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Not afraid of TRF death threat, says EFSAS Director Junaid Qureshi; flags
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Junaid Qureshi, Director of the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), has received a direct death threat from The Resistance Front (TRF), a terror outfit identified as an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba, even as he asserted that intimidation will not silence his voice against terr
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"India is the legal owner of J&K, needs to build its own narrative": EFSAS
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) began work in Srinagar, with Director Junaid Qureshi stressing research on terrorism, Indo-Pak ties and J&K. He said India must build its narrative and engage youth, who he noted are "confused" and need clarity.
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Diaspora in Singapore backs Operation Sindoor as Indian delegation briefs
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Members of the Indian diaspora in Singapore voiced strong support for India's response to the Pahalgam terror attack, as the all-party parliamentary delegation led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha continued its diplomatic outreach under Operation Sindoor.
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China's developmental projects impacts climate, environment: Experts
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In the 52nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, organised by the Organisation for Poverty Alleviation and Development and European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), experts highlighted the construction of highways, buildings and dams in Gilgit B
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Pakistan continues to be responsible for terrorism in J-K, experts and Kas
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan continues to be responsible for the terrorism and radicalization in Jammu and Kashmir, experts and the Kashmiri diaspora said during European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) Conference at Vrije Universiteit University in Amsterdam.
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At UNHRC, Dutch group raises issue of fixing blame on China for Xinjiang g
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 30 (ANI): Netherlands-based group, the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) has raised in the UNHRC, the issue of Uyghurs, the ethnic Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, and pushed to attribute blame on Chinese government authorities for human rig
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"Pak military establishment transformed country into prison-like system",
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 24 (ANI): Pakistani human rights activist Sanna Ejaz said that the Pakistan Army has transformed the country into a prison-like system controlled by security authorities, with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) playing a particularly central role in entrenc
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Stark contrast in how India, Pakistan evolved in last 75 years post-partit
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Amsterdam [The Netherlands], August 20 (ANI): India and Pakistan both celebrated their 75 years of Independence however, both nations have evolved very differently. While democracy thrived in India, Pakistan alternated between civilian and military regimes since its Independence.
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Zawahiri's killing stokes debate over Pakistan's complicity in combatting
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): Islamist militant outfit Haqqani network which is long known to be a terrorist proxy of Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI, was involved in Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri's movements and his stay in Kabul is a clear indication of Pakistani complicity,
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Analyst at UN talks about countering gender-based discrimination, violence
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], March 22 (ANI): Research Analyst at European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), Celine Burke, while speaking at the 65th Session of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna highlighted the importance of gender-sensitive drug policies as a cruc
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Largest opium producer Afghanistan, contributes 87 pc total global output
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], March 17 (ANI): With about 87 per cent of the global production, Afghanistan is the world's largest opium producer despite a 9 billion dollar effort over a two-decade period by the United States to deter illegal production in the country, according to an analyst associated
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Madrasas in Pakistan, Afghanistan becoming breeding grounds for terrorists
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 4 (ANI): A research analyst at the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) has expressed concern over religious schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan becoming breeding grounds for terrorists.
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