2008年夏天之前，印度和巴基斯坦关系渐趋正常化，并且两国正朝着协商解决克什米尔领土争端的方向缓慢前进。但伦敦国王学院（King’s College London）教授、安全分析家哈西•V•潘特（Harsh V. Pant）认为，自印巴分治起即出现的这一持久争端将继续是个热点问题，印度国内和国外的政客和过激分子会利用这一争端来破坏印度的全球抱负。印度人 80％是印度教教徒，13％是穆斯林。查谟－克什米尔邦（the state of Jammu and Kashmir）是唯一一个穆斯林占多数的邦，在支持了数年的武装斗争之后，...
自由的挑战：克什米尔穆斯林以非暴力的形式要求自由，印度国内又充斥着伊斯兰教暴力事件，这使实行政教分离的印度陷入了新的困境
伦敦：随着印度国内安全的急剧恶化和克什米尔地区出现了史无前例的公众叛乱，该国想要成为一个全球强国的宏大抱负遭遇了新的挑战。在最近由所谓 “印度圣战者”（Indian Mujahideen）组织于新德里发动恐怖主义爆炸袭击的背景下，克什米尔局势恶化，大量当地人参加了一种新兴的甘地式非暴力斗争，其目的是建立一个与 巴基斯坦紧密结盟的独立的伊斯兰国家。...
China Belt and Road Initiative is expanding to reach all 16 nations of Central and Eastern Europe. New agreements being signed with Estonia, Slovenia and Lithuania bring “the total number of foreign countries included in the Belt and Road program to 70,” reports Fran Wang for Caixin. “Chinese...
Plastic, sourced from petrochemicals, does not break down easily and offers limited options for recycling. Developers have begun experimenting with melted plastic as an ingredient for road construction to partially replace traditional bitumen and asphalt. In the Netherlands, a 30-meter bicycle path...
Speaking of transatlantic relations during his recent European tour, President Bush emphatically claimed that "no temporary debate, no passing disagreement of governments, no power on earth will ever divide us." As journalist Shada Islam explains, there is some basis for the President...
Happy days are back again? President Bush with European Union Council Secretariat Javier Solana (left), Union President Jean-Claude Juncker (middle), and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (right) in Brussels. (Photo...
Based on the economic history of the United States, Taiwan, South Korea, and other nations, the borrowing of ideas – and the making of improvements upon them – is essential to building strong domestic industries. Each of these countries owes a great deal of its economic success today to earlier...
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China’s government has shown a surprising degree of support for the American ‘war on terrorism’ announced by President Bush after the attacks of September 11. Chinese leaders hope to foster better relations with the US and other countries while also gaining support in their efforts to quell Muslim...
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A recent report from the UN nuclear watchdog agency was optimistic about Iran's increased cooperation in recent months, but was riddled with doubts about the country's nuclear ambitions. In the report, the IAEA praised Iran because it "has demonstrated an increased degree of...
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The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation publicly confirmed an investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russian interference in the November election. “Comey then contradicted several statements by the White House, including the president's incendiary claim that...