The rugged and contested South Asian borderlands that straddle Afghanistan and Pakistan have long attracted the interest of powerful international actors. Of limited economic significance in global terms, the Afghanistan-Pakistan border’s strategic importance as a conduit between the East and the West, has made it an enduring locus of great-power rivalry.
South Asia Citizens Web
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McGarr’s Review of Leake, Elisabeth, The Defiant Border: The Afghan-Pakistan Borderlands in the Era of Decolonization, 1936-65
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India and Pakistan: The truth about the partition of Punjab
by , 6 February 2018The partition of Punjab proved to be one of the most violent, brutal, savage debasements in the history of humankind
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The Maldives: Implement Supreme Court Order no.2018/SC-SJ/01 - Press release from Maldivian Democracy Network - 3 February 2018
6 February 2018We welcome the decision of the judiciary to reverse some of the unlawful and unconstitutional decisions that led to the destruction of the rule of law and the weakening of democratic governance in the country, and the call on all relevant government authorities and State institutions to respect and implement the Supreme Court order to reinstate the parliamentary seats of Members of Parliament and to release detainees that the order has deemed free.
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Bangladesh: Digital Security Act 2018 - A Cause for Alarm
6 February 2018The Digital Security Act 2018 will curb the freedom of expression and also impede independent journalism in Bangladesh
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India: From Roop Kanwar’s sati to opposing ‘Padmaavat’, Rajput honour has always involved repressing women | Mrinal Pande
6 February 2018Abusive practices invented to subdue women provide a template for men to use power to dominate and bully all weaker sections of the society.
