The Women’s Action Forum (WAF) expresses its deep and heartfelt grief at the target killing of peace and rights activist Sabeen Mahmud in Karachi on April 24.
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Pakistan: WAF aggrieved over target killing of peace activist
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Video Recordings from the Nov. 2013 Conference on “Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: Relevance for South Asia and the World” (CNDP and ICAN)
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India: When a great city dies | Tasneem Zakaria Mehta
26 April 2015The recent rash of illiberal incidents that has erupted in Mumbai threatens to further tarnish this already beleaguered city.
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Sri Lanka: Start talking of demilitarisation, To win the peace | Nirupama Subramanian
26 April 2015demilitarisation is key to addressing the issue of alleged war crimes in a less charged atmosphere. It will hasten post-war reconciliation and ensure the country’s political stability.
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India: Why PM hates some NGOs
by , 26 April 2015Mr Modi’s dislike of ‘five-star NGOs’ stems from his experience of activists taking up the cases of the 2002 Gujarat riots... Also, since he came on a pro-corporate platform, he may not want ‘people-centric issues’ to hamper development.
