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North Korea 2017
December 23, 2017, 3 Comments

The Guardian: North Korea North Korea 2010-2016 From North Korea, With Dread Traveling to the world’s most isolate ...

Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto’s assassination and the aftermath
August 31, 2017, 1 Comment

Musharraf declared fugitive as Bhutto murder trial ends in Pakistan Former military dictator has property confiscated as ...

The Partition of India 70th anniversary
August 14, 2017, Comments Off on The Partition of India 70th anniversary

Partition, 70 years on: Salman Rushdie, Kamila Shamsie and other writers reflect More than a million were killed and man ...

Pakistan 2013-16
November 29, 2016, 1 Comment

29 November An India-Pakistan Crisis: Should We Care? (War on the Rocks) The world has recently been reminded of just ho ...

Burma/Myanmar 2012-2016
October 24, 2016, 4 Comments

(BBC) Should it be Burma or Myanmar? CIA World Factbook: Burma Aung San Suu Kyi (The Elders) Desmond Tutu: Speaking to A ...

North Korea 2010-16
September 9, 2016, Comments Off on North Korea 2010-16

The Guardian: North Korea North Korea profile Politics: A family dynasty heads a secretive, communist regime which toler ...

Nepal
August 11, 2016, 1 Comment

The Cost of Political Instability in Nepal (NYT Editorial) Last week, Nepal’s Parliament elected Pushpa Kamal Dahal as ...

Malaysia
February 4, 2016, Comments Off on Malaysia

What the 1MDB scandal means for democracy in Malaysia (Globe & Mail) Singaporean authorities this week seized a num ...

India 2015
December 25, 2015, 1 Comment

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Fareed Zakaria Interview Pt. 1 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Fareed Zakaria Int ...

Tibet
October 30, 2015, 2 Comments

See also China, Beijing Olympics and Olympic Protest Prime During Tibet’s early history it was an independent and ...

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