Contents: Violence between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar/Burma escalates dramatically; Rise of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) militant insurgency
The Pakistani government, long accused by New Delhi of harboring jihadist groups, has returned the favor, accusing India of being a state sponsor of terrorism for allowing Hindu extremists to infiltrate its government.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry blasted India over the Doklam border dispute on Thursday, accusing the Indian government duplicity and “slapping its own face” by planning to build a road in contested territory – much as China has already done.
Afghanistan and India have welcomed the Afghan war strategy recently unveiled by the U.S. president, but Pakistan came out on the defensive, rebuking Donald Trump for admonishing Islamabad over its affiliation with jihadist organizations.
The reason for the media’s reversal was not the content of the speech, but the fact that Trump had clearly and deliberately rejected a policy on which he had campaigned.
In announcing his renaissance of the 16-year American military effort in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump had some scathing words for Cold War ally Pakistan.
A CEO who bailed on President Donald Trump’s now-defunct American Manufacturing Council imported workers to take jobs in the United States.
Contents: China opens a new front in its border war with India; Survey of Bhutan’s people shows high anxiety over border confrontation; North Korea apparently backs down from the threat to attack Guam
Beijing has reportedly denied any knowledge or involvement in an alleged attempt this week by Chinese troops to get into a territory controlled by India, China’s neighbor and regional rival.
The resort city of Sauraha in southern Nepal has been struck by severe floods that cut power to over 100,000 people and left a large number of tourists stranded in hotels. With roads blocked and bridges down, the government decided to send in a squad of rescue elephants.
40-year-old Kanya Devi was allegedly tortured and murdered by members of her own family after they accused her of witchcraft. Village elders acted quickly to cremate her remains and wipe out evidence of the crime.
Contents: Pakistan celebrates its 70th birthday, wondering what Pakistan is; Generational history of the 1947 Partition War that created Pakistan and India
Contents: India reinforces its military in preparation for war; Bhutan makes it clear to China that its ally is India; SCMP: China and India on brink of war that could spread to the Indian Ocean
North Korea’s patrons in Beijing appear paralyzed by conflicting strategic priorities during the current crisis, although the Communist Party organ Global Times did publish an editorial declaring that China would remain neutral if North Korea starts a war but intervene on North Korea’s behalf if the U.S. and South Korea attempt a preemptive strike.
India is trying to convert the New Delhi-controlled portion of the disputed Kashmir region into a Muslim-minority area, a Pakistani official alleged this week.
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and its alleged rival al-Qaeda are expanding their Sunni jihadi operations into the disputed Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir, claimed by Pakistan, India, and China, according to a report published Wednesday.
Contents: China sets apparent Aug 19 deadline for India to remove soldiers from Doklam; Trump threatens North Korea with ‘fire and fury’
The H-1B visa has led to American jobs being outsourced to India and displacement of U.S. workers, a new study confirms.
Indian politicians believe the nation’s long history of religious integration has inoculated it from the Islamic State’s attempts to recruit more jihadi militants from the subcontinent.
Contents: China takes control of Sri Lanka’s strategically valuable Hambantota seaport; India reacts to China’s One-Belt One-Road and threat of war over Doklam; Threat of India-China border war at Doklam Plateau grows
Politicians in India fear China’s growing role in Pakistan, long accused of being a terror hotbed, has “a malign effect on all of South Asia” and “throughout the world.”
Contents: China further escalates the rhetoric threatening India over Doklam Plateau; China attempts to justify its claim to the Doklam Plateau
China published an extensive document Wednesday condemning the presence of Indian soldiers in the disputed Doklam area and threatening further action, asserting that any military action on India’s part “will not be tolerated.”
Contents: Indian Kashmir separatists split over announcement of Zakir Musa as al-Qaeda leader; India says that Kashmir’s law and order situation is improving
Contents: North Korea tests a ballistic missile capable of reaching US mainland; South Korea’s president Moon approves new THAAD development; What could trigger another world war?; War between Russia and China
Contents: China escalates its military threats over its border dispute with India at Doklam Plateau; India says that it will remain ‘firm and resolute’ but ‘reasonable’
China’s People’s Liberation Army will celebrate its ninetieth birthday with a “full-scale, head-to-head military manoeuvre” in Asia’s largest military training base featuring a guest visit by President Xi Jinping, according to a report released Monday.
Marora, a remote village in India, is celebrating a major name change that is being used not only to promote a campaign to encourage sanitation but also to celebrate U.S. President Donald Trump. The 80 Percent Muslim town will now be called “Trump Village.”
A Dallas, Texas, immigration attorney and his Pakistani national assistant were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly scheming to commit marriage fraud.
Contents: Cambodia bans all sales of sand to Singapore; The world is running out of sand
China’s state-run media is accusing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of stoking “intense nationalism” in the country and taking advantage of anti-Chinese sentiment to amass power in columns published this week. The articles follow a month-long dispute along the mutual border near Bhutan exacerbated by China’s recent haul of major military hardware towards India.
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has established a presence in Kashmir, New Delhi claims, while Islamabad warns that people in the region are facing a serious “threat” from its rival India.
In the latest instance of lethal violence against Christians in India, two masked gunmen on motorcycles shot a Christian pastor to death on Saturday night as he was standing outside the Temple of God church in Punjab state.
A foreign national from India in the United States on a student visa pleaded guilty to terrorism charges and a plot to murder a U.S. federal judge in 2015.
Contents: China establishes its first foreign military base, in Djibouti; Russia, India, Japan prepare for war with China
Contents: Thousands flee homes in Kashmir as Pakistan-India shelling escalates; China threatens military intervention in Kashmir on the side of Pakistan
Even as China and India square off over unrest on their borders, the United States Navy held its largest joint maritime exercise with India and Japan in three decades, teaming the USS Nimitz battle group with India’s only aircraft carrier and Japan’s most powerful warships.
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first PM of India to visit Israel in seven decades with many defence deals signed, a lesser known modern martial art technique from Israel — Krav Maga — is helping the Indian armed forces in thwarting terror attacks and also in maintaining law and order.
Contents: China and India have military confrontation over Bhutan’s Doklam plateau; Border tensions grow between China and India
TEL AVIV – The 11-year-old son of Chabad emissaries murdered in a series of Islamist terror attacks in Mumbai in 2008 told visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra that he loves him and his country and wants to come back to India to take the mantle of directing the Chabad house that once belonged to his parents.
