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Bhutan’s population will stay below the one million mark even by 2047, which is in the next 28 years, says Population Projections Report for the South Asian kingdom.
January, 2019
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15 January
Nepal’s Silent Emergency: Springs Going Dry
Nepal’s emission of greenhouse gases maybe small, but its annual growth rate is already the highest in South Asia.
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15 January
18th Amendment: Fissures and Confusion it Created
What is the point in the entire legislative and amendment process if you can’t touch and alter laws that directly affect peoples’ lives?
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14 January
Trade War Bad news for South Asia
South Asia runs the grave risk of becoming caught in the US-China turf war and being forced into non-inclusive and unbalanced trade relations.
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14 January
If General Rawat Can Talk to Taliban, Why Not to Kashmiris?
The Indian Army chief rejects unconditional talks with separatists and militants in Indian-administered Kashmir, asserting that any talks in the Valley will be ‘on our terms’. That is plain hypocrisy.
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13 January
Pakistan: 18th Amendment: Dynamic or Carved in Stone?
Is closing out a fresh debate on the weak aspects of Pakistan's 18th Amendment in sync with the democratic principle of debate? The Amendment, according to the author, has injected several other distortions in the country's governance structures.
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13 January
Tackling the Evil of Corruption in Pakistan
For Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government, there are no mythological powers that help to do what has to be done. But he is honest in his endeavor. It would be enough if the honest Pakistanis support him.
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11 January
What next in Afghanistan?
Pakistan has limited cards to play but if played nattily, it has a chance of resetting its relationship with Afghanistan. With India and Iran thinking of establishing links with the Taliban, Pakistan must maintain its watch.
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7 January
Bangladesh: A Case of Diminishing Oppositions
There are only seven seats that the opposition political parties won in Bangladesh's December 30 parliamentary elections, setting a trend of diminishing parliamentary opposition. Many analysts in the South Asian nation wonder who will play as the opposition in the new parliament?"
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7 January
Hydro-Powering Peace in South Asia
Policymakers in South Asia should consider that while proximate environmental conflicts are the key impediments to region's hydro projects, environmental factors can also be instrumental in building lasting peace.
