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EFSAS Commentary

EFSAS Commentary

 

Weekly analytical commentary - EFSAS Commentary -  by the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) on news, current affairs and political developments in South Asia.  

Publication: Gilgit Baltistan Reforms Order 2018; China, CPEC and Pakistani Colonization

Gilgit Baltistan Reforms Order 2018; China, CPEC and Pakistani Colonization

Members walked out of the Assembly while tearing copies of the new Order joining thousands of protesters…
Publication: Jammu & Kashmir's ecology; Threatened and neglected

Jammu & Kashmir's ecology; Threatened and neglected

The ecological and human costs of the Jammu & Kashmir conflict are too immense and ominous to be ignored...
Publication: Three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif admits Pakistan perpetrated 2008 Mumbai attacks

Three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif admits Pakistan perpetrated 2008 Mumbai attacks

Sharif’s statement has stirred the hornet’s nest in Pakistan with the military establishment, his political…
Publication: Assassination attempt on PAK-Interior Minister and its serious Implications

Assassination attempt on PAK-Interior Minister and its serious Implications

Ahsan Iqbal, Interior Minister of Pakistan and a senior, influential member of Pakistan Muslim League…
Publication: Withdrawal of AFSPA from Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh is a positive step

Withdrawal of AFSPA from Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh is a positive step

The Union Home Ministry of India announced on April 21, 2018 that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act…
Publication: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Prospects and Challenges

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Prospects and Challenges

Pakistan and India participated at the 15th SCO Defense Minister meeting in Beijing, and at the Council…
Publication: Talks of talks between India and Pakistan & the Terrorism conundrum

Talks of talks between India and Pakistan & the Terrorism conundrum

After almost three decades of violence between the two nuclear neighbors, talks in order to achieve a…
Publication: Pashtun Tahafuz Movement in Pakistan; A fight for basic Human Rights

Pashtun Tahafuz Movement in Pakistan; A fight for basic Human Rights

On 8 April 2018, a 26-year-old human right activist Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen, from the FATA in Pakistan,…