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Pakistani groups may be eclipsed in Kashmir militancy

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PAKISTAN

Indian security personnel have in recent months stepped up anti-militancy operations in the area amid an uptick in attacks. Pakistani jihadist groups active in Kashmir have sent…

Delhi’s spending will not ease Kashmir crisis

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INDIA

Legislation dividing it into two union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh -- was passed in early August, concurrently with the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special…

Nigerian north-east relief gains could be reversed

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NIGERIA

Delivery of relief to 8.5 million people in north-eastern Nigeria is complicated by persistent insecurity due to the Boko Haram insurgency, the dependency of the aid community on…

ANC conference should bolster Ramaphosa’s position

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SOUTH AFRICA

The election results for the party’s other ‘top seven’ positions, as well as the 80 elective positions on the National Executive Committee (NEC), also appeared largely to fall in…

Pakistan faces rising pressure on risks to key partner

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PAKISTAN

PAKISTAN: Pressure will rise on risks to key partner

India’s Jammu and Kashmir will see serious unrest

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INDIA

Meanwhile, the nationally ruling, Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s policy agenda for the restive, majority-Muslim state includes scrapping its special…

Indonesia bombing points to Islamic State risk

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INDONESIA

INDONESIA: Bandung attack points to Islamic State risk

Engaging with Afghanistan will get harder for West

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AFGHANISTAN

This was a reference to criticism of Taliban rule by certain international players. While engagement between the emirate and the West remains limited, the Taliban are drawing…

Pakistan will struggle to enforce migrants order

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PAKISTAN

The order is aimed at Afghans especially. Pakistan blames them for much of the terrorism afflicting it and wants Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban to do more to curb the Pakistani…

Afghan move may help reduce Pakistani Taliban threat

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PAKISTAN

The move will have significant effect on the Pakistani Taliban Movement (TTP), a long-time enemy of the Pakistani state that has relied heavily on Afghan bases to carry out its…