Recalling the pain of 1962 Sino-Indian war: Lessons forgotten, …
WEBOct 20, 2020 · By Cmde C Uday Bhaskar (retd) Oct 20, 2020. On October 20, 1962, the Chinese troops launched a surprise attack against India across what has become the LAC (Line of Actual Control) and then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru was bewildered and shell-shocked. Strange as it may sound in this frenzied 24x7 …
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WEBJun 04, 2022. Significantly, the country’s IT exports are rising and has already crossed over $2 billion in the first eight months of the current financial year. In 2021, the Overseas Investor Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) said in its report that the country had the potential of $10 billion in annual IT exports.
Why the US wants more engagement with Bangladesh
WEBMay 20, 2022 · She can be contacted at [email protected]) The US plans to sign two defense agreements with Bangladesh: GSOMIA and ACSA and, through these, the US hopes to strengthen military ties by enhancing intelligence sharing and exchanging logistical and technological support, writes Fumiko Yamada for South Asia Monitor.
Sahir Ludhianvi: The poet-lyricist who belonged to both India and ...
WEBMar 7, 2021 · Sahir Ludhianvi, like Faiz Ahmed Faiz who influenced him greatly, belonged to both India and Pakistan – and wherever poetry in Hindi/Urdu is appreciated. Both cult figures, they lived different lives. While Faiz living in Pakistan went into self-exile for long years, Sahir, born in downtown Ludhiana (a city from where he derived his moniker ...
India-Bangladesh ties: A role model for neighbouring countries
WEBDec 9, 2021 · India and Bangladesh can show the world how neighbouring countries can become all-weather friends, writes Jubeda Chowdhury for South Asia Monitor. Bangladesh-India bilateral relations are a role model in the world in terms of relations among neighboring countries. They are deep and have evolved over time. India is seen as Bangladesh’s true ...
Port City Colombo: Harnessing Sri Lanka's strategic location to fast ...
WEBMay 22, 2021 · About Us. In order to create a more credible and empathetic knowledge bank on the South Asian region, SPS curates the South Asia Monitor (www.southasiamonitor.org), an independent web journal and online resource dealing with strategic, political, security, cultural and economic issues about, pertaining to and of consequence to South Asia and the Indo-Pacific region.
The unprecedented rise of the Indian-American CEO in corporate …
WEBDec 6, 2021 · After five decades of immigration to the US, an extraordinary number of Indians have reached the summit of influence in their professional fields— and the corporate world is no exception. In 2021, Indian-American CEOs collectively employed more than 3.6 million people worldwide and account for …
‘Third World’ or ‘Global South’? Its time to redefine
WEBDec 26, 2022 · Its time to redefine. ‘Third World’ and ‘Developed Nation’ are terms that are derogatory and ethnocentric in concept. The terns 'Global North' and the 'Global South' can offer researchers, columnists, as well as development partners a politically balanced perspective. In 1969 American writer and political activist Carl Oglesby wrote a ...
Rivers as network: Towards a pluriverse South Asia
WEBAug 22, 2023 · Rivers in South Asia have a transboundary nature, flowing across political boundaries from one nation to another. The Hindu Kush and Himalayan mountain ranges separate South Asia from the rest of the continent, forming an enormous freshwater reservoir that flows through twenty major rivers shared by India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Afghanistan.
P V Narasimha Rao: A resolute reformer that India chose to forget
WEBJun 28, 2020 · By Cmde C Uday Bhaskar (retd) Jun 28, 2020. The year-long birth centenary celebrations of former Indian Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao (PVNR) was formally inaugurated in Hyderabad on Sunday (June 28). It marks the 99th birthday of India’s most resolute reformer – the man who adroitly led the country towards cautious but …
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