South Asia

...Muslim and Arab respect by fighting Muslims in Afghanistan, Iran and the war on extremist Islamic terror in the Middle East and South Asia. 2. Arab leaders are watching with concern and amazement what seems to them to be the US president's...

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...a realistic assessment indicates that these prospects have, to an extent, become captive to the security situation," he added. South Asia, he said, must move beyond the security issues that it is bound by, and take steps to promote an era...

In this article: Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, India, and New Delhi

...the 10 gunmen who staged the attack. The raids highlighted the lack of preparedness of India to attacks and showed how regional tension in South Asia could undermine stability in Asia's economic powerhouse. Residents lit candles outside a...

In this article: Mumbai, Pakistan, India, Lashkar-e-Taiba, LeT, US, and Manmohan Singh

...Khan, of Naz Foundation International (NFI), one of the NGOs that will be involved in the program said, "The grant provides South Asia with a promising platform which must continue to be strengthened by all concerned - governments,...

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Washington, Nov 25 : US President Barack Obama has allayed India's concerns that China has been asked to play a role in South Asia, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Wednesday. "Issues relating to China were discussed," Singh told...

In this article: Barack Obama, Manmohan Singh, China, Washington, India, US, Pakistan, and Kashmir

...each other better. The more lasting danger is that the Obama administration, now intensely focused on the war in Afghanistan, will look at South Asia largely through that prism. Since Washington desperately needs Pakistan's cooperation in...

In this article: India, Taliban, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, United States, Democracy, and Stanley McChrystal

...that blossomed under Bush. Indian elite classes are nervous about Obama, according to Teresita Schaffer, a former State Department South Asia specialist and U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka. "There's a certain amount of Bush nostalgia,"...

In this article: Barack Obama, Manmohan Singh, India, George W. Bush, Pakistan, United States, China, and Hu Jintao

New Delhi, Nov 23 : Developments in Afghanistan and Pakistan have thrust South Asia into sub-conventional conflict and are destabilising the region, Defence minister A.K. Antony said Monday. "Various developments over the last few months...

In this article: A.K. Antony, Afghanistan, Manmohan Singh, Pakistan, New Delhi, and Islamabad

...Mumbai that left 166 dead and scores wounded. "India is the most stable ally the United States has in South Asia right now, and South Asia is the focus of our biggest foreign policy and national security challenge," says Andy Johnson,...

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Monday, 23 November 2009, 10:24 am Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission South Asia: Child Slavery In Jaintia Hills Indicates Poor Human Rights Standards In The Region Today the world celebrates International Child Rights Day.

In this article: Bangladesh, Nepal, Coal, India, Asian Human Rights Commission, and Connivance