Global Watch | How Pakistan is carrying out brutal crackdown in university campuses in Balochistan
Arun Anand • 1 year agoUntil an independent Balochistan becomes a reality, the Pakistani establishment will likely continue its brutal crackdown on Baloch students in an attempt to suppress the aspirations for freedom among the people in Balochistan
Bangladesh upholds ban on Jamaat-e-Islami
• 1 year agoJamaat-e-Islami, a major opposition party with millions of supporters, was banned from contesting polls in 2013 after high court judges ruled its charter violated the secular constitution of the Muslim-majority nation
Vantage | With US playing election commissioner in Bangladesh, can India help?
The Vantage Take • 1 year agoThe foreign minister dismissed the US mediation bid stating that embassy statements are irrelevant, and no one will be allowed to create barriers to the national election
Global Watch | Backed by the West, radical Islamists pushing Bangladesh back into anarchy
Arun Anand • 1 year agoThe West is committing the same blunder by siding with Islamists in Bangladesh as it did in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Vantage | Why US shouldn't be lecturing Bangladesh on elections
The Vantage Take • 1 year agoGiven Bangladesh's growing importance on the global stage, US must tread carefully to avoid further antagonising Dhaka and to maintain stability in the region
Vantage | Why Bangladesh protests and election matters for India
The Vantage Take • 1 year agoAs the situation in Bangladesh unfolds, the upcoming elections promise to be pivotal not only for the nation itself but also for its neighbours
Pakistan’s political machinations and resurgence of Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh ahead of 2024 polls
N C Bipindra • 1 year agoThe days ahead for Bangladesh’s development trajectory are tricky as the resultant political landscape will determine whether the country stays on this path of progress or returns to the days of street violence
J&K attaches 125 ‘proceeds of terrorism’ properties of Jamaat-e-Islami
Fp Staff • 2 years agoThese 125 immovable properties were identified as a result of terrorism-related investigations by the State Investigation Agency (SIA) and executive wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police
How the BJP and Muslims are quietly working to mend fences
Hasan Suroor • 2 years agoThe truth is that Muslims feel a deep sense of "betrayal" by the Congress -- a party they had invested in so much
Why can't America stop federal funding of jihadi groups like Jamaat-e-Islami
Abhijit Majumder • 2 years agoWhy does the US Agency for International Development, which the State Department oversees, continue such dubious funding despite red flags? Does the Joe Biden administration support sponsorship of such shadowy Islamist groups?