FrontPage: "A Small Sample of a Great Problem: Deoband Islam"
As the United States begins to draw down its forces in Afghanistan in accordance with the so-called peace agreement with the Taliban, the move could help bring attention to an oft-ignored branch of Islam — that is, the branch of Deoband Islam. Deoband is actually a city in north central India. In the 1860s, it was realized that the Deobandis had a very similar interpretation and approach to Islam as the Saudi Wahhabis.
OneNewsNow (Interview): "CT Expert: 'Bad idea for U.S. to leave Afghanistan"
A counter-terrorism and armed conflict specialist provides some insight to the U.S.-Taliban peace negotiations, as President Trump attempts to bring the country one step closer to a historic agreement that has been proposed to end America's longest war.
CNBC-TV18: "Military exhibitions beyond exhibitionism"
One of India’s flagship biennial military exhibitions – DEF EXPO 2020 (the other being Aero India) – was concluded recently in Lucknow.
CNBC-TV18: "The muddle through syndrome in Indian defence"
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the union budget for FY2020-21 on the floor of the Parliament on February 1, 2020. While the budget is still undergoing autopsy by policy analysts and opinionmakers, the most disappointing of the sectors, that were allocated resources, has been 'national defence'.
Telepolis (Heise Online): "India: continue rowing in the sewer"
In Chennai in southern India, an efficient solution is already being used to end India's water crisis. However, it is better to invest in questionable large-scale projects while the wastewater rivers and sewage lakes are spreadingDense green grass in front of me as far as the eye wants to see. A sign from the Tamil Nadu nature conservation authority advises that no plastic should be thrown into the Pallikanarai wetlands here. But the nose already says that something stinks here.
"Chemical Concerns: Raising Suspicion About Myanmar's Covert CW Capability"
In late November 2019, the US representative Thomas DiNanno raised Myanmar's non-compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in a statement to the 24th CSP (Conference of State Parties) at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague (Netherlands).
UB Post: "Can Mongolia unilaterally protect iconic Saiga Antelope?"
On August 22, an opportunity to provide highest protection to endangered Saiga Antelope was lost due to opposition from Russia, China and Kazakhstan.
MLM: "Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar: Provocateur of Kashmirʼs Enduring Terrorist Movement"
Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar: Provocateur of Kashmir’s Enduring Terrorist Movement Animesh Roul
Telepolis (Heise Online): "Water crisis India: We get what we deserve"
Water crisis India: "We get what we deserve"June 29, 2019 Gilbert KolonkoOnce a year, India is reminded that the disaster is already here. It is largely self-inflictedThe fact that it is hot in India and the asphalt melts generated headlines in only a few German media this summer , because that's it at this time every year.