses a severe challenge in the cities of south Asia and beyond.
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Published in: HomeIndia's primary duty
Ten million children are born annually in India. Primary education should be a vital lifeline, for those who survive.