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It was to be expected that the UAE would side with India over Pakistan
UAE and India have too many strategic convergences with one another for Abu Dhabi to risk it by supporting Pakistan.
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Bernie Sanders spoke up about Kashmir, but does it really matter?
Simply making Kashmir into an international discussion topic is not a victory.
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How the NRC further widens the religious fault lines in India
The NRC was the result of a popular movement in Assam, but now it looks to have been born out of a misplaced fear.
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The world will not forgive ‘Captain Chainsaw’ if the Amazon continues to burn
Once considered a model for conservation, Brazil is now struggling to repair its image under Bolsonaro.
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Widowed, divorced, unmarried: Taking cue from Bangladesh’s amended marriage laws
Bangladesh’s small legal linguistic tweak is a paradigm shift.
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What happened to Trump’s Kashmir mediation offer?
After almost 20 years of the predictable pattern of US engagement and disengagement, Pakistan has now grown weary.
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Partition 1947: Their worlds suddenly changed, never to be the same again
Only by understanding the element of the people involved can we comprehend the element of sacrifice involved.
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Will reforming the guardianship law lead to real change in Saudi Arabia?
The worst deterrent comes not from within Saudi Arabia, but beyond: tech companies.
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292 mass shootings in 220 days – is gun violence the new normal in the US?
Americans make up about 4.4% of the world population but own 42% of the world’s guns.
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India and Pakistan need to win peace, not arguments
What peaceful solution could possibly emerge in IoK if both nations are too pre-occupied with their bickering.
