Anugrah Kumar

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• Apr 28, 2011

  War Feared in Burma's Christian-Majority Kachin State

  The Burmese army plans to go to war with a powerful ethnic militia in Kachin State which could be devastating for around a million Christians living in the war zone.

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  Apr 23, 2011

  15,000 Christians Protest on Good Friday in India

  Around 15,000 Christians walked, many barefoot, for six hours in the streets of Mumbai, India, on Good Friday enacting Jesus' walk to the Cross and condemning growing attacks on the minority community.

• Mar 29, 2011

  Growing Sharia Finance in India a Boon or Bane?

  With hundreds of listed Sharia-compliant companies in India\'s stock exchanges, Islamic investments from Asia, the Gulf and Europe may soon begin to flood the Indian market. This will boost India\'s economy, but also intensify security concerns.

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  Mar 10, 2011

  Why Should Tiny Bhutan Matter to the U.S.?

  It may take decades for China to overtake the U.S. as the next superpower, but Washington is already weary of Beijing\'s growing clout in Asia and elsewhere. Bhutan is the only nation in South Asia that has maintained distance with China.

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  Mar 8, 2011

  Arab Protests Spark Internet Uprising in Burma

  Inspired by protesters in the Arab world, Burma\'s democracy activists have set off an online revolution to oppose their junta-led government braving its Internet censorship and security upgrade.

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  Mar 3, 2011

  What's Wrong with Pakistan?

  While Musharraf and Zardari fought terrorists with some genuine commitment, they failed to revoke the blasphemy law. They failed because they tried to \"sail in two boats,\" as an Asian idiom goes. In other words, the Pakistani government is fighting Islamist terrorists on the one hand and acceding to their pressure on the other.

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  Mar 1, 2011

  World\'s Top Islamist Seminary to Expel \'Liberal\' Head

  A newly elected head of an Indian Islamic seminary, considered second in importance to al-Azhar in Egypt, is expected to quit soon because his liberal views have enraged a conservative lobby.

• Feb 23, 2011

  Yet Another Delay in Dalit Christian Affirmative Action Case

  The Indian government is expected to seek another adjournment – for the 19th time – in a case concerning affirmative action right of India\'s 17 million \"low caste\" Christians scheduled to be heard on Thursday.