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EFSAS Commentary

EFSAS Commentary

 

Weekly analytical commentary - EFSAS Commentary -  by the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) on news, current affairs and political developments in South Asia.  

Publication: A Pakistani General advises dialogue with India and an eminent Bollywood personality reminds Pakistanis of the Mumbai attacks

A Pakistani General advises dialogue with India and an eminent Bollywood personality reminds Pakistanis of the Mumbai attacks

Even if it is Pakistan that today needs normalization of relations with India more desperately than the…
Publication: A year after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, South Asia remains burdened with the costs of a distant war

A year after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, South Asia remains burdened with the costs of a distant war

In addition to the rising death toll brought about by prolongation and escalation of the conflict, the…
Publication: The unenviable legacy of Pakistan’s once all-powerful military dictator Pervez Musharraf

The unenviable legacy of Pakistan’s once all-powerful military dictator Pervez Musharraf

Musharraf’s dictatorship may have ended quite some time ago, but for the people of Pakistan many of the…
Publication: Worryingly for Islamabad, its deep economic crisis is causing Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir to become restive

Worryingly for Islamabad, its deep economic crisis is causing Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir to become restive

Pakistan has less than $3.7 billion left in its State Bank, which is enough to cover just three weeks…
Publication: With two big elections coming up, a look at where Bangladesh stands today

With two big elections coming up, a look at where Bangladesh stands today

During Sheikh Hasina’s 13 years in power, Bangladesh has thrived as one of the fastest-growing economies…
Publication: Pakistan needs to put its divided house in order if it is serious about the much needed peace talks with India

Pakistan needs to put its divided house in order if it is serious about the much needed peace talks with India

Any talk of reconciliation between long estranged neighbours India and Pakistan can only be welcomed...
Publication: China persists with exploiting vulnerable neighbours by contracting with the Taliban to extract oil from the Amu Darya basin

China persists with exploiting vulnerable neighbours by contracting with the Taliban to extract oil from the Amu Darya basin

It would surely take a country with very little scruples to sign oil exploitation contracts with a Taliban…
Publication: India’s External Affairs Minister, on a visit to Austria, urges European nations to condemn terrorism emanating from Pakistan

India’s External Affairs Minister, on a visit to Austria, urges European nations to condemn terrorism emanating from Pakistan

India’s External Affairs Minister undertook a visit to Cyprus and Austria at the turn of the New Year,…