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Published in: openIndiaIndia-Pakistan talks: the need for a grand negotiating strategy
After bilateral talks between India and Pakistan, Medha Bisht analyses the underlying issues plaguing the negotiations.
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Published in: HomeKashmir: cri de coeur
Labelling Kashmiri anger "separatist" or "anti-national" does a disservice to the victims of violence while serving...
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Published in: openSecuritySudan woefully unprepared for referendum
Sudan is woefully unprepared for a crucial referendum scheduled for January, according to a new report. Riots...
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Published in: HomeA new order in “greater west Asia”: AfPak to Palestine
A decade of wars has produced a strategic shift very different from what Washington and its allies intended - less...
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Published in: openSecurityHead of UN Lebanon force calls for calm
The commander officer of UNIFIL in southern Lebanon has appealed for calm in resolving disputes between peace...
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Published in: openSecurityIsrael foreign minister ‘furious’ over being sidelined
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman is reportedly furious after being excluded from secret talks between...
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Published in: openSecurityThe US-Pakistan relationship: towards real accountability
In the wake of the foiled bombing of Times Square and attacks on Pakistan's minorities, Pakistan cannot be given a...
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Published in: openSecurityPolitician's assassination raises doubts over Mexico drug policy
Mexican politician assassinated after highlighting cartel violence. Israeli air raid on Gaza kills Palestinian. Ten...
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Published in: openSecurityPreserving the slender thread in Pakistan
Coercive public diplomacy with Pakistan has outlived its utility. Repeated public admonishment by the United States...
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Published in: HomeIt tolls for thee
After attacks on mosques last month left almost a hundred Ahmadis dead, Pakistan must decide what kind of nation it...
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Published in: openSecurityUN Security Council imposes new sanctions on Iran
UNSC imposes fourth round of sanctions on Iran. Obama meets Abbas and pledges aid. NATO helicopter shot down by...
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Published in: openSecurityUN launches inquiry as Israel intercepts second peace flotilla
UN launches inquiry as Israel intercepts second peace flotilla. US identified as world’s greatest user of targeted...
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Published in: openSecurityCurfews across Thailand anticipate further unrest
Curfew extended in Bangkok after Red Shirts dispersed. International investigation reports South Korean Cheonan sunk...
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Published in: openSecurityPakistani students accused of terrorism win fight against deportation
Pakistani students accused of terrorism win fight against deportation. Bangkok rocked by violence as ‘Red Shirt’...
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Published in: HomeAn "exit strategy" is little use in the Afghan labyrinth
We need to break old assumptions if Afghanistan and Pakistan are to be secured, argues Carlo Ungaro
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Published in: HomeWashington vs Waziristan: the far enemy
The new pattern of United States military attacks in the AfPak borderlands is fuelling ever-greater hostility on the...
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Published in: openSecurityAfrican Union warns of bombing campaign in Somalia
African Union warns of bomb attacks in Somalia. Nigerian President Yar’Adua dies. Greek austerity protests turn...
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Published in: openSecurityEgypt convicts Hezbollah suspects
Egypt convicts Hezbollah suspects. Human Rights Watch says Iraq torture routine. Blast in Peshawar kills four...
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Published in: HomeThe Baloch people have a right to self-determination
The Baloch people, who have suffered decades of repression, deserve the right to self-determination.
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Published in: openSecurityIran accuses US of nuclear threats
Tehran criticises US' nuclear threats. Victory likely for Bashir after controversial Sudanese elections. Peshawar...