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Asia
International Political Forum

Taliban Say Brazen Karachi Airport Attack That Killed 24 People Was ‘Revenge’

The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan have claimed responsibility for the brazen attack on Pakistan’s busiest airport Jinnah International. The 6-hour siege left 24 people dead, 10 of whom were militants. Just before 5 am, ...
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Green

Only Indians Can Clean India

I have been following the “Garbage Free India” initiative on Facebook and it has finally given me a incentive to put pen to paper. The initiative aims at sensitising people to keep India garbage free. It talks about “spre...
by Nishant
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Asia

Red scars and reconstruction: A life in the day of Samithy Chhom, survivor of the Khmer Rouge

Samithy Chhom was growing up a ward of the Royal Household when Phnom Penh fell to the armed forces of the Khmer Rouge. The year was 1975, and the capture of the capital saw the culmination of Pol Pot’s seven year nationwide ...
by Gareth Lewis
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Asia
International Political Forum

Agent Orange: Will it Ever End?

Photographer Brian Driscoll’s “Will it Ever End” photo series tells the stories of those still affected by Agent Orange. Used by the U.S. during the Vietnam War with the aim of defoliating the dense jungle...
by Nicky Armstrong
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Asia
International Political Forum

Capital Punishment`s Place In A Modern Justice System – An Outdated Concept

The exonerations of Glenn Ford in the US and Iwao Hakamada in Japan, shed light on a long debated question: has capital punishment got a place in a modern justice system? Even most of those, ferociously campaigning against deat...
by Tímea Fazekas
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Asia

Stop Complaining About The Government! Instead, India Wants Citizens To Help

There’s a new website in India called “MyGov” that invites citizens to participate actively in the country’s governance and development. MyGov is the work of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who’s we...
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Afghanistan
International Political Forum

From Bully to Friend: Changing America’s International Image

Even though President Obama has been enjoying his holidays in Hawaii, he will most certainly have been thinking about his past and future decisions. Without a doubt, the Middle East will figure prominently among his list of key...
by Michel Scholer
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Africa

Can Kenya Learn from Park Geun-hye’s Presidency?

South Koreans elected their first female president, Park Geun-hye on December 19th 2012. Ms Park is the daughter of former military strongman Park Chung-hee who ruled South Korea with an iron fist for 18 years. Her campaign was...
by Eunice Kilonzo
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Asia
International Political Freedom

The Free Market, Is It Truly Free?

Less than thirty years ago, much of the world was divided into two power blocs who were diametrically opposed to each other in both ideological and economic terms. On one side, the communist governance and command economy of th...
by Simon Fraser
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