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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: Pakistan’s plan to usurp Gilgit Baltistan and further divide Jammu & Kashmir is disquieting

Pakistan’s plan to usurp Gilgit Baltistan and further divide Jammu & Kashmir is disquieting

Frustration over the inability of the Pakistani military establishment to get much traction on the J&K…
Publication: Two recent rapes in Pakistan have yet again underscored the dire need to ensure women’s rights

Two recent rapes in Pakistan have yet again underscored the dire need to ensure women’s rights

The abject conditions that a large percentage of Pakistani women are subjected to are not a recent phenomenon....
Publication: Myanmar Army deserters may take the Rohingyas a big step closer to justice

Myanmar Army deserters may take the Rohingyas a big step closer to justice

The firsthand accounts of the atrocities against the Rohingyas that these two soldiers have narrated…
Publication: Prolongation of the India - China standoff at the LAC may lead to sharper Indian focus on the Tibet issue

Prolongation of the India - China standoff at the LAC may lead to sharper Indian focus on the Tibet issue

China anticipated much less pushback against its attempts since April to alter the status of the LAC…
Publication: The hypocrisy in Pakistan’s Jammu & Kashmir policy and the dangerous churn in its external alliances

The hypocrisy in Pakistan’s Jammu & Kashmir policy and the dangerous churn in its external alliances

Qureshi’s exposure of his shallow understanding of the issue of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), as also the insensitivity…
Publication: Timing of differences between NSCN (IM) and the Indian government raises suspicions of a Chinese hand

Timing of differences between NSCN (IM) and the Indian government raises suspicions of a Chinese hand

The NSCN (IM) has been in talks with the Indian government to find a political solution to the Naga issue…
Publication: Parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka: The electorate’s choice of greater authoritarianism could prove to be problematic

Parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka: The electorate’s choice of greater authoritarianism could prove to be problematic

After a surprising five year hiatus, the return of the Rajapaksa family at the helm through the election…
Publication: The stalemate on the India-China border and the wooing of India by the United States

The stalemate on the India-China border and the wooing of India by the United States

Despite the plethora of US protestations of support, India, recognizes the risks of wholeheartedly aligning…