Monthly Archives: October 2016

How successful Nepal will be in trilateral relationship strategy?

Nepal's government led by Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is trying to create an effective strategy revolving a trilateral relationship with India and China. As part of this...

Modi’s visit to Japan: Focus on economy would benefit India

Prime Minister Norendra Modi’s visit to Japan in September 2014 was described largely “successful” by Indian newspapers. The visit mainly focused on economic ties. The two party express their...

Modi’s visit to Japan: Focus on economy would benefit India

Prime Minister Norendra Modi’s visit to Japan in September 2014 was described largely “successful” by Indian newspapers. The visit mainly focused on economic ties. The two party express their...

Quetta again

The News International: The home minister for Balochistan has informed us that reports had been received some days ago that terrorists had entered Quetta and would strike soon. They did....

How much Bangladesh foreign policy inching towards a balanced state?

Is Bangladesh looking for a new track of foreign relationship? Some of the recent events are being analyzed in the light of this question. Along with India, Bangladesh played...

Colombian model to deal with Maoist in India

Twenty-four members of the banned CPI (Maoist) gunned down in anoperation by elite anti-Naxal force in Malkangiri district in Indian state of Odisha, bordering Andhra Pradesh,on 24 October. This...

The expansion of Sinosphere

It is not often that nations undertake big foreign policy shifts. US President Richard Nixon’s outreach to China in 1971 after a quarter century of American effort to isolate...

Pakistan stands more integrated than ever before, says Army Cheif

LAHORE: Chief of the Pakistan Army General Raheel Sharif said that Pakistan is more stable and stronger today.He said this while speaking at the concluding ceremony of first International...

SAARC satellite likely to miss December deadline

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious South Asian satellite project, announced two years ago, is likely to miss the December deadline as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)...

SLNS ‘Sayura’ and SLNS ‘Suranimala’ on training visit to India

  Sri Lanka Navy is taking part in joint training exercise with the Indian Navy. Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS ‘Sayura’ and Fast Missile Vessel SLNS ‘Suranimala’ left Colombo port on...

Myanmar govt Unveils Detailed Economic Policies

    NAYPYIDAW — Long-awaited detailed economic policies were announced by the government in Naypyidaw on 22 October with State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi pledging a secure business environment for...

Impeachment motion against  CIAA chief in Nepali Parliament

  Katmandu: The Legislature-Parliament will start deliberations on the impeachment motion against suspended chief of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authoirty (CIAA), Lokman Singh Karki, on Tuesday.The impeachment...

Rising housing in-equality major challenge for South Asia  

The in-equality in housing facilities of South Asia has been a major challenge for recent years. While urbanization should offer the prospect of a better life, many urban dwellers...

Bangladesh: Winds of changes in the leadership of ruling party

Bangladesh: winds of changes in ruling party leadership SA Monitor staff Significant leadership changes were made in the two-day council meeting of Awami League, the ruling party of Bangladesh. Although Prime Minister Sheikh...

Swiss court rules against employer for firing Muslim woman over headscarf

Satements by a secret witness who is a former member of the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) during an investigation in 2015 have revealed that the terrorist group was counting...

Rising housing in-equality major challenge for South Asia

The in-equality in housing facilities of South Asia has been a major challenge for recent years. While urbanization should offer the prospect of a better life, many urban dwellers...

Geopolitics hampers deep seaport development in Bangladesh

The competition among three major powers for building a deep-sea port in Bangladesh has intensified following the recent visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Bangladesh. In an article...

India provokes China by inviting US Ambassador to visit Tawang

New Delhi: India is asserting its sovereignty in the Tawang region, claimed by China, through aggressive diplomacy. After sending invite to 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, Arunachal Pradesh welcomed...

Pakistan to enforce complete ban on Indian TV and radio content

SA Monitor Staff   Amid tensions with India, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), the country’s media regulatory authority decided to enforce a complete ban on Indian TV and radio contents...

A Full-Blown Guerilla War Is Developing In Kashmir

 Markandey Katju: “The truth is most of the Kashmiri youth have been thoroughly alienated, and are intensely hostile to India. An army can fight another army, it cannot fight the...

What can Bangladesh learn from China?

China, one of the four oldest civilisations in the world, has a written history of more than 4,000 years and boasts rich cultural relics and historical sites. It is the inventor...