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Day Four at the ICJ: Aspirational Rhetoric vs. Real Actions
By Rick Wayman and Jackie Cabasso India presented oral arguments today at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the nuclear disarmament case brought by the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). India has challenged the jurisdiction of the ICJ to hear this case, and has also claimed that the… »
The Marshall Islands at the ICJ: Preview
Over the next two weeks, oral arguments in the Marshall Islands’ nuclear disarmament cases will take place at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) originally filed the lawsuits in April 2014 against all nine nuclear-armed nations (United States, Russia, United… »
East West Dialogues 2016
After the East West Dialogues 2015, during the last weekend, the international meeting “East West Dialogues 2016: New Generations in Orient and Occident: surveys and dialogues” took place in Varkala (Kerala, India). This meeting was the peak event of several initiatives developed during the month of February 2016. »
India: online cow dung patties selling like hot cakes
There is an old saying, “I will believe it when cows fly”, well, it’s not quite like that but how about cow dung patties flying off the virtual shelves after online corporate marketing campaigns? My Pressenza colleague in Dhaka, Bangladesh, reports on the phenomenon in India where people are in… »
Pakistan Celebrates Indian Prime Minister’s Visit
Islamabad, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) Several Pakistanis parties and politicians are celebrating today the surprise visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to meet with his counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, while they advocated dialogue. The only solution to our nations’ problems is constant communication and debate, said Bilawal Bhutto, head of… »
Assamese cinema in 2015, marches ahead
Amidst all the limitations and challenges, an Assam based regional film industry moved on over the first half of 2015. The northeast Indian State with 30 million population has witnessed the release of six regional language movies in that last six months and promised to showcase more films in the… »
Nuclear Deal between Japan and India: a brief stocktaking
The Indian media is right now busy trumpeting that the long talked of nuclear deal between Japan and India has been successfully inked. A careful reading, however, reveals that what has been signed is actually an MoU. And, an MoU, as is common knowledge, does not amount to an… »
International appeal against India-Japan Nuclear Agreement
Please SIGN and circulate widely, friends! 845 signatures crossed. https://www.change.org/p/mr-shinzo-abe-prime-minister-of-japan-international-appeal-against-japan-s-nuclear-export-to-india International Appeal Against India-Japan Nuclear Agreement Dear Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, We strongly protest the proposed India-Japan nuclear agreement, which is reportedly going to be signed during your upcoming visit to New… »
Unofficial blockade on Nepal by India
Unofficial blockade on Nepal by India – Humanist Movement Nepal’s “worldwide Appeal” This blockade is having the following effects on Nepal’s ordinary people in their everyday lives: *Fuel for transportation and gas for cooking are in short supply and this can be seen all over Nepal. *Only 15%of the… »
Optimizing the India-Myanmar relationship
Guwahati: A recently concluded India-Burma conference batted for more people to people contact between the two neighboring countries, more precisely, the residents of northeastern India and its adjacent Myanmar localities. The two-day conference titled ‘India-Myanmar Relations: Looking from the Border’ also highlighted the pain of various communities of the region, who… »
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