Peace Talks
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How Israel and the US failed to apply peacemaking lessons from Northern Ireland
The legitimacy of the Good Friday agreement was ensured by the full democratic participation of all the parties to the pact and the people of Northern Ireland.
Colin John Irwin, The Conversation
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In talks with Imphal valley-based insurgent group, peace accord soon: Manipur CM Biren Singh
The chief minister said that the negotiations with an underground organisation are at an advanced stage.
Scroll Staff
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Back-channel talks between Russia and Ukraine have yielded some results. But end of war nowhere near
Informal negotiations have succeeded in brokering deals over grain exports and regular prisoner swaps.
David Lewis, The Conversation
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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America may soon withdraw its troops from Afghanistan after 17 years. What next?
The country is likely to degenerate into a civil war, which the Taliban is set to win.
Abdulkader Sinno, The Conversation
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India to participate in Afghanistan peace talks in Moscow today at ‘non-official level’
A ‘high-level’ delegation of the Taliban will attend the talks.
Scroll Staff
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In Nagaland, attack on Assam Rifles by NSCN(K) fuels fresh misgivings about peace process
Naga civil society groups condemned the attack but said the outfit would not join talks if it was labelled a terrorist organisation.
Arunabh Saikia
Video
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets Chinese President Xi Jinping for the second time in two months
Kim thanked China for supporting his country’s efforts to denuclearise the Korean peninsula.
Scroll Staff
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From threatening Pakistan in 2011 to holding hands with Nawaz Sharif, Modi has come a long way
The prime minister's position on Islamabad has thawed remarkably. That is good news for supporters of the peace process.
Shoaib Daniyal