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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: Construction of military infrastructure by China in Shaksgam Valley of J&K ceded illegally by Pakistan, violates international law

Construction of military infrastructure by China in Shaksgam Valley of J&K ceded illegally by Pakistan, violates international law

The Shaksgam Valley, also known as the Trans Karakoram Tract, is part of Hunza-Gilgit region of the erstwhile…
Publication: The United Nations warns of impending acute food insecurity for the already struggling people of Afghanistan and Pakistan

The United Nations warns of impending acute food insecurity for the already struggling people of Afghanistan and Pakistan

The Global Report on Food Crisis drew urgent attention to the steep and alarming increase in the number…
Publication: Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda’s India visit: an opportunity for two neighbours to reassert their age-old special ties

Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda’s India visit: an opportunity for two neighbours to reassert their age-old special ties

Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal arrived in India on 31 May on a four-day official visit at…
Publication: Pakistan Army and Pakistani politicians -present and previous- bear equal responsibility for the present state of affairs

Pakistan Army and Pakistani politicians -present and previous- bear equal responsibility for the present state of affairs

Serious problems with freedom of expression, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, sexual and…
Publication: Vitality and vibrancy of Indian democracy on display in the recent elections in Karnataka state

Vitality and vibrancy of Indian democracy on display in the recent elections in Karnataka state

The Congress’ victory in Karnataka has been attributed to the presence of strong regional leadership,…
Publication: The dignity and sanctity of every institution in Pakistan has been eroded in the aftermath of the unseemly arrest of Imran Khan

The dignity and sanctity of every institution in Pakistan has been eroded in the aftermath of the unseemly arrest of Imran Khan

Dramatic footage showed dozens of officers arriving at the court on 9 May, breaking down glass windows…
Publication: India hosts two important SCO meetings, with the slim possibility of an India-Pakistan bilateral generating additional interest

India hosts two important SCO meetings, with the slim possibility of an India-Pakistan bilateral generating additional interest

New Delhi currently holds the presidency of the SCO, and the series of meetings of the grouping that…
Publication: The UN will hold an overdue meeting on Afghanistan after a China-led regional group blamed the US for the “disastrous situation”

The UN will hold an overdue meeting on Afghanistan after a China-led regional group blamed the US for the “disastrous situation”

Reports about UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ decision to convene an international meeting on…