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Hello, everyone! Welcome to this edition of Notes from South Asia. You can find the previous edition here. Today, we will cover the Indian National Congress’s (INC’s) failure in three state elections in India, The 1027 counter offensive against Myanmar...
by AVeng
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on Thu Dec 07, 2023 at 11:28 PM PST
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Notes from South Asia: Tunnel Rescue, India, Repression in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka's Economic Recovery Hello and welcome to this edition of Notes from South Asia. You can find the previous edition here. Today, we will cover the tunnel rescue in Uttarkashi, India, repression of opposition in Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka’s road to economic recovery....
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on Thu Nov 30, 2023 at 10:26 PM PST
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Notes from South Asia: Indian Railway’s Travails, Maldives’ Climate Troubles, Pakistan's ExPM Trials Hello everyone. Welcome back to this edition of Notes from South Asia. Today we will cover the deterioration of Indian railways under Modi government, changes after a new President came to power in Maldives including his plans for rising sea levels,...
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on Thu Nov 23, 2023 at 10:18 PM PST
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Hello everyone. Welcome to the this issue of Notes from South Asia. You can find the previous one here. Today, we will cover fireworks industry in Tamil Nadu, India, Elections in Bangladesh, and Women and Girls’ resistance in Afghanistan. India...
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on Fri Nov 17, 2023 at 02:57 AM PST
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Hello everyone. Welcome to the second issue of Notes from South Asia. You can find the previous one here. Notes from South Asia is a weekly series that will post every Friday with news, opinions, stories and histories from South Asian...
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on Thu Nov 09, 2023 at 10:54 PM PST
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Hello everyone. I am Indian and for the past year and a half, I have been sharing news and thoughts from South Asia in APR, Caribbean Matters, and Black Kos. As per Ms. Dee’s (Ms. Denise Oliver Velez) advice, I have decided to start a weekly round up...
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on Fri Nov 03, 2023 at 12:29 AM PDT
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