Shahbag Square — where’s that? Abdul Kader Mullah — who’s he? A bunch of university students in Islamabad, with whom I was informally conversing yesterday, hadn’t heard of either. Of course, they knew of Tahrir Square and Afzal Guru’s recent…
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South Asia Democracy Watch Website Launched
by Masood Raja •
This is to share the news that the website for South Asia Democracy Watch (SADeW) has now been launched and can be accessed at http://sadew.org. SADew is a Dallas-based international organization that describes itself in the following words: South Asia…
The enduring saga of Devdas in Pakistan!
by Qaisar Abbas •
The most devastating effect of the Devdas syndrome lies in contaminating the society with the dangerous virus of self-destruction and pessimism. This attitude has deeply permeated the psyche of several generations in the subcontinent born before or after the partition.…
South Asia Democracy Watch Criticizes Attempts to Derail Democracy in Pakistan
by Masood Raja •
South Asia Democracy Watch (SADeW) South Asia Democracy Watch Criticizes Attempts to Derail Democracy in Pakistan Suggests Strong Measures to Normalize India-Pakistan Relations The influential pressure group in the U.S., South Asia Democracy Watch (SADeW), has…
CFP: Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies
by Masood Raja •
South Asia Democracy Watch (SADeW) Condemns Taliban Attack on Malala
by Masood Raja •
SOUTH ASIA DEMOCRACY WATCH (SADeW) Dallas, Texas NEWS RELEASE DALLAS. Oct 13, 2012. South Asia Democracy Watch (SADeW), a U.S. based group that supports democracy in the region, has strongly condemned the savage attack in Pakistan by the Taliban on…
Nuclear Marathon in South Asia
by Qaisar Abbas •
When both nuclear competitors in South Asia only have poverty and human sufferings for their citizens, the nuclear race in the region seems to be an unfortunate development which has a capability of wiping out millions of people with horrifying…
Seventh Annual Himalayan Policy Research Conference (HPRC 2012)
by Masood Raja •
Seventh Annual Himalayan Policy Research Conference (HPRC 2012) A focus on SAARC countries: South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation Nepal Study Center, University of New Mexico Conference page: http://nepalstudycenter.unm.edu/SeminarsWorkshopsConferences/HPRC_Conferences/HPRC_2012/HPRC_2012.htm Special session: South-South Cooperation and Development (South Asia, Africa, and Latin…
