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Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:54:21 +0900 en-US Will Nepal’s New Truth and Reconciliation Bill Promote Justice or Impunity? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/will-nepals-new-truth-and-reconciliation-bill-promote-justice-or-impunity/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/will-nepals-new-truth-and-reconciliation-bill-promote-justice-or-impunity/ America’s India Problem https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/americas-india-problem/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/americas-india-problem/ Bollywood Movie Dialogue Riles Nepal’s Nationalists https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/bollywood-movie-dialogue-riles-nepals-nationalists/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/bollywood-movie-dialogue-riles-nepals-nationalists/ New York Dreams: Kerala’s Subnational Diplomacy https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/new-york-dreams-keralas-subnational-diplomacy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/new-york-dreams-keralas-subnational-diplomacy/ What the GE Engine Deal Means for India’s Military Diversification https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/what-the-ge-engine-deal-means-for-indias-military-diversification/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/what-the-ge-engine-deal-means-for-indias-military-diversification/ Balochistan Is Stabilizing Despite Challenges https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/balochistan-is-stabilizing-despite-challenges/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/balochistan-is-stabilizing-despite-challenges/ The Taliban’s Unsustainable War on Drugs https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-talibans-unsustainable-war-on-drugs/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-talibans-unsustainable-war-on-drugs/ 17 Opposition Parties Come Together to Take on Indian PM Modi https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/17-opposition-parties-come-together-to-take-on-indian-pm-modi/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/17-opposition-parties-come-together-to-take-on-indian-pm-modi/ India’s Strategic Imperative: Internal Military Balancing Against China https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/indias-strategic-imperative-internal-military-balancing-of-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/indias-strategic-imperative-internal-military-balancing-of-china/ Heat and Debt: Climate Change and Poverty in Rural South Asia https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/heat-and-debt-climate-change-and-poverty-in-rural-south-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/heat-and-debt-climate-change-and-poverty-in-rural-south-asia/ Taliban Chief Claims Women Have a ‘Comfortable and Prosperous Life’ in Afghanistan https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/taliban-chief-claims-women-have-a-comfortable-and-prosperous-life-in-afghanistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/taliban-chief-claims-women-have-a-comfortable-and-prosperous-life-in-afghanistan/ Bollywood’s Role in Hindutva’s 2024 Election Strategy  https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/bollywoods-role-in-hindutvas-2024-election-strategy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/bollywoods-role-in-hindutvas-2024-election-strategy/ India’s G20 Presidency: Giving Voice to the Global South https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/indias-g20-presidency-giving-voice-to-the-global-south/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/indias-g20-presidency-giving-voice-to-the-global-south/ Modi Tests Bipartisan Support in Washington for India-US Ties https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/modi-tests-bipartisan-support-in-washington-for-india-us-ties/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/modi-tests-bipartisan-support-in-washington-for-india-us-ties/ Ex-Sri Lanka President Ordered Police Records Destroyed to Stall Mass Grave Probes, Report Alleges https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/ex-sri-lanka-president-ordered-police-records-destroyed-to-stall-mass-grave-probes-report-alleges/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/ex-sri-lanka-president-ordered-police-records-destroyed-to-stall-mass-grave-probes-report-alleges/ Pakistan: Escaping the Sovereign Debt Trap https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/pakistan-escaping-the-sovereign-debt-trap/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/pakistan-escaping-the-sovereign-debt-trap/ India-US Space Cooperation Takes Off https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/india-us-space-cooperation-takes-off/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/india-us-space-cooperation-takes-off/ Modi’s State Visit to the US is Shadowed by Human Rights Concerns https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/modis-state-visit-to-the-us-is-shadowed-by-human-rights-concerns/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/modis-state-visit-to-the-us-is-shadowed-by-human-rights-concerns/ Devotion of Fans Lets South Asian Cricketers Get Away With Crimes https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/devotion-of-fans-lets-south-asian-cricketers-get-away-with-crimes/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/devotion-of-fans-lets-south-asian-cricketers-get-away-with-crimes/ Will Modi’s US Visit Provide a Cooling Solution to a Warming Planet? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/will-modis-us-visit-provide-a-cooling-solution-to-a-warming-planet/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/will-modis-us-visit-provide-a-cooling-solution-to-a-warming-planet/ Pakistan’s Long History of Throttling Press Freedom https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/pakistans-long-history-of-throttling-press-freedom/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/pakistans-long-history-of-throttling-press-freedom/ Study: Himalayan Glaciers Could Lose 80% of Their Volume if Global Warming Isn’t Controlled https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/study-himalayan-glaciers-could-lose-80-of-their-volume-if-global-warming-isnt-controlled/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/study-himalayan-glaciers-could-lose-80-of-their-volume-if-global-warming-isnt-controlled/ Bringing the India-US Partnership to Third Countries https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/bringing-the-india-us-partnership-to-third-countries/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/bringing-the-india-us-partnership-to-third-countries/ INSTC: Pipeline Dream or a Counterweight to Western Sanctions and China’s BRI?  https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/instc-pipeline-dream-or-a-counterweight-to-western-sanctions-and-chinas-bri/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/instc-pipeline-dream-or-a-counterweight-to-western-sanctions-and-chinas-bri/ The Islamist Threat Bordering Pakistan’s Political Crisis https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-islamist-threat-bordering-pakistans-political-crisis/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-islamist-threat-bordering-pakistans-political-crisis/ Mr. Modi Goes to Washington: Breaking New Ground in the India-US Strategic Partnership https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/mr-modi-goes-to-washington-breaking-new-ground-in-the-india-us-strategic-partnership/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/mr-modi-goes-to-washington-breaking-new-ground-in-the-india-us-strategic-partnership/ The Securitization of Punjab’s Political Economy Crisis https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-securitization-of-punjabs-political-economy-crisis/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-securitization-of-punjabs-political-economy-crisis/ Biden is Feting the Indian PM Despite His Dismal Human Rights Record https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/biden-is-feting-the-indian-pm-despite-his-dismal-human-rights-record/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/biden-is-feting-the-indian-pm-despite-his-dismal-human-rights-record/ Why Nepalis Are Fighting on Both Sides of the Russia-Ukraine War https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/why-nepalis-are-fighting-on-both-sides-of-the-russia-ukraine-war/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/why-nepalis-are-fighting-on-both-sides-of-the-russia-ukraine-war/ Modi Comes to Washington: Prospects and Challenges for India-US Relations https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/modi-comes-to-washington-prospects-and-challenges-for-india-us-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/modi-comes-to-washington-prospects-and-challenges-for-india-us-relations/ Russian Roulette in Taliban-Held Afghanistan https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/russian-roulette-in-taliban-held-afghanistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/russian-roulette-in-taliban-held-afghanistan/ India and the US are Grappling with Uncomfortable Truths https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/india-and-the-us-are-grappling-with-uncomfortable-truths/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/india-and-the-us-are-grappling-with-uncomfortable-truths/ IMF Slams New Pakistan Budget Proposal https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/imf-slams-new-pakistan-budget-proposal/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/imf-slams-new-pakistan-budget-proposal/ Kin of Forcefully Disappeared People in Bangladesh Demand Answers https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/kin-of-forcefully-disappeared-people-in-bangladesh-demand-answers/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/kin-of-forcefully-disappeared-people-in-bangladesh-demand-answers/ Is the Practice of Presidential Amnesty Fueling Impunity in Nepal? 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