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Struggling to the End: A Review of C. Christine Fair’s New Book on Pakistan’s Army
A famous saying goes: countries have armies; in Pakistan, the army has a country. As a result, it seems important for those interested in South Asia to know what that army is thinking and how its attitudes and actions have…
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Whither the World: a short note on Narendra Modi
If you have spent any time on social media that deals with India, you have run across the name of its new Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. The erstwhile Chief Minister of Gujarat is in the United States this week on…
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Too Soon and Too Late? A Review of “Fast Track to Troubling Times”
“Fast Track” is an evaluation of Narendra Modi’s first 100 days as the hard right Hindu prime minister of India. Timed to roughly coincide with Narendra Modi’s coming visit to the United States, “Fast Track to Troubling Times: 100 Days…
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Behind the curtain of Pakistan’s protests
As this is being written, innumerable Pakistani citizens are marching into Islamabad’s so-called “red zone”, the most heavily guarded and sensitive areas of the capital city. Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and Canadian religious figure Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri have led tens of thousands…
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British Lines, Brown Blood: A short note on Sri Lanka and Gaza
The recent atrocities in Gaza have again refocused world attention on Palestine and the actions of the Israeli state and the Palestinian people. Israel is engaged in yet another exercise of what is euphemistically called “Mowing the lawn”- air strikes…
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20 USAS Students and Staff Members Arrested at REI Store
20 students and USAS staff members were arrested Saturday attempting to shut down the REI store in Rockville, Maryland as part of a national day of action in about 30 locations of the sporting goods chain. Their demand: that REI cut…
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7/26/14: National day of action against REI
On this Saturday, students across the United States are asking you to join them in a national day of actions at outlets of REI, a sporting goods chain. In places like Rockville, Maryland (see below) or Seattle, Washington, they will be…
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Review of “Hindu Nationalism in the United States”
As noted earlier this week, South Asia Citizens Web is carrying a new report entitled “Hindu Nationalism in the United States” (pdf). This report provides a 2014 snapshot of the sangh parivar‘s activities in the American diaspora. Unfortunately, useful as it is,…
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