nuclear powers and poverty in south asia

Then prime Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced that India had become the nuclear weapon state, cincluding the minister, LK Advani, Indian forces could cross Line of Control Jammu and Kashmir on the pretext of hot pursuit.. ... According to Military Balance of 1999, the year after both India..

the new identity politics

In virtually every respect, economic conditions were getting better: not just in terms of incomes and rising middle classes in places like China and India, but also in terms of quality of life, for example child health: infant mortality was going down. . ... Nonetheless, a number of people have been..

2019 world press freedom index: a cycle of fear

In India (down two at 140th), where critics of Hindu nationalism are branded as “anti-Indian” in online harassment campaigns, six journalists were murdered in 2018. ... The number of murdered journalists was extremely high in Afghanistan (121st), India and Pakistan (down three at..

2nd phase of voting begins in india's general election

Apr 17, 2019 11 24 PM EDT phase of voting begins India's election. SRINAGAR, India — Voting has begun in the phase of India's elections amid and in parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir... ... Some 900 million people are registered to vote for candidates to fill 543 seats..

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