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- [The Revival of Nalanda](https://lookeast.in/the-revival-of-nalanda/) - DR MANAS DAS | SOME say it is an anachronism. To some others it is a mere fancy project. A considerable few are not sure about the future of this renovated legacy and they fume at the brouhaha over it. But not many, in their senses, can dispute the glamour and pride associated with the
- [What’s Behind Bangladesh’s Student Protests](https://lookeast.in/whats-behind-bangladeshs-student-protests/) - DHAKA | BANGLADESH’s streets have again erupted with political violence. In early July, a university student protest began over Bangladesh's job quota system that disproportionately benefits the descendants of Bangladesh’s 1971 liberation war fighters, which many students view as unfair and outdated. Early last week, peaceful protests turned violent as police and ruling party supporters
- [India, Bangladesh Ink Pact to Boost Ties in Maritime Sphere, Blue Economy](https://lookeast.in/india-boosts-ties-with-bangladesh/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | INDIA and Bangladesh moved to bolster their defense relationship and signed agreements for expanding cooperation in maritime security, ocean economy, space, and telecommunication sectors, as New Delhi tries to present itself as a regional power. The agreements were signed during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India, the first foreign leader
- [CEPA | Understanding India–Bangladesh Economic Partnership](https://lookeast.in/cepa-understanding-india-bangladesh-economic-partnership/) - DOREEN CHOWDHURY | BANGLADESH and India enjoy cooperation and warm relations in almost every area. Throughout history, both countries have also cultured an economic and trade dependency. At present both countries are experiencing high growth. To consolidate their growth and interdependency, they have embarked on signing a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, titled the Bangladesh–India Comprehensive
- [Bangladesh Protests Over Job Quota Intensify](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-protests-over-job-quota-intensify/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | POLICE and security officials in Bangladesh fired bullets and tear gas at protesters and banned all gatherings in the capital on Friday, as internet and mobile services were cut off after days of deadly clashes over the allocation of government jobs. The protests, which began weeks ago but escalated sharply on Monday,
- [A New Myanmar Is Emerging](https://lookeast.in/a-new-myanmar-is-emerging/) - ASHLEY SOUTH | ANTI-REGIME forces in Myanmar have made remarkable gains over the past six months, taking control of at least 400 army bases and 50 towns across the country through coordinated attacks. The State Administrative Council (SAC), as the military regime calls itself, is no longer able to function effectively. Chairman Min Aung Hlaing,
- [Focus On Myanmar](https://lookeast.in/focus-on-myanmar/) - DR APARNA PANDE | INDIA’S diplomatic influence has grown significantly through 2023, attracting interest from countries worldwide looking to strengthen economic and strategic bonds with the South Asian nation. However, relations with its closest neighbors remain conflict–ridden and problematic. While its western neighbor Pakistan often captures international attention, its eastern neighbor, Myanmar (formerly Burma), is
- [India Sends Its Foreign Secretary To Bangladesh To Keep China Away From Teesta](https://lookeast.in/india-sends-its-foreign-secretary-to-bangladesh-to-keep-china-away-from-teesta/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | HIGHLIGHTING the strong rapport with India compared to China, Bangladesh foreign minister Hasan Mahmud emphasised on Thursday that New Delhi is geographically closer to Dhaka than Beijing. This insight came when he was asked about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s preferences for her next trip to neighbouring countries. Mahmud also mentioned that Prime
- [Kaladan Project Can Be Completed In Myanmar | Arakan Army](https://lookeast.in/kaladan-project-can-be-completed-in-myanmar-arakan-army/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THE Arakan Army is fighting with the objective of uprooting the military dictatorship in Myanmar. After the end of the military dictatorship, the ethnic groups in each region will decide for themselves on how to build their own future, said a spokesperson of the United League of Arakan (ULA) or Arakan Army.
- [Kaladan Project Will Improve Regional Peace](https://lookeast.in/kaladan-project-will-improve-regional-peace/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | WHEN cargo vessel MV-ITT Lion sailed into Sittwe port in Myanmar last May, having left Kolkata five days earlier, it marked an important milestone for India in its long–drawn quest for alternative routes connecting it to its northeast, even beyond to Southeast Asia. For, the docking of the cargo vessel heralded the
- [Assam Want To Negotiate With PB](https://lookeast.in/assam-want-to-negotiate-with-pb/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THE Assam government is ready to hold talks with the hardliner ULFA (Independent) and doors for negotiations with its chief Paresh Baruah are open, an Assam minister said in the state Assembly during point of order. The Barua–led faction has remained outside the ambit of negotiations even as a peace pact has
- [Hasina Launches Bid For Fifth Term](https://lookeast.in/hasina-launches-bid-for-fifth-term/) - DR ANCHITA BORTHAKUR | THE last date for the submission of nomination forms for the upcoming Bangladesh’s parliamentary election known as ‘Jatiyo Sangsad Nirbachan’ ended on 30 November confirming that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the leading Opposition Party is unlikely to participate in the country’s 12th general election, scheduled to take place on 7 January
- [Cash For Kidney](https://lookeast.in/cash-for-kidney/) - Nandi Theint | Nicola Smith ONE of the world’s biggest private hospital groups is embroiled in a ‘cash for kidneys’ racket in which impoverished people from Myanmar are being enticed to sell their organs for profit. India’s Apollo Hospitals, a multi–billion dollar company with facilities across Asia, boasts that it conducts more than 1,200 transplants
- [China Demands Border Security Guarantee From Junta](https://lookeast.in/china-demands-border-security-guarantee-from-junta/) - CASEY HALL and POPPY McPHERSON | CHINA's military begins "combat training activities" on its side of the border with Myanmar, a day after a convoy of trucks carrying goods into the neighbouring Southeast Asian nation went up in flames. The incident which Myanmar state media called an insurgent attack, came amid insecurity concerns in China,
- [G20 | The Modi Interview…](https://lookeast.in/g20-the-modi-interview/) - Press Trust of India : The G20 Presidency has given India the opportunity to promote its vision for a sustainable, inclusive and equitable world, and to raise its profile as a leader in the Indo–Pacific region. With just days left for the summit, please share your thoughts on achievements of Indian Presidency. Prime Minister Narendra
- [Bangladesh Must Suspend Rohingya Repatriation | UN Expert](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-must-suspend-rohingya-repatriation-un-expert/) - GENEVA | BANGLADESH must immediately suspend a pilot repatriation project for Rohingya to return to Myanmar, where they face serious risks to their lives and liberty, a UN expert says. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said Bangladesh officials have stated that an initial group of 1140
- [Chinese–backed Power Plants Cease Operations In Rakhine](https://lookeast.in/chinese-backed-power-plants-cease-operations-in-rakhine/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THREE of four Chinese–backed liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plants in Rakhine State have ceased operation. The three shuttered plants are located near Kyaukphyu deep–sea port project, and operated by VPower, a Hong Kong–listed power generation company. Two of the plants ceased operation last year, and the third was shut recently after
- [Rupee Trade Shipment to Bangladesh Begins](https://lookeast.in/rupee-trade-shipment-to-bangladesh-begins/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | TRADE between Bangladesh and India in rupees formally began with the arrival of 36 pickup vans worth Rs1.23 crore at Benapole Land Port. A shipment of 36 pickup cargo vans imported by Nita Company Ltd of Dhaka from Indian exporter Tata Motors Ltd arrived at the Benapole Land Port. "Thirty–six pickups from
- [Poppy Cultivation Increase in Myanmar | UNODC](https://lookeast.in/poppy-cultivation-increase-in-myanmar-unodc/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | IN its newest survey on opium cultivation in Myanmar, released in Bangkok Today, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates poppy cultivation to have increased by 33 per cent in comparison to the previous season. The results of the 2022 opium survey for Myanmar, which covers the first season following
- [Manipur | Conflict and It’s Geopolitical Implications](https://lookeast.in/manipur-conflict-and-its-geopolitical-implications/) - BINALAKSHMI NEPRAM | BRIGITTA W SCHUCHERT SINCE May 3, the northeastern Indian state of Manipur has witnessed repeated inter–ethnic clashes primarily between two local ethnic communities, the Meitei and Kuki. The violence has resulted in over 75 deaths and the burning of at least 1,700 buildings (including homes and religious sites). More than 35K people are
- [Bangladeshi Suspected Operatives In Indian Cover](https://lookeast.in/bangladeshi-suspected-operatives-in-indian-cover/) - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION | SUBJECT – I SADIKA Jannth Choudhury a resident of Tulagram Part 2, Sonai Mukh in Cachar district of Assam. Holding Indian Passport K3920850; issued at Guwahati. As mentioned in Passport, Sadika’s date of birth is1st March 1993. Her picture in passport is casual, which is unusual. Signature is very rudimentary, appears to
- [Bangladesh To Preserve Biplobi Ullaskar Dutta's Sesquicentennial House](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-to-preserve-biplobi-ullaskar-duttas-centenary-house/) - BRAHMANBARIA | THE government of Bangladesh has taken the initiative to declare the sesquicentennial house of revolutionary leader Ullaskar Dutta as an antiquities in Sarail, Brahmanbaria. In this regard, Director General of Antiquities Preservation Wing of Directorate of Archeology Chandan Kumar Dey wrote to the Deputy Commissioner of Brahmanbaria. This information was obtained from the
- [Rohingya Immigrants A Big Burden On Bangladesh | Hasina](https://lookeast.in/rohingya-immigrants-a-big-burden-on-bangladesh-hasina/) - PRIME MINISTER Sheikh Hasina calls Rohingya immigrants a big burden on Bangladesh, wants India to take more of them. Meanwhile, Buddhist–majority Myanmar seems to have zero plans to take these Rohingya Muslims back citing security concerns because of their jihadist affiliations. Meanwhile Bangladesh junior minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam said it is one
- [Rampal Starts Trial-Run](https://lookeast.in/rampal-starts-trial-run/) - BSS | THE coal–fired Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant at Rampal started trial operation on Saturday night, adding 660 megawatt (MW) electricity to the national grid from Unit–I. Earlier, India–Bangladesh Power Sector Cooperation, Unit–I of the 2x660 MW Maitree Super Thermal Power Project was successfully synchronised with the national grid on August 15, 2022 injecting
- [Myanmar | Authorities Open Corruption Cases Against Suu Kyi](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-authorities-open-corruption-cases-against-suu-kyi/) - REUTERS | MYANMAR authorities have opened new corruption cases against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi accusing her of abusing her authority and accepting bribes, state media reported, allegations her chief lawyer said were "absurd". The cases are the latest of a series brought against elected leader Suu Kyi, 75, whose overthrow in a Feb.
- [India–Bhutan Border Gates To Reopen](https://lookeast.in/india-bhutan-border-gates-to-reopen/) - PTI | INDIA–Bhutan border gates at Samdrup Jhongkhar and Gelephu along the Assam frontier will reopen for tourists on September 23 for the first time since the COVID–19 outbreaks. A Bhutanese delegation, led by Tashi Penjore, the Himalayan Kingdom’s Director (law and order) of the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs, held a meeting with
- [Survivors Of Kalapani](https://lookeast.in/survivors-of-kalapani/) - CATHY SCOTT-CLARK / ADRIAN LEVY THEY came for him on the fifth day of the hunger strike, with bamboo truncheons drawn. He remembered the bell in the Central Tower ringing, so it must have been 11am when they ripped back the bolts. Rough hands grabbed his forearms and thighs, one warder riding on his bucking
- [Rumours | Xi Under House Arrest](https://lookeast.in/rumours-xi-under-house-arrest/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | CHINESE netizens have stormed Social Media with reports that Beijing is under military seizure. The world, though, has no idea of what’s happening because the city is eventually cut off from the world. According to News Highland Vision, former Chinese President, Hu Jintao and former Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao had persuaded Song Ping, the
- [Bangladesh | 20th Congress Of The CCP](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-20th-congress-of-the-ccp/) - SWADESH RAY | ONE of the biggest events in world politics this week is the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on October 16. 2300 delegates of a political party with 10 crore party members will attend the Congress. Two–thirds of the delegates hold important positions in China's military and civil affairs. This congress is
- [India Set For Covid-19 Vaccination Drive](https://lookeast.in/india-set-for-covid-19-vaccination-drive/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | INDIA is all set to kick off its nationwide vaccination drive against Covid-19 on January 16. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had earlier this month approved Oxford Covid-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the
- [Bangladesh To Revert To 1972 Secular Constitution](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-to-revert-to-1972-secular-constitution/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK | TAKING the radical Islamist challenge head–on, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government has decided to revert to its 1972 Constitution offered by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman. At a media briefing on Friday, Bangladesh junior information minister Murad Hassan said an amendment will soon be tabled in Parliament and is likely to be
- [Burma | Junta’s Long History Of Executing Its Enemies](https://lookeast.in/burma-juntas-long-history-of-executing-its-enemies/) - BERTIL LINTNER | THE hangings of National League for Democracy (NLD) lawmaker Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw, pro–democracy veteran Kyaw Min Yu, widely known as ‘Ko Jimmy’, Ko Hla Myo Aung and Ko Aung Thura Zaw have caused outrage around the world, and clearly show that it is a folly to believe that any kind of
- [Rewrite Freedom Struggle History From Nationalist Approach | Jishnu](https://lookeast.in/rewrite-freedom-struggle-history-from-nationalist-approach/) - AGARTALA | TRIPURA deputy chief minister Jishnu Dev Varma urged the scholars to rewrite the history of India’s freedom struggle from the “nationalist” perspective while addressing a gathering of 132nd birth anniversary of revolutionary Ullaskar Dutta, who hailed from undivided Tripura. The event organised by Ullaskar Dutta Academy, a Kolkata based research group. Dev Varma
- [Jishnu Dev Varma | Ullaskar Speech](https://lookeast.in/jishnu-dev-varma-ullaskar-speech/)
- [Re–Reading Bankimchandra Anew](https://lookeast.in/re-reading-bankimchandra-anew/) - MANAS DAS | ALTHOUGH Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay, the Scott of Bengal, and the key figure in the literary renaissance of Bengal, is primarily known in our country and elsewhere as a pioneering Bengali novelist and the composer of India’s national song “Vande Mataram”, some of his works have often been criticized for their alleged championing of
- [Myanmar Orders 30 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses From India](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-orders-30-million-covid-19-vaccine-doses-from-india/) - ZAW ZAW HTWE | YANGON MYANMAR has ordered 30 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine from India that are due to arrive by February, according to the President’s Office. The Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, is producing the COVID-19 vaccine, called Covishield, that was developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.
- [Phuket Sandbox Welcomes 1st Quarantine Free Tourists](https://lookeast.in/phuket-sandbox-welcomes-1st-quarantine-free-tourists/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THAILAND's ambitious quarantine–free tourism experiment began on Thursday morning as an Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi carrying fully vaccinated passengers landed on the island of Phuket. After clearing immigration, the visitors were taken straight to their hotels, where they will wait for the results of PCR tests COVID-19. If the results
- [Those In Touch With Opposition Free To Leave | Mamata](https://lookeast.in/those-in-touch-with-opposition-free-to-leave-mamata/) - KOLKATA | WEST Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday issued a stern warning against 'anti–party activities' and said TMC leaders in touch with the opposition are free to quit the ruling party in the state. Although the TMC supremo did not take any name, party sources said that her jibe was at disgruntled leader
- [Rohingya | Dhaka Wants Suu Kyi To Join Talks In Beijing](https://lookeast.in/rohingya-dhaka-wants-suu-kyi-to-join-talks-in-beijing/) - DHAKA | UNB BANGLADESH wants Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be present at a tripartite meeting in Beijing as proposed by China to discuss Rohingya repatriation issues. "It won't be done without her presence. She should be there," Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen conveyed it to China. Foreign Minister Momen said the number
- [Nepal | Demands for Restoration of Country’s Hindu Identity](https://lookeast.in/nepal-demands-for-restoration-of-countrys-hindu-identity/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | FORMER Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, Kamal Thapa, reiterated his demand for the government to abdicate the ‘secular’ tag and restore the country’s Hindu identity on the Himalayan country’s Constitution Day. The long–pending demand for the restoration of Nepal’s earlier status as a Hindu state, which the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, led by
- [Customs Seize 25 Antiques Idols Near Bangladesh IB](https://lookeast.in/customs-seize-25-antiques-idols-near-bangladesh-ib/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THE world today is crippled by the throes of the ongoing COVID–19 Pandemic and the nations worldwide are collaborating and innovating to facilitate trans–border movement of goods and international trade for maintaining essential supply chains and for the welfare of humanity. Despite such positive endeavors to deal with this international emergency, some
- [India Describes Dhaka Tour As “Very Satisfactory”](https://lookeast.in/india-describes-dhaka-tour-as-very-satisfactory/) - DHAKA | BSS INDIAN external affairs secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla called his Dhaka tour “very satisfactory” as he wrapped up the two–day visit holding bilateral meeting with Bangladesh foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen with COVID–19 vaccine issue appeared to have largely featured the meeting. “I have a very satisfactory visit, a very short visit,” he
- [Indian Foreign Secretary In Dhaka](https://lookeast.in/indian-foreign-secretary-in-dhaka/) - DHAKA | BSS INDIAN Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla arrived here today on a two–day visit, Bangladesh foreign ministry and Indian high commission officials said. “He is expected to have bilateral talks with our foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen tomorrow,” a Bangladesh foreign ministry official said, briefly adding that Shringla was likely to have a
- [India Pushes For Change In Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/india-pushes-for-change-in-bangladesh/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK | AMID growing Indian suspicion about Bangladesh's increasingly close ties with China and even its reaching out to Pakistan a letter from foreign minister S Jaishanker to his Bangladesh counterpart AKA Momen has helped ease tensions. Jaishanker's 2 July letter reciprocates Momen's congratulations over India's becoming a non–permanent member of UN Security Council,
- [Bangladesh’s Many Stock Scams To Be Probed Again](https://lookeast.in/bangladeshs-many-stock-scams-to-be-probed-again/) - SYED MOAZZEM ALI | DHAKA FOWING up on a detailed intelligence report suggesting direct links between a 'Major Power' and one of her powerful advisors to unseat the Sheikh Hasina government, grapevine in Dhaka seem to suggest the reopening of Anti–Corruption Commission probes into the 1996 and 2011 Bangladesh Stock Market scams. One of the advisers whose
- [LeT Terrorist Tania Parveen, Was In Touch With Pakistani Handlers Though WhatsApp](https://lookeast.in/let-terrorist-tania-parveen-was-in-touch-with-pakistani-handlers-though-whatsapp/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | NATIONAL Investigation Agency (NIA) has got custody 22–year–old Lashkar–e–Taiba handler Tania Parveen from Kolkata, West Bengal. She was reportedly in touch with several Pakistani handlers though various Pakistani SIM cards and other channels like WhatsApp. NIA has now taken 10–day custody of Parveen where a team of anti–terror probe agency will question
- [Bangladeshi Boy Trafficked In Train Wagon](https://lookeast.in/bangladeshi-boy-trafficked-in-train-wagon/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | A 12–year–old Bangladeshi boy was rescued by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the Petrapole international checkpoint when he was being trafficked in an empty goods train wagon. On Monday evening, the boy was found travelling on the train from Bangladesh to India. During investigation, he said he hailed from a village
- [India Deployed CHINOOK Near China Border](https://lookeast.in/india-deployed-chinook-near-china-border/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | IN a bid to boost its capability to deploy troops and machines rapidly at remote places including the borders with China, the Indian Air Force has inducted the Chinook heavy–lift helicopters at the Mohanbari airbase in Assam. On Thursday, the Chinook were for the first time deployed for operations in the Vijaynagar
- [Nepal | Agency Gets Unlimited Surveillance Controls](https://lookeast.in/nepal-agency-gets-unlimited-surveillance-controls/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | NEPAL’s Special Service Bill giving the national intelligence agency unlimited surveillance and search powers. The proposed law, which permits communications interception without judicial oversight, should be revised to safeguard Nepalis’ vulnerable civil and political rights and their privacy. Nepali police and security forces had been collecting people's SMS and call details, as
- [Bodh Gaya Blasts | JMB Terrorist Arrested In Bengal](https://lookeast.in/bodh-gaya-blasts-jmb-terrorist-arrested-in-bengal/) - SYNDICATE FEED | THE Special Task Force of Kolkata Police on Friday (29 May) morning arrested Bangladesh–based terror outfit Jamaat–ul–Mujahideen Bangladesh's (JMB) top operative Abdul Karim alias Boro Karim. Abdul was arrested from Suti police station area in Jangipur of West Bengal's Murshidabad district bordering Bangladesh. Main leader of the Dhuliyan module and would
- [“Huge Potential For Solar”](https://lookeast.in/huge-potential-for-solar/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THERE is huge potential for entrepreneurship in solar energy but businesspersons in eastern India are not yet waking up to the opportunity, says top solar expert and Green Oscar recipient Shantipada Ganchaudhury. Delivering the keynote address at a seminar on solar business opportunities at Jadavpur University's Institute of Business Management, he said rooftop
- [First Coronavirus Case At Rohingya Refugee Camp](https://lookeast.in/first-coronavirus-case-at-rohingya-refugee-camp/) - COX’S BAZAR | A Rohingya refugee has become the first person to test positive for coronavirus in the vast camps in Bangladesh that house almost a million people. Health experts have been warning for some time that the virus could race through the sprawling, unsanitary camps that have been home to the refugees since they fled
- [Nepal Army Patrolling The Streets Raises Alarm](https://lookeast.in/nepal-army-patrolling-the-streets-raises-alarm/) - Syndicate Feed | The Nepal Army has mobilised its military police in four areas of Kathmandu Valley in order to prevent the misuse of its uniform to break the nationwide lockdown, according to the army. The military police, which is the army’s own law enforcement unit, has been mobilised in New Baneshwor, Thapathali, Kalimati and
- [UN Covid Surveillance Team Wants To Visit Rohingya Camps](https://lookeast.in/un-covid-surveillance-team-wants-to-visit-rohingya-camps/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THE United Nations wants to increase its manpower in Bangladesh to deal with the coronavirus in the Rohingya camps. To this end, the agency has sent a list of 63 people to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka. However, the ministry has approved to bring only 19 people. Meanwhile, the UN
- [JMB Planning To Hit Dalai Lama In Bodh Gaya](https://lookeast.in/bangladeshs-jmb-planning-to-hit-dalai-lama-in-bodh-gaya/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE | BANGLADESH's JMB terrorists were planning to attack the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Bihar's Bodh Gaya this year in cahoot with Indian Mujahideen, top Indian and Bangladesh intelligence officials said on Monday. They were planning to carry out a fidayeen attack at Bodh Gaya to avenge “atrocities” against Muslims in Myanmar, they
- [Trump Bringing Asian Rivals On The Same Page](https://lookeast.in/trump-bringing-asian-rivals-on-the-same-page/) - JASMEET WARAICH IT may seem trivial to compare a trade war to a real one, but trade war comes with potentially serious and unpredictable results as well — especially when Trump is involved. And even beyond that, it could preview how Trump might conduct himself in actual military conflict, in which his tendency to retaliate
- [Is Chinese Strategic Culture A Global Threat](https://lookeast.in/is-chinese-strategic-culture-a-global-threat/) - JUNAID ASHRAF | DURING the current decade, China has started looking outward, especially after the “Belt and Road Initiative” was announced by President Xi Jinping during his visit to Kazakhstan in September 2013. China’s strategic culture has often been described as defensive; the cult of defense, the teachings of Confucius and Sun Tzu and the
- [Is Trump Provoking China To War](https://lookeast.in/is-trump-provoking-china-to-war/) - FRANCESCO SISCI | TRUMP’s unclear outcome with North Korea and bad attitude toward friends and global institutions may weaken the US dominance on global narrative and give hawks in Beijing mistaken impressions that could mislead everybody to war. Just hours after the end of the historic summit in Singapore between US president Donald Trump and
- [What Can India Do To Handle The Dragon !](https://lookeast.in/what-can-india-do-to-handle-the-dragon/) - SK CHATTERJEE | THE Sydney Morning Herald ran a fine opinion article, Great powers stepping up on China, on June 4 regarding the recently concluded Shangri–La Dialogue in Singapore. The author, Peter Hartcher, said successive speakers at the forum talked about the rules–based order in the South China Sea, and the further their countries were from the
- [Reading Asia's New Contours](https://lookeast.in/reading-asias-new-contours/) - SINGAPORE | FROM the Himalayas to the Korean DMZ to the South China Sea, the balance of power in Asia appears to be shifting. But beneath the rhetoric, have the fundamentals really changed ? In East–West Center International Media Conference in Singapore, an expert panel of journalists, policy analysts, and academics examined the situation from
- [Arrested Chinese Part Of A Regional Drug Syndicate](https://lookeast.in/arrested-chinese-part-of-a-regional-drug-syndicate/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | FIVE Chinese nationals arrested from Kolkata railway station for carrying almost 200 kilos of ‘Amphetamine’, popularly worth Rs 400 million late last week are part of a regional drug syndicate, drug enforcement officials suspect. The arrests made by the Sealdah Government Railway Police (GRP) on 29 June but the case was later taken over by
- [The Indo–Pacific Axis](https://lookeast.in/the-indo-pacific-axis/) - (LOOKEAST carries excerpts from a very interesting book edited by top academic Baladas Ghoshal and Satis Chandra called "Indo–Pacific Axis: Peace and Prosperity or Conflict ". The excerpts are from the introductory chapter by Baladas Ghoshal, one of India's leading experts on South–east Asia, and now secretary general of the Society for Indian Ocean Studies.
- [China's Brave New World](https://lookeast.in/chinas-brave-new-world/) - GORDON WATTS | ISAAC Asimov was a visionary. The American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University was one of the “Big Three” science fiction writers of his generation along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. His seminal works were the Foundation, Galactic Empire and the Robot series. When asked about his views on technology, he simply
- [US Drug Enforcers In Calcutta To Grill Five Chinese](https://lookeast.in/us-drug-enforcers-in-calcutta-to-grill-five-chinese/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | SENIOR officials of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have reached Calcutta to investigate the Chinese drug syndicate exposed by recent arrests in the city. They have already questioned the five Chinese nationals arrested with a huge quantity of New York and China and pointed to synthetic amphetamine — type stimulants (ATS)
- [Trump Has Called China's Bluff](https://lookeast.in/trump-has-called-chinas-bluff/) - MINXIN PEI | WITH the imposition of 25% tariffs on $68 billion worth of their merchandise trade ($34 billion of exports each), the U.S. and China have fired the first salvos of their trade war. If one were to borrow a military analogy, the first round of the US–China trade war is either a skirmish or
- [DEBT TRAP | Kyaukphyu SEZ Wary Of Chinese Loans](https://lookeast.in/debt-trap-kyaukphyu-sez-wary-of-chinese-loans/) - NAN LWIN | MYANMAR will endeavour to take on no loans from China to complete the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) but would offer the developer no sovereign guarantees to mitigate risk if it does, said the project’s new chairman, seeking to allay fears of a debt trap. Sean Turnell, an economic adviser to State
- [The Long Human–Rights March](https://lookeast.in/the-long-human-rights-march/) - ARYEH NEIER | THERE has been a lot of bad news lately on the human–rights front. Syrian President Bashar al–Assad has resumed air strikes on his people, killing opposition fighters and civilians alike. Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party continues to make headway in its quest to destroy judicial independence. The United States Supreme
- [Indian Army At Ease With Latest Doklam Scenario](https://lookeast.in/indian-army-at-ease-with-latest-doklam-scenario/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THE India army has downplayed reports originating from US about heightened activity by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the Doklam plateau and attributed this more to the rotation of troops and winter stocking than a desire by China to strengthen its presence in a region where armies of the two countries were locked in
- [Chequebook Colonialism China Style](https://lookeast.in/chequebook-colonialism-china-style/) - GERARD DU CANN | THE country is accused of leveraging massive loans it holds over small states worldwide to snatch assets and increase its military footprint. Developing countries from Pakistan to Djibouti, the Maldives to Fiji, all owe huge amounts to China. Already there are examples of defaulters being pressured into surrendering control of assets or
- [Israeli Mini–Drones for Border Surveillance](https://lookeast.in/israeli-spylite-mini-drones-for-border-surveillance/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | The Indian Army, on Tuesday, contracted an unspecified number of Israeli SpyLite mini surveillance drones for its infantry units deployed along the high altitude range of the India–China border. Infantry units had demanded mini–drones that could be operated from Ladakh and across from Aksai Chin to keep an eye on the movement of Chinese forces. The SpyLite mini–drone will be provided by Cyient
- [Kakadu2018 | China, India in Australia’s Largest Maritime Exercise](https://lookeast.in/kakadu2018-china-india-in-australias-largest-maritime-exercise/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | CHINA and India are among the 27 countries now participating for the first time in Australia’s largest maritime exercise. More than 3,000 personnel from these countries are doing "joint training" off the strategic northern port of Darwin, Australian military says. Two of our Australian navy sailors are across actually, right now in the
- [Southeast Asia's Great Game](https://lookeast.in/southeast-asias-great-game/) - DAVID HUTT | PHNOM PENH IS China truly establishing dominance over neighboring Southeast Asia, or is it a prevailing perception among academics and journalists who have uncritically adopted a pervasive pro–China narrative built on Beijing’s rising investment and influence in the region ? Two recent Southeast Asian elections denote a shifting spectrum. Last month’s general
- [China Plans Kolkata — Kunming Bullet Train](https://lookeast.in/china-plans-kolkata-kunming-bullet-train/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | CHINESE Consul General in Kolkata Ma Zhanwu said his country was mooting a bullet train service between Kunming and Kolkata, traversing through Myanmar and Bangladesh. With joint efforts of India and China, a high–speed rail link could be established between the two cities, Mr Zhanwu said at a conference here. While elaborating
- [Indian Maoists Debunk China](https://lookeast.in/indian-maoists-debunk-china/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK | A 72 page document by the central committee of the CPI(Maoist) has attacked China for "integrating itself in the global capitalist–imperialist order" and denounced it as the "enemy of working class movements across the world." The document "China's Social Imperialism" was first written in Telegu last year, the year that marked the
- [India's Wishlist for China](https://lookeast.in/indias-wishlist-for-china/) - NEW DELHI | PTI India asked China to support the pending application in the United Nations (UN) to designate Pakistan–based Jaish–e–Mohammed (JeM) terror group leader Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, officials said. It also asked Beijing not to give shelter to hardline United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) leader Paresh Baruah on its soil,
- [Paresh Baruah | China Denies Given Shelter](https://lookeast.in/paresh-baruah-china-denies-given-shelter/) - BEIJING | IANS China denied giving shelter to Paresh Baruah, the chief of banned outfit ULFA–I (United Liberation Front of Asom–Independent), saying that it does not interfere in domestic affairs of other countries. China also said it has told India many times that it has issues in declaring Pakistan–based Masood Azhar a global terrorist and
- [ULFA Denies Yet Again, But WEEK Calls The Bluff](https://lookeast.in/ulfa-denies-yet-again/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THE ULFA has issued a denial yet again, saying the interview of its military wing chief Paresh Barua in the WEEK magazine was false. "Our leader has not given any such interview to anybody in the WEEK magazine," said a statement by ULFA. But the WEEK stood by its story and carried
- [Trump–Xi Makeover Is Significant](https://lookeast.in/trump-xi-makeover-is-significant/) - FRANCESCO SISCI | FOR 40 years the US worked to smoothly integrate China into the world. Today America has apparently given up on this plan and in any case at the end of the 90 days of truce agreed in the summit between American and Chinese presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, there will be
- [RIC | Finally Modi Gets His Foreign Policy Right](https://lookeast.in/ric-finally-modi-gets-his-foreign-policy-right/) - MK BHADRAKUMAR | THE G20 in Argentina last weekend turned out to be of great significance for India–China relations. On the sidelines of the event, PM Modi and President Xi Jinping had occasion to interact thrice — one bilateral meeting and a second meeting of BRICS leaders were scheduled in advance and then, lo and
- [Hasina's Adroit Sino–Indian Balancing](https://lookeast.in/hasinas-adroit-sino-indian-balancing/) - SREERAM CHAULIA | SHORTLY after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's record third successive win in Bangladesh's general elections, both Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping rushed to congratulate her effusively. The Iron Lady, who vanquished her domestic opponents on Dec. 31 through a mix of economic development and tight repression, is having
- [India Losses In Hasina Cabinet](https://lookeast.in/india-losses-in-hasina-cabinet/) - IRTIZA NASIM ALI | THE elections to Bangladesh’s national assembly were far from credible. And as if the election results were not shocking enough—the Awami League bagging 288 seats while the main opposition BNP only managing to win five—the 47–member cabinet held more surprises than the proverbial pandora’s Box. The total absence of the Awami
- [Kolkata–Kunming Bullet Train Possible | New China Consul](https://lookeast.in/kolkata-kunming-bullet-train-possible-new-china-consul/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK | KOLKATA's new Chinese consul Zha Liyou says a bullet train connecting Kolkata and Kunming through Myanmar and Bangladesh may not happen immediately but is "definitely possible" in not–too–distant future. "Cooperation between India and China is growing fast. Our leaders have decided to take BCIM (Bangladesh China India Myanmar) grouping forward. Kolkata and Kunming
- [Between Giants | Nepal’s Security Sector Reform](https://lookeast.in/between-giants-nepals-security-sector-reform/) - SUBINDRA BOGATI & JULIA STRASHEIM | SECURITY Sector Reform (SSR) programs that transform the structure and agency of security institutions in war–torn states have become a building block of post–war peacebuilding processes worldwide. SSR is commonly designed, financed, and implemented by a myriad of domestic and international actors. International know–how was long driven by Western
- [Former Envoy Pitches For Indian Exports To China](https://lookeast.in/former-envoy-pitches-for-indian-exports-to-china/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | FORMER Indian ambassador to China Gautam Bambawale on Saturday pitched for a determined push to boost Indian software and pharmaceutical exports to China. “If the Chinese open up to these exports from India, they can get quality products at very competitive costs and India can cut down its adverse balance of payments,"
- [China’s Azhar Volte Face Well Worked Strategy](https://lookeast.in/chinas-azhar-volte-face-well-worked-strategy/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK | CHINA’s lifting the ‘technical hold’ on the UN 1267’s committee’s resolution to declare Jaish–e–Muhammed chief Masood Azhar a ‘global terrorist’ is a well thought move on the South Asian chessboard, part of a much larger diplomatic effort to preserve peace in the region to avoid any major adverse impact on its ambitious
- [New Opportunities That Will Be Wasted](https://lookeast.in/new-opportunities-that-will-be-wasted/) - BHARAT KARNAD | THIS past fortnight, I was away, participating in the Yushan Forum 2019 in Taipei — an annual effort by the Taiwanese government to forge regional partnerships in the face of unrelentingly punitive policies of the communist China regime to isolate Taiwan, and thence to Istanbul where I sensed considerable unease among the
- [The Chinese Health Organisation !](https://lookeast.in/the-chinese-health-organisation/) - BRAHMA CHELLANEY | THE COVID-19 pandemic, much like a major war, is a defining moment for the world – one that demands major reforms of international institutions. The World Health Organisation, whose credibility has taken a severe beating of late, is a good place to start. The WHO is the only institution that can provide
- [A Chinese Hand In Stalling Naga Peace Process !](https://lookeast.in/a-chinese-hand-in-stalling-naga-peace-process/) - Lt General PC Katoch (retd) | THE “historic moment” of the signing of the “landmark peace accord” in August 2015 between the government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), in the presence of the prime minister, home minister and national security adviser, received extensive media coverage. Isak Chishi Swu, chairman, and
- [Poking The Dragon](https://lookeast.in/poking-the-dragon/) - AKSHAY NARANG | THE recent ‘2+2’ Dialogue between India and Japan at New Delhi with the Foreign and Defence Ministers of the two countries has come as a major cause of worry for Beijing. India seems to have made crucial inroads as far as luring Japan into investing in the North–east including the state of
- [China Denies Supplying Arms To Burmese Armed Groups](https://lookeast.in/china-denies-supplying-arms-to-burmese-armed-groups/) - SOE THU AUNG | IN a meeting with Myanmar Defence Services Commander in Chief, Chinese President Xi Jinping denied his country was supplying arms to ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) in Myanmar. Visiting Chinese President Xi met Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at the Reception Hall of Horizon Lake View Resort in Naypyitaw last Saturday.
- [Geopolitical Revolution Of The Chinese Virus](https://lookeast.in/geopolitical-revolution-of-the-chinese-virus/) - FRANCESCO SISICI | A geopolitical whirlwind has just started, following the consequences of the spread of the coronavirus, which is grinding global economies to a halt and crashing markets. The virus is changing the world as we knew it. TEMPEST ON THE LARGE MEDITERRANCAN The whole of Italy was put in a lockdown on
- [Chinese Pandemic](https://lookeast.in/chinese-pandemic/) - BRAHMA CHELLANEY | THE new COVID–19 coronavirus has spread to more than 100 countries – bringing social disruption, economic damage, sickness, and death – largely because authorities in China, where it emerged, initially suppressed information about it. And yet China is now acting as if its decision not to limit exports of active pharmaceutical ingredients
- [Rohingya | Who Attended Markaz, MHA Directs States To Screen Them And Their Contacts](https://lookeast.in/rohingya-who-attended-markaz-mha-directs-states-to-screen-them-and-their-contacts/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | TABLIGHI Jamaat has emerged as the biggest vector for the spread of the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic across Indian subcontinent. Since the massive gathering at the Markaz Nizamuddin was busted, the Islamic Missionary organisation has contributed a lion’s share to the total number of Coronavirus cases. Now, it is reported that even Rohingya Muslims,
- [Mentally Challenged Woman Who Stagnant Along India–Bangladesh Border Is From Kurigram](https://lookeast.in/mentally-challenged-woman-who-stagnant-along-india-bangladesh-border-is-from-kurigram/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE | THE identity of mentally challenged woman has been revealed who is staying at no–man’s land of India–Bangladesh border at Khatalchari of South Tripura, adjacent to Ramgarh Upa Zila of Khagrachhari Hill district. A senior official from Bangladesh foreign ministry told LOOKEAST that her name is Shahanaj Parvin a 32 years old lady
- [Where Has Myanmar's Peace Money Gone ?](https://lookeast.in/where-has-myanmars-peace-money-gone/) - SAW YAN NAING / LAWI WENG | UNDER former President Thein Sein’s government, over US$100 million poured into Burma’s peace programs by foreign governments and institutions. As the military-backed administration has given way to a National League for Democracy (NLD)-led government, questions linger about the transparency and influence of international funds on the peace process—critics argue that
- ['Mentally Challenged' Woman Stagnant Along India–Bangladesh Border](https://lookeast.in/mentally-challenged-woman-stranded-on-sandbar-along-india-bangladesh-border/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | The position of the mentally–challenged woman has now been changed with the change of water level of river Feni due to recent rainfall in the region. The ill woman is now Bangladeshi side of the border, near the BGB temporary tent post. OFFICIALS in Tripura confirmed a middle–aged woman, who is reportedly
- [Sandbar Woman](https://lookeast.in/sandbar-woman/)
- [Tripura Invokes ESMA After Nurses Complain Of Shortage Of Protective Gears](https://lookeast.in/tripura-invokes-esma-after-nurses-complain-of-shortage-of-protective-gears/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | The Tripura government has invoked the Essential Services Management Act (ESMA) after a group of nurses at a state–run hospital here complained about shortage of masks and other protective equipment in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Tripura is the second state after Madhya Pradesh to have enforced the Act of 1986,
- [Book Offers New Understanding To Indo—Myanmar Borderlands](https://lookeast.in/book-offers-new-understanding-to-indo-myanmar-borderlands/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK | ELEVEN articles by scholars and journalists have sought to provide a fresh outlook to understanding the borderlands of India and Myanmar, which have been in ferment since both countries became independent. Nicely worked into a compendium by ORF researchers Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury and Pahi Saikia of IIT–Guwahati, the volume published by Routledge
- [Tripura Royal Scion Fighting For Existence](https://lookeast.in/tripura-royal-scion-fighting-for-existence/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THE Tripura High Court has upheld the state government's claim on the famous Neermahal Lake Palace while disposing a petition challenging its ownership. The Neermahal was built by the state’s Manikya monarchs on the model of the Udaipur Lake Palace in Rajasthan called Jal Mahal. A division bench headed by Chief Justice
- [NRC Scare Amidst Bangladeshis](https://lookeast.in/nrc-scare-amidst-bangladeshis/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | BORDER Guards Bangladesh (BGB) have recently detained a huge number of people who trying to cross over to the country of origin (Bangladesh) through Maheshpur border in the wake of the Indian federal government’s announcement that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) would be implemented throughout India. Commanding Officer of 58 BGB,
- [NRC Exercise Won't Allow In Bengal | Mamata](https://lookeast.in/nrc-exercise-wont-allow-in-bengal-mamata/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | WEST Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee assured people that she will never allow NRC in the state even as Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said a citizen's list on the lines of the exercise in Assam will be carried out across the country. The TMC supremo sought answers from the
- [Repatriate Rohingyas For Regional Stability | Sk Hasina](https://lookeast.in/repatriate-rohingyas-for-regional-stability-sk-hasina/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | PRIME Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the world community to take appropriate measures for sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas for regional security and development, saying peace and harmony are essential for the prosperity of the region. “In terms of regional security, I would like to say that more than 1.1 million Rohingya citizens
- [Imphal—Mandalay Flights From Nov 23](https://lookeast.in/imphal-mandalay-flights-from-nov-23/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | MYANMARESE private airline Air KBZ will start operating twice–a–week flights on the Imphal—Mandalay route from Nov 23. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh made the formal announcement of the first ever international flight from Imphal airport. This makes Imphal the second airport in Northeast to receive international flights. Bhutanese carrier Druk Air
- [No Separate Flag For Nagas | India](https://lookeast.in/no-separate-flag-for-nagas-india/) - PTI | The government has ruled out a separate flag and constitution for the Nagas as demanded by the NSCN(IM), and made it clear that the endless negotiations with the insurgent group under the "shadow of guns" are not acceptable. Interlocutor for the Naga talks and Nagaland Governor RN Ravi said the government is determined
- [The Future Of Indo—Naga Peace Dialogue: Where Is It Going ?](https://lookeast.in/the-future-of-indo-naga-peace-dialogue-where-is-it-going/) - TAPAN BOSE | AFTER the BJP government’s decision to nullify Article 370 and end Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, Lal Thanhawla, five times Chief Minister of Mizoram state tweeted: “RED ALERT to the people of the NE. It has become a threat to states like Mizoram, Nagaland & Arunachal which are protected by the constitution.”
- [We Did Not Fire A Single Bullet | BSF](https://lookeast.in/we-did-not-fire-a-single-bullet-bsf/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THE BSF on Friday said the Bangladeshi action of killing their trooper and injuring another along the border in West Bengal was unprovoked and that its troops did not fire "a single bullet" when a flag meeting took place between the two sides. A senior official rejected the claim made by the
- [BSF Jawan Killed In Firing By Bangladeshi Border Guards](https://lookeast.in/bsf-jawan-killed-in-firing-by-bangladeshi-border-guards/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | IN a first of its kind incident, Bangladeshi border guards opened fire at a Border Security Force (BSF) team on Thursday killing a jawan after a 'flag meeting' along the Indo–Bangla riverine frontier in West Bengal, officials said. A second jawan was injured in the firing incident, they said. The action against
- [Bangladesh Becomes 2nd Fastest Growing Economy In South Asia | World Bank](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-becomes-2nd-fastest-growing-economy-in-south-asia-world-bank/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | BANGLADESH has become the second–fastest growing economy in South Asia after Bhutan. World Bank in its report 'South Asia Economic Focus, Making (De) Centralisation Work' — says that GDP growth rate of the country is projected to moderate to 7.2 per cent this fiscal year and 7.3 per cent in 2020 in
- [Is Teesta Happening !](https://lookeast.in/is-teesta-happening/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE | THOSE who think Mamata Banerjee was in Delhi for two days (18–19th Sept) to push PM Narendra Modi to get a name change for West Bengal are way off the mark. That is the story she sold but that possibly concealed a much bigger development. After weeks of sustained pressure on Mamata
- [NRC Must For National Security; Will Be Implemented | Shah](https://lookeast.in/nrc-must-for-national-security-will-be-implemented-shah/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THE NRC is “a must” for national security and will be implemented, Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared on Tuesday but made it clear that Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist refugees will be accorded Indian citizenship beforehand with the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Addressing a BJP seminar on the National Register
- [Bangladesh | Mahmudur Rahman On Dock For Money Laundering](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-mahmudur-rahman-on-dock-for-money-laundering/) - ANITA MATHUR | PRO–PAKISTAN leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Mahmudur Rahman has smuggled out millions of dollars from Bangladesh to Malaysia into ‘Second Home’ scheme. Malaysian government started the “Malaysia My Second Home’ program. Between 2002 and 2010, at least 1,862 Bangladeshi nationals bought Malaysian citizenship. But the number continued growing in the subsequent
- [No Change In Teesta Deal | India Assure Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/no-change-in-teesta-deal-india-assure-to-bangladesh/) - DHAKA | THE process of documenting and identifying illegal immigrants in Assam is India's "internal matter", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said as he held wide–ranging talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart A K Abdul Momen here. Jaishankar is in Dhaka on a two–day visit, his first to Bangladesh after taking over the charge of External
- [Will Not Let Even One Single Immigrant Stay In India | Amit Shah](https://lookeast.in/will-not-let-even-one-single-immigrant-stay-in-india-amit-shah/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | BJP national president Amit Shah assured the Assam unit of the party that measures will be taken to ensure that no illegal immigrant finds a place in the National Register of Citizens or NRC. After submitting a memorandum to Shah, who is also the Union Home Minister, at the venue of the
- [Tata Motors Gets Order From Bangladesh Army](https://lookeast.in/tata-motors-gets-order-from-bangladesh-army/) - PTI | NEW DELHI TATA Motors said in a statement it has received an order for over 200 units of its sports utility vehicle HEXA from Bangladesh Army. The company said it has won the contract for the four–wheel drive version of the model. Tata Hexa is being made available exclusively for the use
- [Bomb Manufacturing Unit In Bengaluru | 3 Bangladeshi Held](https://lookeast.in/bomb-manufacturing-unit-in-bengaluru-3-bangladeshi-held/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | NATIONAL Investigation Agency (NIA) busted a bomb manufacturing unit in Bengaluru, Karnataka and recovered grenades and an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from the location. Apart from the incriminating material, three persons from Bangladesh were also detained from the location. The NIA received the information about the bomb manufacturing unit through a Burdwan
- [NRC | The Unlucky Victims](https://lookeast.in/nrc-the-unlucky-victims/) - GUWAHATI | IT is hotter than Prague. It does not have the Czech capital’s cobbled squares or narrow streets but instead tin–roofed houses and paddies hemmed with palms and mango trees. Yet Franz Kafka would have felt quite at home in Assam. Since 2016 this hilly tea–growing state in India’s north–eastern corner has been compiling a
- [Assam Normal On The Eve Of Final NRC](https://lookeast.in/assam-normal-on-the-eve-of-final-nrc/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THE law and order situation in Assam is normal on the eve of publication of the final NRC and the Centre has rushed additional 51 companies of paramilitary forces to Assam to maintain law and order in the state, Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia said on Friday. The state police have
- [Halt Rohingya Returns | HRW](https://lookeast.in/halt-rohingya-returns-hrw/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THE Myanmar and Bangladesh governments should suspend plans to repatriate Rohingya refugees until returns are safe, voluntary, and dignified, Human Rights Watch said today. With new repatriations set to start on August 22, 2019, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camps protested that they will face the same violence and oppression in Myanmar that they
- [Dhaka Delhi Ties Reach A Newer Height | BD Envoy](https://lookeast.in/dhaka-delhi-ties-reach-a-newer-height-bd-envoy/) - NEW DELHI | THE friendly relations between Bangladesh and India have grown stronger and reached a newer height under the guidance of Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi. This was stated by Bangladesh envoy to India Syed Muazzem Ali in a speech to the officers taking part in the 59th NDC course at National
- [Jaishankar Reassures Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/jaishankar-reassures-bangladesh/) - AFSAN CHOWDHURY | INDIAN Foreign Minister Jaishankar’s visit was not a high rolling dice game but a low shouldered visit meant to preserve continuity of relations. It was one of the first foreign trips by the fresher FM in BJP’s round two cabinet. The biggest priority on Modi’s desk was Kashmir and that’s largely done.
- [Naga Accord Soon, Says Ravi, But How Soon !](https://lookeast.in/naga-accord-soon-says-ravi-but-how-soon/) - ANTHONY CHAKESANG | A proposed accord with Naga armed groups is expected to be concluded soon, Deputy National Security Adviser RN Ravi has said, just before he was named the next governor of Nagaland. Question is how soon is soon for Mr Ravi, because he had made a similar statement just before the Lok Sabha
- [Tarique Is Going To Control BNP](https://lookeast.in/tarique-is-going-to-control-bnp/) - SWADESH ROY | TARIQUE Rahman, son of Khaleda Zia, the leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is now in exile in London. He received two punishments from the apex court of Bangladesh. In a money laundering case, he got seven years’ jail, and in the dangerous 21 August case, which was also an attempt to
- [Bangladesh Ship Rescues Indian Fisherman](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-ship-rescues-indian-fisherman/) - Bangladesh Ship Rescues Indian Fisherman One of 25 missing fishermen was rescued alive by a commercial vessel of Bangladesh near Chittagong on Wednesday morning after five days. Crew members of the Bangladesh vessel who rescued him could not believe that he managed to float in the rough sea and sustain without water, food and life
- [BJP Demands NIA Probe On Sandeshkhali Killings](https://lookeast.in/bjp-demands-nia-probe-on-sandeshkhali-killings/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Senior BJP leader Mukul Roy blamed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for the clashes in North 24 Parganas' Sandeshkhali on Saturday that claimed three lives, and demanded an investigation into the violence by anti–terror probe agency NIA. After the clashes in North 24 Parganas district's Sandeshkhali on Saturday night, bodies of
- [India Probing Dawood Link With Bangladeshi Army Officer](https://lookeast.in/india-probing-dawood-link-with-bangladeshi-army-officer/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE | INDIAN intelligence agencies are probing a deep–rooted nexus involving underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and a London–based former Colonel of the Bangladesh army. The agencies suspect that the Bangladeshi army officer, allegedly involved in gun running, has links with Dawood Ibrahim's underworld activities operating from India's eastern borders. What prompted the intelligence agencies to probe the nexus
- [Arrest Warrant Issued For Myanmar Monk](https://lookeast.in/arrest-warrant-issued-for-myanmar-monk/) - ZAW NAING OO | A court in Myanmar has issued an arrest warrant for a nationalist Buddhist monk, Wirathu, on a charge of sedition, police said. Wirathu is known for his rhetoric against minority Muslims, particularly the Rohingya community, but he has also been critical of the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi and
- [Indian Navy Successfully Test–Fires MRSAM Missile](https://lookeast.in/indian-navy-successfully-test-fires-mrsam-missile/) - PTI | THE Indian Navy has successfully test–fired a Medium Range Surface to Air missile (MRSAM), achieving a significant milestone to enhance its anti–air warfare capability, the defence ministry said Friday. The test–firing of the missile was undertaken on the western seaboard by Indian naval ships Kochi and Chennai. "The Indian Navy achieved a significant
- [Reuters Journalists In Myanmar Walk Free From Prison](https://lookeast.in/reuters-journalists-in-myanmar-walk-free-from-prison/) - Yangon | Reuters TWO Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars. The two reporters, Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, had been convicted in September
- [Reuters Journalists In Myanmar Walk Free](https://lookeast.in/reuters-journalists-in-myanmar-walk-free/)
- [CHRI Asks Supreme Court Not To Rush NRC Process](https://lookeast.in/chri-asks-supreme-court-not-to-rush-nrc-process/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THE Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has urged the Supreme Court not to rush the NRC updating process and avoid a situation in which people are pushed back at gunpoint. "As concerned citizens, we look to the Supreme Court to reaffirm India’s constitutional and international obligations to rights on sensitive issues. That is why we
- [How Bangladesh Saved Rohingyas](https://lookeast.in/how-bangladesh-saved-rohingyas/) - MOHAMMAD ZIAUDDIN | REPORTS out of the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh usually focus on the massive humanitarian efforts carried out by host country and its international partners. Together, they have supplied food, education, housing and medicine for hundreds of thousands of people with no other place to go. Even more remarkable is what has not happened.
- [In Defence Of Bangladesh Polls](https://lookeast.in/in-defence-of-bangladesh-polls/) - TAHSEEN ALI | IT has become accepted wisdom that if a political party in a far–flung country wins an election overwhelmingly, the election must have been stolen. A healthy democracy should have competitive elections and governments that lack competition must be dictatorships. But what if the opposition party craters and offers little or nothing in
- [IIMC Alumni Meet Connections](https://lookeast.in/iimc-alumni-meet-connections/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THE annual meet of the West Bengal chapter of IIMC Alumni Association (IIMCAA), Connections, was held recently in Kolkata. Chapter president Subir Bhaumik presided over the meeting that was attended by Prof. Subir Ghosh, Ashish Chakrabarti, Pramod Kumar, Rajasthan Chapter President Amrita Maurya, National Organisation Secretary Ritesh Verma, Central Committee member Atul Gupta,
- [Reciprocal Operations | Against Separatists by Indian And Myanmar Army](https://lookeast.in/reciprocal-operations-against-separatists-by-indian-and-myanmar-army/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK | Naypyidaw and Shillong THE Indian army has completed a brief counter–insurgency drive against the Arakan Army (AA), now the strongest rebel group fighting for autonomy in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine province. At least three AA camps in Chhimtuipui district of India's northeastern state of Mizoram have been demolished, Indian army sources said. But details
- [Bangladesh–India hold 5th Joint Consultative Commission](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-india-hold-5th-joint-consultative-commission/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | BANGLADESH Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj concludes their 5th meeting of the Joint Consultative Commission between both the nations, in New Delhi. Indian External Affairs Minister warmly received the Bangladesh Minister at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhavan. She congratulated Momen on his appointment as the Foreign Minister of
- [Bangladesh Biman Avoided Hijack Attempt](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-biman-avoided-hijack-attempt/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | BIMAN Bangladesh Airlines flight BG–147 this afternoon evaded what it primarily appeared a hijack attempt of a Dubai–bound aircraft through its emergency landing at Chattogram Airport while the passengers and pilots came out of the aircraft. Witnesses said 15 minutes after the Boeing 777–800 ER flew from Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport
- [Myanmar | Is Suu Kyi Taking On The Generals To Push Constitutional Reforms](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-is-suu-kyi-taking-on-the-generals-to-push-constitutional-reforms/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK IN YANGON | THE passage of an ‘emergency proposal’ in the Myanmar parliament late January for a committee to discuss constitutional amendments has led to speculations that de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi may finally push the powerful military for change. On Jan 29, ruling NLD lawmaker Aung Kyi Nyunt, submitted an "emergency
- [Myanmar | Tatmadaw Takes Over NSCN(K) Hqs !](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-tatmadaw-takes-over-nscnk-hqs/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | THE Myanmar Army has taken control of the headquarters of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Khaplang (NSCN–K) in the Naga Self–Administered Zone of Sagaing Region without any clash between soldiers and rebels. U Kyaw Wan Sein, a member of the NSCN(K)s Central Executive Committee, told Burmese media that the group withdrew its fighters
- [Arakanese, Chin Flee To CHT As Tatmadaw Engaged With AA In Paletwa](https://lookeast.in/arakanese-chin-flee-to-cht-as-tatmadaw-engaged-aa-in-paletwa/) - MOE MYINT IN YANGON | ABOUT 250 newly displaced Arakanese and ethnic Chin from Chin State’s Paletwa Township were driven from their homes into neighboring Bangladesh last week by fierce fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA). Some of the children in the group are reportedly gravely ill as the refugees lack
- [Myanmar Army Promises To Throw Out Indian Rebels](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-army-promises-to-throw-out-indian-rebels/) - LOOKEAST REPORT MYANMAR's army has vowed to throw out all anti-Indian rebels from the country's Northeast from Burmese territory. While speaking at the recently held India-Myanmar regional border committee meeting, Major General Phone Myat, commander of Tatmadaw's North West Command told the Indian commanders that his forces would fight these rebel groups and chase them
- [Myanmar Army Attacks Naga Rebel Bases](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-army-attacks-naga-rebel-bases/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Myanmar Army Tatmadaw has launched an operation against an unspecified number of camps of NSCN–K group in the country's Sagaing Division since Wednesday. But the range and intensity of the operation was not yet clear. Neither the Myanmar nor the Indian army has come out with details so far but the rebel
- [ISI Planned To Assassinate Sheikh Hasina](https://lookeast.in/isi-planned-to-assassinate-sheikh-hasina/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | A sensational plot to assassinate Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members besides top leaders of the ruling Awami League ahead of the recently concluded December 30 parliamentary polls had been foiled, sources from Dhaka claimed. Bangladesh government with support from friendly partners had stumbled upon an alleged plan by
- [BNP-ISI Nexus Targets Hasina, But Fails](https://lookeast.in/bnp-isi-nexus-targets-hasina-but-fails/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK LOYALIST bodyguards and counter-terrorism officials have foiled an attempt on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in late August. Intercepts suggested that a group of 6 to 7 personnel of the SSF, who guards the Prime Minister, were all set to attack Hasina when she would take an evening stroll in her office on
- [BANGLADESH | 2018 ELECTION WAS MORE PEACEFUL](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-2018-election-was-more-peaceful/) - ALEX ELLIS | IN contrast to critics’ claims, Bangladesh’s national elections last year were more peaceful and ran more smoothly than previous elections. During the 2008 election, as many as 108 people died. The 2014 elections were even more violent. Instead of participating in 2014, the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) instigated nationwide strikes and
- [India’s Secret Operations To Merge Sikkim Revealed](https://lookeast.in/indias-secret-operations-to-merge-sikkim-revealed/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK | THE merger of the erstwhile Himalayan kingdom of Sikkim into India in May 1975 was the result of a top secret operation by India’s external intelligence agency, Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW), says a book by a retired senior official who was involved in it. “Sikkim Dawn of Democracy: The Truth behind
- [Bangladesh EC Plans Voter Registration For Expatriates](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-ec-plans-voter-registration-for-expatriates/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Bangladesh Election Commission plans to introduce a voter registration system for Bangladeshi expatriates living abroad, Chief Election Commissioner K.M. Nurul Huda said media in Dhaka. The CEC said the commission will set up offices in several places in Singapore, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Malaysia, UK, US, Italy, Australia and Canada, the hub of
- [Primitives Reconverted To Hinduism From Christianity In Tripura](https://lookeast.in/primitives-reconverted-to-hinduism-from-christianity-in-tripura/) - AGARTALA | THE Hindu Jagaran Manch, a Hindu right–wing group, claimed that 98 Christians belonging to 23 tribal families were “reconverted” to Hinduism in Tripura. The people, mostly tea garden workers hailing from Bihar and Jharkhand, had been converted to Christianity in 2010, Tripura unit president of the Hindu Jagaran Manch Uttam Dey said. They
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- [He Is Not Your Man](https://lookeast.in/he-is-not-your-man/) - SHOAIB DANIYAL | FOR some time now, the Bharatiya Janata Party has been on the lookout for historical icons. After building an impressive present as India’s largest party, it is only natural that it would now look to construct a notable past. Given the colossal role that the Congress played in the freedom struggle, the
- [Future Wars Will Be Fought In Cyber Domain — Indian Army Chief](https://lookeast.in/future-wars-will-be-fought-in-cyber-domain-indian-army-chief/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | General Bipin Rawat said there is a need to focus on incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data computing into the armed forces' system, saying the northern adversary of the country (China) is spending "huge money" on this technology. Addressing the valedictory function of the National Conference on "Self Reliance in Defence
- [“Eye For an Eye” — Arakan Army Chief to Tatmadaw](https://lookeast.in/eye-for-an-eye-arakan-army-chief-to-tatmadaw/) - NAN LWIN HNIN PWINT | The chief of the Arakan Army, Tun Myat Naing, recently spoke to media on his group’s policies and accusations by the President’s Office that it has ties to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army or ARSA. What is the situation like in Rakhine State’s Buthidaung (Township) after the President’s Office instructed
- [International Buddhist University Being Planned In Tripura](https://lookeast.in/international-buddhist-university-being-planned-in-tripura/) - AGARTALA | IN a bid to attract students from South East Asian countries like Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Sri Lanka, The International Buddhist Confederation plans to set up a Buddhist university in Tripura. A delegation from the Buddhist community has reportedly met Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb to discuss the proposal. “We met
- [SENTINELESE | World's Most Isolated Tribe](https://lookeast.in/sentinelese-worlds-most-isolated-tribe/)
- [Flawed Citizenship Bill | Opens Pandora Box In Northeast](https://lookeast.in/flawed-citizenship-bill-opens-pandora-box-in-northeast/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | WITH reports of violence over the passage of the flawed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha across all seven states (except Sikkim) in the region, India’s North East is on the boil. The Bill, notwithstanding its confusing use of the word immigrants for refugees fleeing religious persecution, seeks to replace the
- [Another Tragedy Awaits Kolkata](https://lookeast.in/another-tragedy-awaits-kolkata/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE | IT seems that people of Kolkata are going to witness another tragic infrastructural disaster very soon and this time the loss will be much bigger as it will not be just the loss of lives and resources, it will also be a loss of heritage and prestige. Calcutta High Court, a 156
- [Around 3 Million Face Non–Inclusion in Assam](https://lookeast.in/around-3-million-face-non-inclusion-in-assam/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK | A long exercise over determining citizenship in India's northeastern state of Assam may end up rendering around three million people stateless. Four million people, mostly Bengali Hindus and Muslims, were not included in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft that was published in July this year. Those excluded were asked to
- [We Will Be The Fastest Growing Economy Soon: Hasina](https://lookeast.in/we-will-be-the-fastest-growing-economy-soon-hasina/) - DHAKA | PRIME Minister Sheikh Hasina said that Bangladesh's rapid economic expansion will pick up further momentum to hit 10% annual growth over the next three years. Ahead of a general election on Dec. 30, the 71–year–old leader said her nation will shed its "least developed country" status from 2024. Hasina has overseen nearly a
- [The Hasina Hatrick](https://lookeast.in/the-hasina-hatrick/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has led her party to a third consecutive win in parliamentary polls, securing two–thirds majority in yesterday's election held in an atmosphere dominated by the ruling party men. Hasina is set to become the prime minister for the third straight time — an unprecedented feat in the
- [Cooperation with Bangladesh to continue | India](https://lookeast.in/cooperation-with-bangladesh-to-continue-india/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has congratulated her Bangladesh counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on his re–election in the 11th national parliamentary polls, an official release said. “Sushma called Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali yesterday to congratulate him on his election victory,” it added. Sushma Swaraj has said the
- [BNP Looks for Broader Opposition Unity](https://lookeast.in/bnp-looks-for-broader-opposition-unity/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE | The BNP is ready to accept Badruddoza Chowdhury and Dr Kamal Hossain to lead a broader anti–Awami League alliance ahead of the parliament polls slated for December this year. With their chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in jail and senior vice president Tarique Rahman in faraway London possibly facing conviction in the Aug 21st grenade
- [Inputs' About Paresh Barua Having Died !](https://lookeast.in/inputs-about-paresh-barua-having-died/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE | Indian Intelligence agencies have picked up 'inputs' about ULFA–I military wing chief Paresh Barua having died after sustaining severe injuries in a road accident on Sino–Burmese border. They say they are trying to confirm the 'inputs'. ULFA–I sources could not be immediately reached. Intelligence officials were unwilling to share details as
- [Bangladesh | Jaamat—BNP Parleys](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-jaamat-bnp-parleys/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE | NOW that the Jamaat–e–Islami is sure that BNP will contest the forthcoming Bangladesh polls, it has decided to join the fray. But it has lost the party’s registration with the Election Commission, the Jamaat is seeking to contest in the election as part of the 20–Party Alliance on the BNP symbol 'sheaf of
- [Awami Win Predicted](https://lookeast.in/awami-win-predicted/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | The ruling Awami League is expected to return to power with majority of parliamentary seats in the upcoming election partly owing to its well–entrenched system of patronage at local level and also because it has overseen a period of solid economic growth, according to London–based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The EIU, however,
- [ISI's Backs BNP In Bangladesh Polls](https://lookeast.in/isis-backs-bnp-in-bangladesh-polls/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | The recently leaked seven–minute telephone conversation between senior BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain and an agent of Pakistan’s Inter–Services Intelligence (ISI) has brought to light the Pakistani spy agency's active effort to influence the Dec 30 parliament election. Bangladesh intelligence sources said their investigations have found that the ISI has been maintaining regular
- [Trial Of 1971 War Crimes: Justice Triumphs](https://lookeast.in/trial-of-1971-war-crimes-justice-triumphs/) - BARRISTER TUREEN AFROZ | It has been a long journey to accomplish an impossible mission! However, the Awami League–led government remained committed to hold the war crime trials against the local and international pressure and unwarranted conspiracy. Almost nearing nine years into the operations of the war crimes tribunals, the trials of war criminals about
- [Cruise To Cox's Bazar Soon](https://lookeast.in/cruise-to-coxs-bazar-soon/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | BUOYED by successful trial of cargo movement to Bangladesh via the inland waterways protocol route, India is now preparing to exploit the path for the purpose of tourism, an official said. A transboundary river cruise operation is expected to commence from Kolkata in March next year through Sunderbans to Bangladesh and then
- [American ‘Adventure Tourist’ Killed By Primitive Tribes In Andaman](https://lookeast.in/american-adventure-tourist-killed-by-primitive-tribes-in-andaman/) - Associated Press | AN American adventurer who kayaked to a remote Indian island populated by a tribe known for shooting at outsiders with bows and arrows has been killed, police said Wednesday. Officials said they were working with anthropologists to recover the body. John Allen Chau, 26, was identified as the victim by Jeff King,
- [Mysterious Radio Signals Intercepted In And Around Kolkata](https://lookeast.in/mysterious-radio-signals-intercepted-in-and-around-kolkata/) - KOLKATA | SUSPICIOUS signals in coded languages in an around Kolkata for the past few weeks have been intercepted by Amateur Ham Radio Operators, prompting authorities to deploy round–the–clock monitoring of radio signals. The first such incident came into light just ahead of Diwali, after an Amateur Ham Radio Operator picked up suspicious radio signals
- [Banned Islamist March In Dhaka](https://lookeast.in/banned-islamist-march-in-dhaka/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | HIZB–ut–Tahrir supporters marched without fear in Dhaka on Monday with police nowhere in sight. What does this indicate ! A colossal failure of the police and its chief Javed Patwari. On Monday, around 30 members of Hizb–ut–Tahrir led a procession in Shahbagh, Dhaka. They were seen carrying a banner and chanting slogans,
- [Sino–Indian Rivalry for Influence in Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/sino-indian-rivalry-for-influence-in-bangladesh/) - ISHRAT HOSSAIN | INDIA should not be worried about Bangladesh’s close ties with China; the cooperation is meant only for development’, reassured Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while speaking to a visiting delegation of Indian journalists recently. Statements of this kind from Bangladesh’s leader point to a new reality for the country, where balancing two
- [Myanmar | Peace Process And Road To Reconciliation](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-peace-process-and-road-to-reconciliation/) - LAPHAI SENG RAW | The words of Archbishop Oscar Romero are as poignant today as when first spoken in 1978. Faith does not mean shying away or hiding from the challenges of the world. It means being responsive, compassionate and understanding in the front–line challenges of human life. It is thus a wonderful opportunity for
- [The Great Singur March](https://lookeast.in/the-great-singur-march/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | At least 10,000 farmers, Bargadars and agricultural workers launched a massive march towards Kolkata on Wednesday. The national highway lit up in the afternoon sun, as the farming community of rural Bengal, holding aloft giant Red flags, briskly covered 10 kms in just under three hours. The gritty farmers and farm workers
- [Bangladesh Scraps Rohingya Repatriation Plan](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-scraps-rohingya-repatriation-plan/) - COX’S BAZAR | 5:45 PM (BDT) Bangladesh officials say plans to begin repatriating more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees to Myanmar have been scrapped after officials failed to find any who wanted to go. Refugee Commissioner Abul Kalam told media on Thursday that the refugees “are not willing to go back now,” adding that officials “can’t
- [BNP Mayhem on Dhaka Street Revive 2013-14 Memories](https://lookeast.in/bnp-mayhem-on-dhaka-street-revive-2013-14-memories/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Police vehicles have been set on fire by BNP activists in Naya Paltan during a clash with the cops. Also, BNP supporters and police fought running battles in front of the party’s headquarters. TV footage showed a group of men vandalising a police pickup van and a patrol car before torching them
- [Myanmar | Painful Choice Facing Single Mothers](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-painful-choice-facing-single-mothers/) - YANGON | Eight months pregnant, shamed by her family and shunned by the father of her child, Aye Mar has accepted she will have to give up her baby to an orphanage in Myanmar, a country where single mothers are ostracised and deemed a “disgrace”. For now, she is taking refuge in a house in
- [Bhutan In Search of ‘New Friends’](https://lookeast.in/bhutan-in-search-of-new-friends/) - GUNJAN SINGH | It is essential at this time to reanalyse India–Bhutan relations in the backdrop of the Chinese inroads in South Asia. The recently concluded elections in Bhutan point to a wave of change in its domestic politics as the people of the landlocked country have voted a new party into power. How the
- [Bangladesh Rescheduled Poll Date](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-rescheduled-poll-date/) - DHAKA | The Bangladesh Election Commission rescheduled the 11th parliamentary election fixing the last date of nomination paper submission on November 28 and the polls date on December 30. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda announced the new schedule while addressing as the chief guest the inaugural function of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)
- [Rohingya Flee Refugee Camps in Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/rohingya-flee-refugee-camps-in-bangladesh/) - COX’S BAZAR & YANGON | Dozens of Rohingya Muslim families on a list of refugees set to be repatriated to Myanmar later this week have fled from camps in Bangladesh where they were living, a Rohingya leader said, even as Myanmar prepares to begin receiving them. “Most of the people on the list have fled
- [SCS | Military Escalation Between China and US Navies ?](https://lookeast.in/scs-military-escalation-between-china-and-us-navies/) - FRANCESCO SISCI | What’s really happening between the American and the Chinese navies — after two ships almost ran into each other in the South China Sea on September 30 — could determine the future ties of the countries. Are the two navies talking to each other to avoid future incidents ? Are the respective
- [Indonesia | Hydroelectric Dam Threatens to Wipe Out World's Rarest Ape](https://lookeast.in/indonesia-hydroelectric-dam-threatens-to-wipe-out-worlds-rarest-ape/) - STEPHEN LEAHY | The world’s rarest great ape, discovered only in 2017, will not survive the building of a $1.6 billion hydroelectric power plant and dam in the middle of its remaining habitat in Sumatra, Indonesia, wildlife experts warn. Only 800 of the newly identified Tapanuli orangutans remain in the wild, all in northern Sumatra’s Batang
- [Dhaka — Delhi Partnership to Search River Routes](https://lookeast.in/dhaka-delhi-partnership-to-search-river-routes/) - DHAKA | Bangladesh cabinet endorsed a protocol signed with India to dredge out about 470 kilometre river ways on Ashugonj — Jakigonj and Sirajgong — Doikhawa route on partnership basis. “The ‘Addendum to the Protocol on Inland Water Transport and Trade’ was approved” in the weekly cabinet meeting with prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the
- [Falsehoods Galore Before Bangladesh Polls](https://lookeast.in/falsehoods-galore-before-bangladesh-polls/) - TAHSEEN ALI | Bangladesh is preparing for national elections at the end of the year. As usual, a concerted disinformation campaign is being waged against the government by opposition groups. Opponents are crying foul in regional publications like South Asian Monitor.com over what they call an authoritarian crackdown on dissent. This is untrue. Bangladesh is home
- [Dozens of Rohingya Flee Camps](https://lookeast.in/dozens-of-rohingya-flee-camps/) - YANGON / COX’S BAZAR | Dozens of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and Bangladesh have boarded boats to try to reach Malaysia, officials and aid workers said, raising fears of a fresh wave of such dangerous voyages after a 2015 crackdown on people smugglers. One boat attempted to set sail from the southern coast of Bangladesh,
- [High Stake Bangladesh Polls On Dec 23](https://lookeast.in/high-stake-bangladesh-polls-on-dec-23/) - DHAKA | BSS Bangladesh Election Commission set December 23 for the 11th parliamentary election. “The voting will be held on December 23, 2018” Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda said while announcing the election schedule in an address to the nation on state-run television and radio. The CEC said the last date of submission
- [Tripura Set To Buy IL&FS Shares In Palatana](https://lookeast.in/tripura-set-to-buy-ilfs-shares-in-palatana/) - AGARTALA | The Tripura government will soon start dialogue for purchase of 26% equity shares of the Palatana gas thermal power project from Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS). The 726.6 Megawatt (MW) gas–based power project, run by ONGC Tripura Power Company (OTPC), was launched in 2014 as a joint venture between ONGC, IDFC, IL&FS
- [ULFA Denies Barua's Death](https://lookeast.in/ulfa-denies-baruas-death/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | The ULFA has denied intelligence reports about their leader Paresh Barua succumbing to injuries sustained in a road accident. A ULFA statement signed by a member of its publicity department Romel Asom said the reports about Barua’s death were 'fake and incorrect'. It said: "Our leader is safe and sound." The statement
- [Dialogue Begins In Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/dialogue-begins-in-bangladesh/) - DHAKA | BSS The much–anticipated dialogue between the 14–party alliance and the National Unity Front (NUF) kicked off at prime minister’s official Ganabhaban residence this evening. “The dialogue began at about 7 pm,” a Ganabhaban official familiar with the talks said. Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is leading a 23–member team of the 14–party alliance
- [ULFA Sources Admit Accident, Deny Paresh's Death](https://lookeast.in/ulfa-sources-admit-accident-deny-pareshs-death/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Senior ULFA sources have admitted that their military wing chief Paresh Barua had met with an accident "sometime ago". But they told LOOKEAST that Barua has been recovering and the rumour about his death 'does not appear to be true.' "He indeed suffered multiple fractures on several ribs and on his leg
- ["South Asia Should Remove Trade Barriers"](https://lookeast.in/south-asia-should-remove-trade-barriers/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Deeper regional trade and connectivity has the potential to more than triple India’s trade with its South Asian neighbours, says a new World Bank report. A Glass Half Full The Promise of Regional Trade in South Asia, estimates India’s potential trade in goods with South Asia at $62 billion against its actual
- [Bhutan's New Govt Keeps Delhi Guessing](https://lookeast.in/bhutans-new-govt-keeps-delhi-guessing/) - MANOJ JOSHI | It’s a measure of our attitude to neighbours that the outcome of the third, and possibly most consequential general elections in Bhutan that took place, hardly figured in the Indian media the day the results came out. The decisive victory of a party, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT), which was set up only
- [Hefajat Heading for Rift !](https://lookeast.in/hefajat-heading-for-rift/) - M NURUL HAYAT CHOWDHURY | Cracks have surfaced within the Hefajat–e–Islam over a proposed public reception to prime minister Sheikh Hasina, prompting the Islamist group's senior Nayeb–e–Ameer Mohibullah Babunagari to resign. The proposal that threw Hefajat into the crisis came from none other than its undisputed supremo, Shah Ahmad Shafi. On October 1, he announced
- [Why Small Parties Seen Big in Bangladesh Politics ?](https://lookeast.in/why-small-parties-seen-big-in-bangladesh-politics/) - SWADESH ROY | The eleventh parliament election of Bangladesh is coming soon. Most probably, it will be held in the last week of December. The alliance running the government, basically, their leader Sheikh Hasina, the present Prime Minister is now in an absolute vigorous position. There is no leader in the country to compete with
- [Dhaka Reluctant to Accept New Pakistani Envoy](https://lookeast.in/dhaka-reluctant-to-accept-new-pakistani-envoy/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | After India, ties between Pakistan and Bangladesh have also gone sour as Dhaka has refused to accept new Pakistani high commissioner to Bangladesh. Credible diplomatic sources revealed that awaiting the agreement of high commissioner to Bangladesh Saqlain Syedah. The post of the high commissioner of Pakistan to Bangladesh went vacant after the
- [The Crown Prince of Crime](https://lookeast.in/the-crown-prince-of-crime/) - INAM AHMED / SHAKHAWAT LITON | He was hardly known to outsiders until his father, General Ziaur Rahman who became Bangladesh's president in the process of several coups and counter–coups, died in another military putsch in May 1981. For the first time, through a Bangladesh Television programme “Jodi Kichhu Money Na Koren”, the countrymen came
- [Bangladesh Economy Rising](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-economy-rising/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Bangladesh is likely to be one of the biggest mover in the global gross domestic product rankings in 2030, says a report of HSBC Global Report. The report titled “The World in 2030: Our long term projections for 75 countries” says Bangladesh is becoming the 26th largest economy in the world from
- [Indian Campaigner Wins Award for Helping Women Facing Violence](https://lookeast.in/indian-campaigner-wins-award-for-helping-women-facing-violence/) - BELINDA GOLDSMITH | An Indian campaigner supporting women survivors of violence in northeast India was named as one of two winners of an annual award recognising female human rights workers. Binalakshmi Nepram shared the Reach All Women in WAR (RAW in WAR) Anna Politkovskaya Award with Nobel literature laureate Svetlana Alexievich, an investigative journalist and
- [One Killed in Dum Dum Blast](https://lookeast.in/many-injured-in-dum-dum-blast/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | A crude bomb exploded at the crowded marketplace in Dum Dum on the northern fringes of Kolkata Tuesday morning, killing a seven–year–old boy and injuring nine others and triggering a war of words between the ruling Trinamul Congress and the BJP. Killing a seven–year–old boy and injuring nine others and triggering
- [Manipur University in Turmoil](https://lookeast.in/manipur-university-in-turmoil/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | There has been no rest at Manipur University since the Ministry of Human Resource Development appointed its new Vice–Chancellor in October 2016. After inquiry, he was suspended. In the meantime, he had appointed a Pro–Vice Chancellor which led to student protests against him. After three months of agitation, the semester examinations were
- [Media Slams Shah for 'Termite' Remark](https://lookeast.in/indian-media-slams-shah-for-termite-remark/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Indian media came down heavily on ruling Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah’s reference to illegal immigrants from Bangladesh as “termites” and “vermin” saying it “deepens divides” and risks “ruining relations” with that country. It also questioned Shah’s reportedly dishing out the figure of 100 crore “illegal Bangladeshi immigrants” in India. Many
- [Poll Boycott Won’t Help BNP](https://lookeast.in/poll-boycott-wont-help-bnp/) - SAJEEB WAZED JOY | Government opponents claim that democracy in Bangladesh is broken. They call the 2014 general elections invalid and say the upcoming elections will be, too. They allege that the disappearance of some opposition leaders was a government conspiracy. They are wrong. None of these claims are true. BNP chose to boycott
- [Canada Strips Suu Kyi of Honorary Citizenship](https://lookeast.in/canada-strips-suu-kyi-of-honorary-citizenship/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Canada's parliament voted unanimously to effectively strip Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary Canadian citizenship over the Rohingya crisis. Ottawa had given the long–detained democracy advocate and Nobel laureate the rare honour in 2007. But her international reputation has become tarnished by her refusal to call out the atrocities
- [Hasina Receives Two Awards During UNGA](https://lookeast.in/hasina-receives-two-awards-during-unga/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received two awards this week for her government’s humanitarian response to the Rohingya refugee crisis. She received the International Achievement Award from the Inter Press Service News Agency and the “2018 Special Recognition for Outstanding Leadership Award from the General Kofi Annan and former UN Secretary General
- [ISIS Footprint In Bay of Bengal](https://lookeast.in/isis-footprint-in-bay-of-bengal/) - HAKIMI ABDUL JABAR | A detailed investigation inside Myanmar’s Rakhaine state has revealed that a Rohingya armed group brandishing guns and swords is responsible for at least one, and potentially a second, massacre of up to 99 Hindu women, men and children as well as additional unlawful killings and abductions of Hindu villagers in August 2017.
- [BANGLADESH | 21st Aug Grenade Attack Verdict on Oct 10](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-21st-aug-grenade-attack-verdict-on-oct-10/) - DHAKA | BSS The special court, trying the August 21st grenade attack case, today set October 10th for delivering its verdict wrapping up the protracted trial of the attack that killed 24 people and wounded some 500 others. “The trial process continued for a long time and now reached a stage . . . the
- [Long Told Lies](https://lookeast.in/long-told-lies/) - SYED BASHIR | Now for the first time in last four years, BNP has admitted that the ‘fugitive’ and convicted eldest son of Begum Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman has submitted his passport to the UK Home Office and is staying there on cover of a political asylum in London. And with this admission coming into light, a long
- [Vajrayana Buddhism | Tradition and Innovation in 21st Century](https://lookeast.in/vajrayana-buddhism-tradition-and-innovation-in-21st-century/) - LOOKEAST REVIEW | The book, A Mandala of 21st Century Perspectives, is the proceedings of the international conference on Tradition and Innovation in Vajrayana Buddhism, held in Thimpu. It is the first of its kind dedicated solely on Vajrayana Buddhism in Bhutan. The conference was jointly organised by the Central Monastic Body and the Centre for
- [Manipur Rebel Chief Nabbed in Kolkata](https://lookeast.in/manipur-rebel-chief-nabbed-in-kolkata/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Banned Manipur outfit Kangleipak Communist Party’s (Military Council Progressive) chairman Amon Nelson Singh was arrested in Kolkata by the city police’s Special Task Force (STF). Singh, alias Chingkhei Khuman alias Mahekhomba Metel, was arrested in a case filed by the STF and booked for criminal conspiracy under the Indian Penal Code and
- [DG BSF | Mamata Govt. 'Friendly' to Rohingyas](https://lookeast.in/dg-bsf-mamata-govt-friendly-to-rohingyas/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | West Bengal is "slightly friendly" to the Rohingyas and has set up special camps for about 70 such families, BSF Director General K K Sharma told reporters in Delhi, asserting he has got an inquiry conducted to ascertain their numbers. The chief of the border guarding force, which guards the 4,096–km–long India–Bangladesh
- [Laser Walls for Bangladesh Border](https://lookeast.in/laser-walls-for-bangladesh-border/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | The Border Security Force (BSF) is set to install laser walls and smart sensors along the Indo-Bangla international border in West Bengal to plug the porous riverine (including Ichamati River) and unmanned terrain in the area in order to keep to check infiltration and terrorism. “Very soon laser walls and smart sensors
- [IRI | Bangladeshis Optimistic for the Future; More Inclusive Government](https://lookeast.in/iri-bangladeshis-optimistic-for-the-future-more-inclusive-government/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | A nationwide poll of Bangladeshis released by the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) Center for Insights in Survey Research reveals that a majority think the country is headed in the right direction, but wish to see a more inclusive government. “The optimism reflected in this survey presents the government with a great opportunity
- [The Future of Myanmarese Peace Process](https://lookeast.in/the-future-of-myanmarese-peace-process/) - SAI WANSAI | The national peace negotiation process in Myanmar is not working, and it is currently facing stagnation. The national peace negotiation process in Myanmar is not working, and it is currently facing stagnation. After a 14–month delay, a third “Union Peace Conference—21st Century Panglong” (UPC–21CP) took place in Nay Pyi Taw in mid–July
- [MYANMAR | Reuters Reporters Jailed For 7 Years With Hard Labour](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-reuters-reporters-put-in-jail-for-7-years-with-hard-labour/) - MYO MYO / JAMES HOOKWAY in Yangon and Bangkok | A Myanmar court sentenced two Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo to seven years with hard labour in prison on for obtaining state secrets. Defendants Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were entrapped by police officers who planted classified documents on them to
- [Myanmar Punishes Soldiers For Rohingya Killings](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-punishes-soldiers-for-rohingya-killings/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Seven Myanmar soldiers have been sentenced to jail with hard labour for their part in the extrajudicial killings of 10 Rohingya Muslim men last year, according to a Facebook post by the army chief late on Tuesday. The bloody incident in Inn Din village on 2 September is the only atrocity to
- [India Will Build Raxaul — Kathmandu Railway Line](https://lookeast.in/india-will-build-raxaul-kathmandu-railway-line/) - KATHMANDU | India and Nepal Friday exchanged an MoU to build a strategic railway line connecting Bihar’s Raxaul city to Kathmandu after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks on all aspects of the bilateral ties with his Nepalese counterpart K. P. Sharma Oli. This was the third meeting between Modi and Oli this year. They
- [Shahidul Arrest Justified](https://lookeast.in/shahidul-arrest-justified/) - SAJEEB WAZED | Overwhelmed by grief when a bus struck and killed two high schoolers, students took the streets in Bangladesh’s capital of Dhaka last month to demand improved road safety. The government heard the students and responded with a resounding “yes.” It promised to bolster enforcement of traffic laws and increase the penalty for
- [BNP Plans Massive Agitation With Selective Terror](https://lookeast.in/bnp-plans-massive-agitation-with-selective-terror/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | BNP plans to start a massive public agitation from mid–September to back its demand for 'free and fair polls under a neutral dispensation '. But unlike the party's previous violent agitation that targeted public transport to cause large scale panic, the BNP and its radical allies in the over–ground and the underground
- [NSCN–K Impeaches Chairman](https://lookeast.in/nscn-k-impeaches-chairman/) - DAVID MAYUM / IMPHAL | The Khaplang faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland has unanimously elected Yung Aung as the new acting chairman of the party, at the same time impeaching Lt. Gen. Khango for violating the principles of the party, press release received said. On Friday, Khango Konyak was removed from the
- [Boon For Lookeast](https://lookeast.in/boon-for-lookeast/) - RUPAKJYOTI BORAH | The recent opening of two land–border crossings between India and Myanmar at Tamu–Moreh in the state of Manipur and Rihkhawdar–Zowkhawtar in Mizoram will go a long way toward bringing India and Myanmar closer. According to a statement issued by the Indian Embassy in Myanmar, “the landmark Land Border Crossing Agreement between India
- [Sinha Took Money From Jamaat Leader](https://lookeast.in/sinha-took-money-from-jamaat-leader/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Former chief justice of Bangladesh Surendra Kumar Sinha has taken a huge amount of money from Mir Mamun, brother of war criminal Mir Quasem Ali, Bangladesh media reports quoting intelligence sources indicate. The payment was made in the chamber of an American dental surgeon who was treating Sinha’s wife this month.
- [The Kamal Hossain Conspiracy](https://lookeast.in/the-kamal-hossain-conspiracy/) - LOOKEAST INVESTIGATION | Bangladesh intelligence agencies have ferreted out the contours of a major conspiracy to bring down the Sheikh Hasina government masterminded by Dr Kamal Hossain who was once close to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Dr Kamal is trying to kick–start a widespread agitation for the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government after the
- [Bangla Terrorist Jahidul A Prize Catch](https://lookeast.in/bangla-terrorist-jahidul-a-prize-catch/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Top terrorist Mohammed Jahidul Islam, a leader of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh or JMB, has been arrested in Bangalore and booked for his involvement in Bihar's Bodh Gaya explosion, the National Investigation Agency has said. Jahidul had established a solid trans–border network of Islamist radicals spanning India and Bangladesh in the last four years
- [Why This Demonstration In Calcutta !](https://lookeast.in/why-this-demonstration-in-calcutta/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | The student protests in Bangladesh for road safety has come to an end. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has accepted the student demands and they have heeded her appeal to return to classrooms. Some of the placards and the posters carried by the Calcutta demonstrators carried political messages and had nothing to
- [BSF — BGB Meets At Siliguri](https://lookeast.in/bsf-bgb-meets-at-siliguri/) - DHAKA | A border coordination conference between Jessore and Rangpur regions commanders of BGB and frontier IGs of North Bengal, South Bengal and Guwahati frontiers of Indian BSF began today at Siliguri. Additional Director General and Region Commander of South–West Region of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Nahidul Islam Khan, is leading a 12–member Bangladesh delegation,
- [91 Killed | Await Rescue After Massive Quake In Indonesia](https://lookeast.in/91-killed-await-rescue-after-massive-quake-in-indonesia/) - JAKARTA | At least 91 people — all Indonesian — were killed by the 6.9–magnitude quake and more than 200 were injured, Indonesian authorities said Monday. Most of the dead were killed by falling debris. The number of victims is expected to rise, according to Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the head of Indonesia's disaster management department.
- [Powerful Quake Kills 14 On Indonesian Tourist Island Lombok](https://lookeast.in/powerful-quake-kills-14-on-indonesian-tourist-island-lombok/) - REUTERS | A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the popular tourist island of Lombok in Indonesia on Sunday killing 14 people and sending villagers fleeing from their beds into open fields to avoid collapsing buildings. The quake, which rocked the island early in the morning when many people were still asleep, injured 162 people and
- [The Saga Of The Asamiya Legacy](https://lookeast.in/the-saga-of-the-asamiya-legacy/) - ANINDITA DASGUPTA | Ever since the time of Independence, the constant political refrain in this pivotal state of the Indian northeast has been the ‘inundation’ it is said to be facing from East Bengali, later Bangladeshi, “illegal” migrants. It was this issue which fuelled the sons–of–soil Assam Agitation of the late 1970s and early 1980s;
- [NRC | 4 Million Names Dropped In Assam](https://lookeast.in/nrc-4-million-names-dropped-in-assam/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Nearly 4 million or 40 lakh people in Assam have been left out of a draft list of citizens released today. They face deportation if they cannot prove their citizenship after submission of claims. The state's National Register of Citizens or NRC has been updated for the first time since 1951 to
- [Bangladesh Pitches For Assam Waterway Use](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-pitches-for-assam-waterway-use/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | ‘Allowing movement of cargo through small mechanised boats along India–Bangladesh protocol route will benefit local economy and create livelihoods’, said Mohammad Abu Jafor Howlader, Director, Marine Safety Traffic Management Department, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), Government of Bangladesh. He was delivering the keynote address at the India–Bangladesh Dialogue on ‘Prospects of cross–border
- [NRC | Assam To Release Second Draft](https://lookeast.in/nrc-assam-to-release-second-final-draft/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Assam will release the second draft of its National Register of Citizens. If the name of a resident of the state is on the list, then he or she is a citizen of Assam and therefore India if not, then he or she will have to prove his or her citizenship. The Supreme
- [Bangladeshis, Rohingyas Facing Eviction From Manipur](https://lookeast.in/bangladeshis-rohingyas-facing-eviction-from-manipur/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Facing eviction and possible deportation, Bangladeshis and Rohingyas went on a rampage in Manipur, protesting the contentious Manipur People’s Protection Bill, 2018, that was recently passed in the State Assembly by the Biren Singh government. Police retaliation wounded six protesters even as four cops, including a superintendent of police, were seriously injured.
- [Indian Companies Should Boost Investment In Bangladesh | Bangla Envoy](https://lookeast.in/indian-companies-should-boost-investment-in-bangladesh-bangla-envoy/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali has urged the Indian companies to make investment in Bangladesh taking advantage of its impressive economic growth. “The most practical cause of action would be to set up a series of “buy–back” projects, where Indian investors will set up industries in Bangladesh and re–export to India and
- [SC Pulls Up CBI On Manipur Encounters](https://lookeast.in/sc-pulls-up-cbi-on-manipur-encounters/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | The Supreme Court has pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation for the agency’s slow pace of investigation into the alleged extra–judicial killings by security forces in Manipur. The top court had earlier directed the CBI to constitute the team to examine records, file necessary FIRs and complete the investigation into the alleged
- [Thai Cave Boys Make First Public Appearance](https://lookeast.in/thai-cave-rescue-boys-make-first-public-appearance/) - CHIANG RAI, THAILAND | 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded Thai cave complex described how they survived on nothing but dripping water, and even tried to dig their way out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Usm7KnGXo The Wild Boars team were making their first public appearance after the long ordeal, waving, smiling and offering Thai
- [Apache And Chinook Chopper For India](https://lookeast.in/apache-and-chinook-chopper-for-india/) - NEW DELHI | Boeing on Friday said that it has carried out the first flights of India's Apache and Chinook helicopters destined for delivery in 2019. "First flight of India's Apache and Chinook helicopters are important milestones towards strengthening Indian armed forces capabilities," Boeing India President Pratyush Kumar was quoted as saying in a statement.
- [Trinamul Minister Hopes Hasina's Return To Power](https://lookeast.in/trinamul-minister-hopes-hasinas-return-to-power/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Trinamul minister Sadhan Pande hoped on Monday that Sheikh Hasina will come back to power in the forthcoming parliament elections in Bangladesh. "She is a great leader and there is no regional problem that she and our leader chief minister Mamata Banerji cannot solve," Sadhan Pande told a conference at Calcutta’s Park hotel.
- [NRC | July Only Draft, Says Rajnath](https://lookeast.in/nrc-july-only-draft-says-rajnath/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Union home minister Rajnath Singh has sought to assuage minorities in Assam that all will not be lost for them if their names are not included in the NRC now being updated. "The government wants to make it clear that the NRC to be published on 30th July is only a draft. After
- [NRC | The Silver Bullet Of Assam ?](https://lookeast.in/nrc-the-silver-bullet-of-assam/) - STUTI AICH | A major issue which has dominated the state of Assam is the National Register of Citizens, whose first draft was published at the stroke of midnight on 31 December 2017. The names of 1.9 crore people out of the 3.29 crore total applicants in Assam, were reflected in the draft, recognising them as
- [NAGA SETTLEMENT | Not Immediately Possible](https://lookeast.in/naga-settlement-not-immediately-possible/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Failure to agree on a special arrangement for Nagas living outside Nagaland is delaying an early settlement of the six decade old imbroglio. LOOKEAST has learnt that the NSCN–IM is not happy with grant of educational and cultural rights that the Modi government has so far promised them. They want some political
- [Confusion Galore Over Naga Accord](https://lookeast.in/confusion-galore-over-naga-accord/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK | Two Christmas have passed after the Modi government signed the Framework Agreement with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN)'s Issac-Muivah faction in August 2015 but a final settlement of the Naga imbroglio is nowhere in sight. The framework agreement is still under the wraps and the extended secrecy has only fuelled apprehensions
- [Whither Naga Accord !](https://lookeast.in/whither-naga-accord/) - RUPA CHINAI | ‘Kuknalim‘, or ‘victory to the land’, is a greeting that has been long associated with the Naga freedom struggle. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the sensitive border state of Nagaland to inaugurate the Hornbill Festival in December 2014, he ended his speech with a resounding triple invocation of ‘kuknalim’, surprising and impressing his
- [Cave Boys Make First Public Appearance](https://lookeast.in/thai-cave-boys-make-first-public-appearance/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Usm7KnGXo CHIANG RAI, THAILAND | 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded Thai cave complex described how they survived on nothing but dripping water, and even tried to dig their way out. The Wild Boars team were making their first public appearance after the long ordeal, waving, smiling and offering
- [Hima | It's Not The Shoes But The Soul](https://lookeast.in/hima-its-not-the-shoes-but-the-soul/) - MRITYUNJOY CHATTERJEE | She is the daughter of a rice farmer in remote Assam. Her name is Hima — daughter of Ranjit and Jomali das. On the fateful day — Ranjit and Jomali sat before a neighbour's television and watched Hima win the gold. Then they wept...tears of joy, tears of pride. Tears to wipe
- [Bangladesh, Indian To Work For Crime Free Border](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-indian-to-work-for-crime-free-border/) - DHAKA | The sixth Bangladesh–India home minister level talks today decided to work in closer cooperation to ensure a crime free border, training of policemen and combating militancy. Briefing newsmen after the talks with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said security issues largely featured their meeting with particular focus on
- [Myanmar Charges Reuters Journalists](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-charges-reuters-journalists/) - SHAYNA BAUCHNER | A judge in Yangon formally charged two Reuters journalists for possessing confidential government documents in the latest blow to press freedom in Myanmar. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, detained for the past seven months during preliminary hearings, will now face trial for allegedly violating Myanmar’s colonial–era Official Secrets Act, which carries a prison
- [Rajnath Singh | Border Management, Rohingya, FICN On Table](https://lookeast.in/rajnath-singh-border-management-rohingya-ficn-on-table/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Indian Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh arrived in Dhaka on a three–day official visit. His Bangladesh counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh V Shringla, welcomed him at the airport. According to officials, Rajnath Singh and his Bangladeshi counterpart will hold talks on various issues including security, border
- [India Sends Back Khaleda Zia’s Lawyer](https://lookeast.in/india-sends-back-khaleda-zias-lawyer/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Khaleda Zia’s foreign lawyer Lord Alexander Carlisle has been deported from India on Tuesday. The ministry of external affairs (MEA) said Carlisle, a British national, arrived in New Delhi (from London) on July 11, 2018, without having obtained the appropriate Indian visa. “His intended activity in India
- [Thai Cave Rescue | Ex–Thai Navy Seal dies](https://lookeast.in/thai-cave-rescue-ex-thai-navy-seal-dies/) - CHIANG RAI, THAILAND | A former Thai military diver has drowned while helping in the operation to rescue 12 boys and their football coach trapped inside a flooded cave, officials said Friday, highlighting fears over the painstaking operation to extract the youngsters. His death raises serious doubts over the safety of attempting to bring the
- [Teesta Not A Huge Factor | Hasina aide](https://lookeast.in/teesta-not-a-huge-factor-hasina-aide/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | In a significant statement, a senior political adviser to Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina has claimed Teesta river-sharing agreement is “no longer a problem”. The matter was no longer an irritant in the relations of the two countries or the two governments, he said in New Delhi. Imam, however, warned that the BNP
- [Thai Cave Rescue | Boys Can’t Swim And ‘Can Barely Stand’](https://lookeast.in/thai-cave-rescue-boys-cant-swim-and-can-barely-stand/) - CHIANG RAI, THAILAND | The initial relief that greeted the dramatic discovery of the trapped Thai soccer team has given way to questions over why the boys are still inside the flooded cave network and not on their way to the surface and their waiting families. Part of the concern about attempting to bring the boys
- [Boys Trapped In A Thai Cave Are Alive](https://lookeast.in/boys-trapped-in-a-thai-cave-are-alive/) - MAE SAI, THAILAND | After 10 days trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand, and after an enormous search effort that had transfixed Thailand, the missing 12 boys and their soccer coach had finally been found in Tham Luang Cave on Monday. In a brief video filmed by a British diver, which was posted
- [Boys Trapped In A Thai Cave](https://lookeast.in/boys-trapped-in-a-thai-cave/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScF2nZaChUk
- [Commando Raid On NSCN–K Base In Myanmar](https://lookeast.in/commando-raid-on-nscn-k-base-in-myanmar/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK | Indian para–commandos have attacked a transit camp of the NSCN–K inside Myanmar, top military officials told LOOKEAST. The Special Forces unit crossed the international border at pillar no 151 in Nagaland's Mon district around 2pm on Wednesday and struck the rebel camp around Shwelo inside Myanmar. The officials said that the rebels
- [No Guarantees On Citizenship To Rohingyas](https://lookeast.in/no-guarantees-on-citizenship-to-rohingyas/) - YANGON / COX’S BAZAR | Rohingya refugees returning to Myanmar will have no explicit guarantees of citizenship or freedom of movement throughout the country, under a secret agreement between the Myanmar government and the United Nations seen by Reuters. The UN struck an outline deal with Myanmar at the end of May aimed at eventually
- [Bangladesh Foreign Secretary In Soup](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-foreign-secretary-in-soup/) - NADEEM QADIR | If the top bureaucrat of a country's foreign ministry gets immersed in corruption that country fails to promote its image on global platforms. This writer has received blazing complaints of bribery and corruption from reliable sources of the Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) about Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque. According to
- [Top Myanmar General Involved In Rohingya Crackdown Sacked](https://lookeast.in/top-myanmar-ggeneral-involved-in-rohingya-crackdown-sacked/) - YANGON | Myanmar's military has sacked a top general who was named in a fresh European Union sanctions against security officials accused of serious rights violations against the Rohingya minority, including killings and sexual violence. The military, also referred to as Tatmadaw, announced late on Monday in a Facebook post that Major General Maung Maung Soe,
- [Chittagong Part Of China's Asian Port Strategy](https://lookeast.in/chittagong-part-of-chinas-asian-port-strategy/) - HONGMEI HE / JIAO NIE / YAO WANG | Along with deepening the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China has also accelerated its cooperation with the rest of the world in recent years. However, some international media have increasingly reported China–led BRI as an ambition of military expansion. These reports purposely define
- [Why Mamata Cancelled  China Trip](https://lookeast.in/why-mamata-cancels-china-trip/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Chief minister Bengal Mamata Banerjee and her colleague in Tripura Biplab Deb could have grabbed the opportunity of participating in GLOBAL BAMBOO AND RATTAN CONGRESS 2018 (BARC2018) to be held in Beijing, China from 25–27 June 2018. The first ever global congress shall conduct ministerial summit on the UN Sustainable Development Goals
- [Reporter Almost Killed In Knife Attack In North–eastern India](https://lookeast.in/reporter-almost-killed-in-knife-attack-in-north-eastern-india/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities in the state of Tripura, in north–eastern India, to ensure that an almost fatal knife attack on an investigative reporter does not go unpunished and that the reporter is protected. Suman Debnath, 30, a journalist with various local media outlets who is known for
- [Metals Not Kim On US Radar](https://lookeast.in/metals-not-kim-on-us-radar/) - PEPE ESCOBAR | This may not be about condos on North Korean beaches after all. Arguably, the heart of the matter in the Trump administration’s embrace of Kim Jong–un has everything to do with one of the largest deposits of rare earth elements (REEs) in the world, located only 150 km northwest of Pyongyang and potentially
- [Cut Down Non–Tariff Barriers To Boost Indo–Bangla Trade: Report](https://lookeast.in/cut-down-non-tariff-barriers-to-boost-indo-bangla-trade-report/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK | A report by Indian think tank CUTS INTERNATIONAL has suggested cutting down on non–tariff barriers in a big way to boost India–Bangladesh bilateral trade. The report by CUTS policy analyst Rahul Arora says that the bilateral trade between the two neighbours was way below potential and cutting down on non–tariff barriers held
- [Myanmar Has Not Wasted Time On Repatriation: Suu Kyi](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-has-not-wasted-time-on-repatriation-suu-kyi/) - NAYPYIDAW | In an interview, Aung San Suu Kyi told that deep–rooted communal sentiment in Rakhine State cannot be resolved overnight. Q: The Myanmar government has agreed to have UN Agencies assist with the repatriation process of the Rohingya people in Rakhine State, and to set up an independent committee to investigate human rights violations.
- [Rohingya: Myanmar Will Accept Outside Help](https://lookeast.in/rohingya-myanmar-will-accept-outside-help/) - NAYPYIDAW | Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said her government would seek outside advice, including from foreign legal experts, to resolve the Rohingya crisis that has ignited international condemnation of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. On June 7, Suu Kyi indicated that efforts would be made to encourage Rohingya refugees to return
- [Nepal–India–China Trilateral Understanding Possible, Says Prachanda](https://lookeast.in/nepal-india-china-trilateral-understanding-possible-says-prachanda/) - KATHMANDU | Former prime minister and Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Co–chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that forging understanding for trilateral development cooperation between Nepal, India and China is possible. Dahal’s statement has come ahead of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s visit to China. “A high level visit from China will happen soon,” Dahal said
- [India Strikes Brahmaputra Deal With China](https://lookeast.in/india-strikes-brahmaputra-deals-with-china/) - NEW DELHI | China and India settled a dispute over the flood–prone Brahmaputra River that flows from Tibet to Bangladesh in a sign of growing cooperation between them. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed the agreement as they began the two–day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. “Our talks will add
- [Assam Defends Major Gogoi](https://lookeast.in/assam-defends-major-gogoi/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | His home state Assam seems to be backing Major Nitin Leetul Gogoi in the latest controversy over his alleged attempt to spend a night with a Kashmiri woman in a Srinagar hotel. Nitin Leetul Gogoi, the Indian Army major who made headlines last year for using a Kashmiri man as human shield
- [Relentless Assault On Philippine Media](https://lookeast.in/relentless-assault-on-philippine-media/) - CARLOS H. CONDE | Filipino journalists will spend World Press Freedom Day on May 3 under government attack. New draft regulations issued by the Philippine House of Representatives would allow Congress to ban reporters who “besmirch” the reputation of lawmakers from covering the national legislature. Journalists and some members of Congress have denounced the proposed rule
- [PM Modi’s Keynote Address At Shangri La Dialogue 2018](https://lookeast.in/pm-modis-keynote-address-at-shangri-la-dialogue-2018/) - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thank you for your friendship, your leadership of India–Singapore partnership and a better future for the region. Defence Ministers, Mr. John Chipman Dignitaries and Excellencies, Namaskar and a very good evening to all of you! I am pleased to return to a region, known to India since ancient times
- [PM Modi’s Keynote Address at Shangri La Dialogue](https://lookeast.in/pm-modis-keynote-address-at-shangri-la-dialogue/)
- [Unscheduled Korean Summit Surprise All](https://lookeast.in/unscheduled-korean-summit-surprise-all/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Bypassing the US, the two Koreas have sprung a huge surprise by holding an unscheduled high level summit to resume the peace process in the peninsula. North Korean Leader Kim Jong–Un and South Korean President Moon Jae–in have met on Saturday to follow up on their April 27 summit, and try take
- [China’s Artificial Intelligence Progress](https://lookeast.in/chinas-artificial-intelligence-progress/) - DIETER ERNST | Scientists and engineers have been developing artificial intelligence, or AI, applications for more than 60 years. These are computer programs that mimic human cognitive functions such as learning or problem solving, often by processing very large collections of data. In recent years, big–data analytics and mathematics have generated sophisticated algorithms, high–performance computing has
- [Chinese Seen Calcutta As Future Hub For Investments](https://lookeast.in/chinese-seen-calcutta-as-future-hub-for-investments/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Chinese consul general Ma Zhanwu says his country sees Calcutta as the future hub for industries and education, to which investments will flow. "After President Xi and PM Modi met in Wuhan, the two governments are translating into reality the consensus reached on bilateral, regional and global issues," Ma Zhanwu told a
- [Refugees Will Be In 'Designated' Camps: Myanmar Army Chief](https://lookeast.in/refugees-will-be-in-designated-camps-myanmar-army-chief/) - U BA TIN | YANGON | Rohingya refugees returning to Myanmar will be safe if stay in the model villages built for them, the country's army chief has said. This could lead to renewed fears they will be kept in settlements until the government wants. Some 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar to Bangladesh after the
- [No More Wait For Better Protection For Migrant Workers In ASEAN](https://lookeast.in/no-more-wait-for-better-protection-for-migrant-workers-in-asean/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | ‘It will not take another 10 years to start work on a concrete plan of action to realise the ideals encapsulated in the ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers (ASEAN Consensus)’, guaranteed the Chair of the ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers (ACMW), Lim Tze Jiat
- [China’s Footprint In Indonesia](https://lookeast.in/chinas-footprint-in-indonesia/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday called for closer alignment of China's Belt and Road Initiative with Indonesia's Global Maritime Fulcrum (GMF) doctrine, during talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo. Li's three–day visit to Indonesia takes place as this year marks the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the China–Indonesia comprehensive strategic
- [India To Get It’s Strategic Airport Near Tibetan Plateau](https://lookeast.in/india-to-get-its-strategic-airport-near-tibetan-plateau/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Pakyong Airport is finally up and ready to start operations, and the inauguration is expected to happen after Karnataka assembly election. The original plan was to have the airport ready in 2012. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been requested to come for the inauguration. Pakyong Airport, named after the village where it
- [Mahathir Begins Second Innings As Malaysian Prime Minister](https://lookeast.in/mahathir-begins-second-innings-as-malaysian-prime-minister/) - KUALA LUMPUR | Ninety–two–year–old Mahathir Mohamad was today sworn in as the world's oldest elected leader after a stunning election win that swept Malaysia's establishment from power after more than six decades. Dressed in a traditional Muslim Malay outfit, he was sworn in by the king at the national palace. Mahathir's opposition alliance scored a
- [Sushma Meets Suu Kyi To Discuss Rakhine](https://lookeast.in/sushma-meets-suu-kyi-to-discuss-rakhine/) - NAY PYI TAW | India and Myanmar on last week signed seven agreements including one on land border crossing as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj discussed with the top leadership in Nay Pyi Taw issues related to peace and security and developments in the Rakhine State from where thousands of Rohingya Muslims had fled to
- ['Little kid' And Family Behind Surabaya Church Bombings](https://lookeast.in/little-kid-and-family-behind-surabaya-church-bombings/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Coordinated suicide bombings of three Christian churches and the police headquarters in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city, on last May 13–14, were repugnant acts of violence, Human Rights Watch said in a statement. The attackers intentionally used their own children, who were between the ages of 9 and 18, to either carry or
- [Section 144 Imposed In Hailakandi Of Assam](https://lookeast.in/section-144-imposed-in-hailakandi-of-assam/) - HAILAKANDI | Prohibitory orders were imposed in Hailakandi district of Assam by the administration to maintain law and order, an official said. The order issued by District Magistrate Adil Khan prohibits demonstration, picketing and procession in front of offices, public institutions, public undertakings, commercial establishments or any other places of public importance. The order also
- [World’s Biggest Trading Nation Opened Its Borders For TIR Operations](https://lookeast.in/worlds-biggest-trading-nation-opened-its-borders-for-tir-operations/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Marked at a ceremony in Dalian, a key port in northeast Asia and one of six TIR–ready Belt and Road gateways, the first transport operations under TIR will enhance interconnectivity between countries along routes across the region. With the potential to increase the total trade volume among China and other major countries
- [Amnesty Blames ARSA For Hindu Massacres In Myanmar](https://lookeast.in/amnesty-blames-arsa-for-hindu-massacres-in-myanmar/) - YANGON | A Rohingya armed group brandishing guns and swords is responsible for at least one, and potentially a second, massacre of up to 99 Hindu women, men, and children as well as additional unlawful killings and abductions of Hindu villagers in August 2017, Amnesty International revealed it after carrying out a detailed investigation inside
- [How Chinese Mining In The Himalayas May Create A New Military Flashpoint With India](https://lookeast.in/how-chinese-mining-in-the-himalayas-may-create-a-new-military-flashpoint-with-india/) - STEPHEN CHEN | China has begun large–scale mining operations on its side of the disputed border with India in the Himalayas, where a huge trove of gold, silver and other precious minerals – valued at nearly US$60 billion by Chinese state geologists – has been found. Although mining has been going on in the world’s
- [Hasina Goes Back With Hope](https://lookeast.in/hasina-goes-back-with-hope/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina is going back home with some hope of a breakthrough on the vexed issue after her meetings with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Her meeting with Modi on Friday after the inauguration of the Bangladesh Bhavan lasted an hour. On
- [Hasina Seeks Modi Help In Rohingya Repatriation](https://lookeast.in/hasina-seeks-modi-help-in-rohingya-repatriation/) - LOOKEAST REPORT | Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has sought Indian help in keeping up the international pressure on Myanmar to take back the Rohingya refugees. During her one hour discussion with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at Santiniketan in West Bengal state, Hasina said Bangladesh has considerably strained its resources to accommodate more than
- [Indonesia, India Plan To Develop Strategic Port](https://lookeast.in/indonesia-india-plan-to-develop-strategic-indian-ocean-port/) - JAKARTA | Indonesia and India pledged to step up defense and maritime cooperation, with plans to develop a strategic Indonesian naval port in the Indian Ocean, the leaders of the two countries said after meeting in Jakarta. Indonesian President Joko Widodo met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss, among other issues, developing infrastructure and
- [Independent Commission For Rakhine In The Offing](https://lookeast.in/independent-commission-for-rakhine-in-the-offing/) - ROSEANNE GERIN | Myanmar announced that it will set up an independent inquiry commission to probe human rights violations that occurred during the brutal military crackdown on Rohingyas in Rakhine state that left more than 1,000 dead and drove nearly 700,000 across the border into neighboring Bangladesh. The Myanmar government has come under heavy fire
- [Tibetan activist Tashi Wangchuk sentenced to 5 years](https://lookeast.in/tibetan-activist-tashi-wangchuk-sentenced-to-5-years/) - Detained in 2016, he had spoken in Mandarin about Tibetans’ fear that their culture is being wiped out Tashi Wangchuk’s lawyer Liang Xiaojun told that a judge in Qinghai province passed down the sentence on Tuesday. Tashi, 32, was detained in 2016, two months after the video and accompanying article were published, and went on
- [Fresh Clashes In Northern Myanmar](https://lookeast.in/fresh-clashes-in-northern-myanmar/) - YANGON Thousands of people have fled renewed fighting between Myanmar's army and ethnic insurgents in the country's remote north, report suggests, as a long–simmering conflict intensifies. More than 4,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar's northernmost state of Kachin near the border with China in the last three weeks, Mark Cutts, the head of the
- [Myanmar – Reuters Reporters Framed](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-reuters-reporters-framed/) - YANGON A judge in Myanmar declared that a witness who said two Reuters reporters accused of possessing state secrets were framed by police was credible, dealing a blow to the prosecution in what has become a landmark press freedom case. In what defense lawyers said was a key ruling in favour of the two reporters,
- [Wuhan Welcomed By India’s Neighbours](https://lookeast.in/wuhan-welcomed-by-indias-neighbours/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK / DELHI Panellists from neighbouring countries at a regional policy dialogue welcomed the Wuhan informal summit between Chinese president Xi Jinping and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. The speakers from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan said the normalisation of relations between the two Asian giants augurs well for smaller neighbours. The regional policy
- [UNSC Team In Myanmar](https://lookeast.in/unsc-team-in-myanmar/) - NAYPYIDAW Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi received a UN Security Council delegation in the highest–level diplomatic visit since the start of the Rohingya crisis, which will include a brief tour of violence–hit Rakhine state. Suu Kyi, the de facto leader of mainly Buddhist Myanmar, has been pilloried overseas for her failure to speak up for
- [Move Of Cunning Foxes – In The Name Of Against `Reservation’](https://lookeast.in/move-of-cunning-foxes-in-the-name-of-against-reservation/) - SWADESH ROY 2013 was a year of general election in Bangladesh, and on that time, the Islamic fundamentalist group of Bangladesh had played their religious card directly with the help of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). In the name of Hefazat–e–Islam, they seized the capital Dhaka on 5th May 2013, and they tried to topple the
- [Making Sense Of ASEAN’s Approach On Rakhine](https://lookeast.in/making-sense-of-aseans-approach-on-rakhine/) - KAVI CHONGKITTAVORN With Singapore as the ASEAN chair, every word and every move must be meticulously crafted and choreographed. No loose ends. There is no exception when it comes to the delicate situation in Rakhine State. The stakes are very high for the chair at the coming ASEAN summit on 28 April, which expects to
- [What To Expect From Modi–Xi Summit](https://lookeast.in/what-to-expect-from-modi-xi-summit/) - SRIKANTH KONDAPALLI The expected eight–hour–long informal interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in the picturesque Wuhan has attracted global and national attention. The expectations are high, with foreign minister Sushma Swaraj suggesting the subjects include “over–arching” bilateral and international issues. As this is an “informal meeting”, the outcomes would be sketchy
- [Tarique Rahman Surrenders Passport](https://lookeast.in/tarique-rahman-surrenders-passport/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The 'fugitive' and convicted eldest son of Begum Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman has surrendered his green passport to Bangladesh High Commission in London. Bangladesh state minister for foreign affairs, Shahriar Alam disclosed the news at a reception organised by the UK unit of the Awami League, in London. The 72–year–old three–time former prime
- [Modi Xi Meet To Look At New Generation Ties](https://lookeast.in/modi-xi-meet-to-look-at-new-generation-ties/) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a summit in China's Wuhan city from 27 to 28 April for a "heart–to–heart" chat to explore a new paradigm for India–China ties and find ways to address the contentious issues like the border dispute. Conceived on the lines of the ice–breaking visit undertaken
- [PM Modi Lauds “Bold And Courageous Leadership” Of Sheikh Hasina](https://lookeast.in/pm-modi-lauds-bold-and-courageous-leadership-of-sheikh-hasina/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the “bold and courageous” leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for Bangladesh’s remarkable success in socio–economic development. His appreciation came during a 30–minute meeting with visiting Road Transport and Bridges Minister of Bangladesh Obaidul Quader at his official residence in Delhi. Modi was accompanied by National
- [India To Develop Airport In Sagaing](https://lookeast.in/india-to-develop-airport-in-sagaing/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has announced its intention to develop an airport in Myanmar's Sagaing Division. Officials said that the AAI signed an agreement with the Indian Government’s Ministry of External Affairs to begin preparations for phase one of Kalaymyo Airport’s development. The airport is located around 70km east of the
- [Gaganshakti Worries China](https://lookeast.in/gaganshakti-worries-china/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The Chinese media has expressed sneering admiration for Operation Gaganshakti of the Indian Air Force that has now tested out its capabilities to dominate the skies as far as Malacca Straits. In a massive show of strength, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is conducting 'Gagan Shakti 2018', the biggest ever war combat game
- [Tripura CM Sees Bangladesh As Key](https://lookeast.in/tripura-cm-sees-bangladesh-as-key/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK Biplab Deb is a BJP chief minister with a difference. In a 40–minute interview with this writer last week, he did not mention even once any of the usual saffron agenda — Ram Mandir, beef, illegal migration from Bangladesh. “My agenda is development, development, development all the way,” he insisted. Emphasising his deep
- [Reuters Reporters' Arrest Plot](https://lookeast.in/reuters-reporters-arrest-plot/) - STUTI AICH Hardly a fortnight ago, President Win Myint granted Amnesty to prisoners in Myanmar on Maha Thingyan'. The 'pardon' however excluded the two Reuters Journalists who had been arrested on charges of violating a state secrets law. The two journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested, while investigating the massacre of 10
- [Indian Commerce Minister To Visit Bangladesh In June](https://lookeast.in/indian-commerce-minister-to-visit-bangladesh-in-june/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu is expected to visit Bangladesh in June to discuss further promotion of bilateral trade and commerce between the two friendly countries. Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali called on Prabhu at his office in New Delhi to convey an invitation from Commerce Minister Tofail
- [Stronger Response To Rohingya Crisis – PM Hasina Appeals](https://lookeast.in/stronger-response-to-rohingya-crisis-pm-hasina-appeals/) - STUTI AICH There has been mounting international rage over the Rohingya crisis, ever since this inhuman genocide has begun, and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been very vocal in voicing her displeasure and anger over the treatment being meted out to the Rohingya Muslims. Earlier in February, Prime Minister Hasina had stated that Bangladesh
- [BD New Delhi Mission Observes Mujibnagar Day](https://lookeast.in/bd-new-delhi-mission-observes-mujibnagar-day/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi observed the historic “Mujibnagar Day” to mark the swearing–in of the provisional government of Bangladesh that organised and conducted the nine–month War of Liberation under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The importance of the formation of the provisional government after Bangabandhu was arrested and taken
- [China Opposed To ARSA](https://lookeast.in/china-opposed-to-arsa/) - LOOKEAST REPORT China had warned all Burmese rebel groups to avoid supporting the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), a top rebel leader in Rakhine state has disclosed. This comes as some surprise because it is an open secret that the ARSA is backed by China's all weather friend Pakistan. https://lookeast.in/ had exposed the deep links between Pakistan's
- [China Violated Doklam Status Quo : Indian Envoy](https://lookeast.in/china-violated-doklam-status-quo-indian-envoy/) - TEDDY NG China and India have to be “frank and candid” to reduce their ongoing tensions, Delhi’s ambassador to Beijing has said ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to China in June. Ambassador Gautam Bambawale said political communication between the two nations had resumed after the Doklam crisis last year, when troops from both
- [HRW Wants Thailand Reform Fishing Industry](https://lookeast.in/hrw-wants-thailand-reform-fishing-industry/) - BANGKOK The Thai government should undertake further reforms and act to eradicate forced labour and trafficking in the Thai fishing industry, Human Rights Watch has said in a letter to Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan–o–cha. “Under pressure from the European Union and others, the Thai government has publicly pledged to improve labour rights in the country’s powerful
- [Bangladesh–India Launch First Container Train Service](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-india-launch-first-container-train-service/) - In a major step in increasing connectivity and boosting bilateral trade Bangladesh and India have introduced the first container train services between them. While passenger and goods trains run between the two countries, this is the first time that a container service will begin. Exporters' forums had long been lobbying for container trains as they
- [Bangladesh Coal Fired Project To Benefit Adanis !](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-coal-fired-project-to-benefit-adanis/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Adani’s proposed Godda Power project would prove financially unviable and a poor strategic fit for Bangladesh, concludes a report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The IEEFA study—“Adani Godda Power Project: Too Expensive, Too Late and Too Risky for Bangladesh”—finds also that the project is being promoted at least
- [India – United States Bilateral Trade Deficit: Myth And Reality](https://lookeast.in/india-united-states-bilateral-trade-deficit-myth-and-reality/) - Trade deficit on its own is not a bad thing. Even India suffers from a trade deficit with the rest of the world. In 2016, in terms of goods trade, the United States’ trade deficit with India was US$22bn – a mere 2.7 per cent of total US trade deficit of US$798bn with the world
- [‘NITI Forum For North East’ First Meet Held](https://lookeast.in/niti-forum-for-north-east-first-meeting-held/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The first meeting of the newly constituted ‘NITI Forum for North East’ was held in Agartala. The meeting, organised by the NITI Aayog, Ministry of DoNER and the North Eastern Council (NEC), was co–chaired by the Vice–Chairman, NITI Aayog, Rajeev Kumar and the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Development of North
- ['Forgive Myanmar's Former Child Soldier'](https://lookeast.in/forgive-myanmars-former-child-soldier/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Myanmar authorities should exonerate and release a former child soldier who spoke to journalists about his army experiences, global rights body Human Rights Watch has said . On March 28, 2018, the Dagon Seikkan Township Court sentenced Aung Ko Htwe to two years in prison with hard labour under penal code section 505(b), whose
- [Hasina's Pitch For Return To Power](https://lookeast.in/hasinas-pitch-for-return-to-power/) - SWADESH ROY / DHAKA It is more or less confirmed now that Sheikh Hasina will come to power in Bangladesh next time again. Instead of being the most popular leader, she is the bravest leader too in the country. According to International Republican Institute survey, 62% of the people of Bangladesh thinks that the country
- [Myanmar – A Swap Emerging](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-a-swap-emerging/) - STUTI AICH Myanmar seems to be encouraging Buddhists from Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts to settle on lands left behind by Rohingyas who fled the country's Rakhine state. Nearly 50 families from remote hill and forest areas on the Bangladesh side, have relocated to Rakhine state in mainly Buddhist Myanmar lured by promises of free land and
- [Orang Asli Adapt To New Lifestyle](https://lookeast.in/orang-asli-adapt-to-new-lifestyle/) - PRANGTHONG JITCHAROENKUL The Orang Asli indigenous people have lived in seclusion in the rainforests of southern Thailand since ancient times, but more than a few of them have lately changed the way they live because forest food has gradually grown scarce. In hopes of a more secure future, Pise, a man in his 50s, and
- [Bangladesh High Court Rules On BNP Leader’s Detention](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-high-court-rules-on-bnp-leaders-detention/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The Bangladesh High Court has issued a rule asking the government to explain why the detention of four (BNP) leaders would be considered illegal. BNP Vice-Chairman M Hafizuddin Ahmed challenged the detention against the government, in a written petition on March 29, of this year, after which the said action was taken by
- [Thailand Malaysia Has Intercepted Boat Carrying Rohingya](https://lookeast.in/thailand-malaysia-has-intercepted-boat-carrying-rohingya/) - BANGKOK / KUALA LUMPUR A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya refugees trying to reach Malaysia briefly stopped off Koh Lanta in Krabi province, an official said Sunday, as fears grow about overcrowded camps for the stateless minority fleeing violence in Myanmar. Nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have sought shelter in southern Bangladesh since Myanmar launched a
- [Army Asked To Step Up Vigil On LAC](https://lookeast.in/army-asked-to-step-up-vigil-on-lac/) - ROHIT GANGULY The Indian army has been asked to step up vigil all along the disputed Sino Indian Border to prevent a repeat of the Doklam standoff. A senior Army official expressed deep concern about the vulnerability of Indian defences around few mountain passes with Tibet, especially on the tri–junction with Bhutan and Myanmar. “There are 18 mountain
- [Include Rohingya Refugees In Repatriation Plans](https://lookeast.in/include-rohingya-refugees-in-repatriation-plans/) - (Bangkok/Dhaka) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), together with its members in Bangladesh, conducted a fact–finding mission into the situation of Rohingya refugees at Lambasia, Kutupalong, Balukhali and Thyingkhali makeshift camps of Cox’s Bazar on 24–28 March 2018. These camps house around 550,000 of the 695,000 Rohingya refugees who have arrived
- [Rohingya identity quest seen as separatism](https://lookeast.in/rohingya-identity-quest-seen-as-separatism/) - KHINE MAUNG The former US ambassador to Myanmar said ethnic Arakanese and others in Myanmar see the self-identifying Rohingyas desire for recognised ethnicity in the country and the current militant activity in their name as a separatist agenda by other means that many in the West fail to understand. Derek Mitchell, who served as US
- [Is Cambridge Analytica Scandal A Warning For Bigger Debacle ?](https://lookeast.in/is-cambridge-analytica-scandal-a-warning-for-bigger-debacle/) - LOOKEAST REPORT While the discourse over Cambridge Analytica scandal shows no symptoms of slowdown, it, at some place, has been taken to an even higher level. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is now investigating Facebook over an agreement they signed in 2011, which stated that Facebook would not share FTC’s user data without an
- [Win Myint new President of Myanmar](https://lookeast.in/win-myint-new-president-of-myanmar/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The Myanmar Parliament elected Win Myint as Myanmar's new president, about a week after the resignation of his predecessor Htin Kyaw. Win Myint will become the tenth president of Myanmar. He was elected from a shortlist of the three Vice–Presidents: Myint Swe, Henry Van Thio and him. Win Myint won 403 votes, Myint Swe
- [Thant Myint–U speaks](https://lookeast.in/thant-myint-u-speaks/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Thant Myint–U author and founder and chairman of the Yangon Heritage Trust has won one India’s prestigious Padma Shri Award. The award ceremony will be held in New Delhi on April 2. The Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma
- [Brave Chinese Talk On Trade War](https://lookeast.in/brave-chinese-talk-on-trade-war/) - FRANCESCO SISCI Two eloquent commentaries in the official Xinhua News Agency and Global Times (offspring of the very official People’s Daily) argued in recent days that China doesn’t want a trade war with the USA, but it is not afraid of one. They wrote that America will not succeed in creating a broad coalition of
- [Win Myint New Myanmar President !](https://lookeast.in/win-myint-new-myanmar-president/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Myanmar's defacto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has succeeded in getting her close friend Win Myint positioned as the country's new president after the NLD lawmakers in the lower house overwhelmingly voted for him on Friday. The 66-year- old has now become the overwhelming favourite to take over the role when he resigned from his
- [Hasina Warns Pak–Supporters, But !](https://lookeast.in/hasina-warns-pak-supporters-but/) - STUTI AICH Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has warned those in her country who support Pakistan but at least one daily owned by her adviser and business tycoon Salman Rahman has carried a full day Pakistan Day advert on March 23. Rahman whose wields much power and believed to be responsible for ousting Tarrana Halim
- [Xi's Authoritarianism Like Zhao's 30 Years Ago](https://lookeast.in/xis-authoritarianism-like-zhaos-30-years-ago/) - FRANCESCO SISCI The true history of the liberal systems that are now the political hallmarks of the West actually started off with a massive concentration of power. In the 17th and 18th centuries, England and France first massed all the power in the hands of a top leader, Oliver Cromwell or Louis XIV, taking it away from
- [The Sufi Path](https://lookeast.in/the-sufi-path/) - MOHAMED BIN ALI The prevention of the contemporary wave of Islamist extremism and violence requires a response that does not end with mere enforcement laws. In fact, in many instances this problem persists or thrives in spite of ever stricter enforcement laws. This is due to the nature of the problem that affects the hearts,
- [Bangladesh Plans To Beef Up Strong Border Security Measures](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-plans-to-beef-up-strong-border-security-measures/) - STUTI AICH The crucial project of construction of around 317 kilometers of "border roads" on the hilly terrains of India and Myanmar along the southeastern terrains of Bangladesh has finally been approved by The National Economic Council Executive Committee (ECNEC). Planning minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told newsmen that the decision of the construction of the
- [Booming Bangladesh Prepares To Renegotiate](https://lookeast.in/booming-bangladesh-prepares-to-renegotiate/) - STUTI AICH As Dhaka moves up the global per–capita–income hierarchy and shuns the tag of a Least Developed Country (LDC), it’s time for a new free trade agreement between India and Bangladesh which means that India's trade concessions that are based on the previous status will become void in three years. Bangladesh's commerce minister Tofail
- [New legal Advisor For Khaleda](https://lookeast.in/new-legal-advisor-for-khaleda/) - LOOKEAST REPORT British lawyer, Lord Carlile, will advise the defence panel of Khaleda Zia, in an attempt to beef up the BNP chairperson's legal defence. He is a renowned lawyer in London and a member of the British Queen’s Council and House of Lords. “Hiring a foreign lawyer does not mean Bangladeshi lawyers are incapable,” BNP
- [Successful BrahMos Test Should Worry India's Enemies](https://lookeast.in/successful-brahmos-test-should-worry-indias-enemies/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile developed by India with Russian technology has been successfully tested with an indigenous 'seeker' at Rajasthan's Pokhran test range, in a development that could boost the country's conventional and counter-terrorism capabilities dramatically. The BrahMos will enhance the country's capability to hit enemy targets at a range of up to
- [UN Resolution On Myanmar](https://lookeast.in/un-resolution-on-myanmar/) - JASMEET WAHRAICH The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Myanmar on Friday with 35 states voting in favour 5 against and 10 abstaining in the 47 member body. The resolution maintains and strengthens existing human rights mechanisms on Myanmar which is a positive development. However, despite the dire situation on the ground, the
- [China's Gift To Pakistan – A Pair Of Eyes](https://lookeast.in/chinas-gift-to-pakistan-a-pair-of-eyes/) - LOOKEAST REPORT India and Pakistan have been locked in a rat race of nuclear arms since the two countries openly conducted nuclear weapons tests within days of one another in May 1998.Time and again tensions in the South Asian regions have escalated due to their rocket and missile programs. On a day when India successfully
- [China Ahead Of US In Rail Gun](https://lookeast.in/china-ahead-us-in-rail-gun/) - ANJALI NAIR Just as the US seems to have given up, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China has finally found a way to install a prototype rail gun in one of its warships. Photographs taken at the Wuchang Shipyard show a large gun, mounted on the Haiyang Shan, a type 072 tank landing craft, that does
- [BJP-IPFT Alliance To Spell A Doom For North-East](https://lookeast.in/bjp-ipft-alliance-to-spell-a-doom-for-north-east/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The BJP has made a mistake allying with IPFT in Tripura and the results are starting to show pretty too soon. After demolishing the 25-year-old Left regime, the saffron party now has another battle to win, this time with its partner. The BJP and its alliance partner IPFT(NC) in Tripura, a separatist tribal
- [Landmark In India – Myanmar Railway Cooperation](https://lookeast.in/landmark-in-india-myanmar-railway-cooperation/) - LOOKEASE REPORT Cooperation between India and Myanmar in the railways sector reaches an important landmark. Myanmar is seen as a crucial partner in the fight to end insurgency in India’s north-east, as a gateway to South-East Asia and a key component of Modi’s new vision for South and South-East Asian regional cooperation. It is also
- [Myanmar – All For Health !](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-all-for-health/) - SYED BASHIR Myanmar's president Htin Kyaw has resigned citing poor health, two days after State Counsellor and defacto leader Aung San Suu Kyi pulled out of an event in Australia after feeling sick. No official explanation has so far been provided for Htin Kyaw's resignation, but there have been growing concerns in recent months about
- [BD Calls For Strengthening BIMSTEC, BBIN](https://lookeast.in/bd-calls-for-strengthening-bimstec-bbin/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The BIMSTEC must redouble its efforts to be more effective and result-oriented in integrating the economies of its seven member countries for the welfare of their people, Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali said. “Time has come for us to seriously re-look at how we want BIMSTEC to be more effective
- [Delhi Holds Up Chinese Plans For Calcutta Buddhist Ceremony](https://lookeast.in/delhi-holds-chinese-plans-for-calcutta-buddhist-ceremony/) - SAMAYETA KANJILAL The winds of peace seems to be blowing after the Doklam stand–off and China seems to be using its Buddhist diplomacy to make a break. Probably for the first time the Chinese embassy in Kolkata has pitched for a two days conference on Chinese Buddhist travellers like Huen Tsang. They are also willing to
- [NSCN Piles Pressure For Release Of Arrested Member](https://lookeast.in/nscn-piles-pressure-for-release-of-arrested-member/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The NSCN(I-M) is piling huge pressure on the Indian government to secure release of a member who was arrested by customs officials in Delhi airport four days ago with a five pistol-conversion carbine units. They have pushed Chief Minister Neipheu Rio to take up the matter with the Union Home Ministry without any delay. It
- [Chinese Infiltration Into Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/chinese-infiltration-into-bangladesh/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during the informal WTO meeting in March 2018 asked India not to worry about Dhaka's growing ties with China, asserting that the cooperation with Beijing was meant only for the country's development. However, it seems likely that India has enough reasons to worry, and Bangladesh too for that
- [Modi plans visit to Bangladesh ahead of National Elections](https://lookeast.in/modi-plans-visit-to-bangladesh-ahead-of-national-elections/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to visit neighbors Bangladesh and Bhutan in the next few months as the two countries prepare for the national elections next year. According to a report Dhaka is expecting a positive outcome from Teesta River water sharing deal with Delhi which may increase the popularity of ruling Awami
- [Whose Cash Is Seized By British Police !](https://lookeast.in/whose-cash-is-seized-by-british-police/) - BIPASHA NANDI London Metropolitan Police, tipped off by British intelligence, has seized nearly ten million UK pounds in cash from two houses in London earlier in March and senior officials now believe this money was on its way to four Islamist radical groups in Bangladesh for a concerted terror campaign. A report in http://banglanewspost.com/ says
- [Gen Rawat Could Upset Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/gen-rawat-could-upset-bangladesh/) - LOOKEAST REPORT For a man who shoots his mouth more than his guns, army chief Gen Bipin Rawat has crossed all previous limits with his latest statement on Northeast. "He clearly put his foot in the wrong place when he compared the relative growth of BJP and AIUDF," says former soldier and columnist Ajai Shukla.
- [India, China Hold Talks](https://lookeast.in/india-china-hold-talks/) - LOOKEAST REPORT India and China discussed ways to prevent a repeat of a recent face-off between their armed forces at a Himalayan plateau where their borders meet and agreed that resolving their boundary disagreements served the interests of both countries. Relations between the two Asian giants have often been strained, partly due to an undemarcated
- [Border Protection Grid To Be Set Up In East](https://lookeast.in/border-protection-grid-to-be-set-up-in-east/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Indian authority reviewed for a comprehensive border management to fast track its infrastructure development to strengthen the border security. The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting with the Chief Ministers of the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) States, in Kolkata. India giving its highest priority to making borders secure, had earlier conducted similar
- [Exciting developments in China's Parliament](https://lookeast.in/exciting-developments-in-chinass-parliament/) - SRIKANTH KONDAPALLI The Central Committee of the ruling Communist Party of China (CCP) proposed a series of constitutional amendments including changing the two-term norm for the president and vice-president posts. No specific term period was mentioned in the proposals – suggesting numerous terms or even for life - which are expected to be ratified by
- [ULFA ISI’s Agent In Northeast !](https://lookeast.in/ulfa-isis-agent-in-northeast/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK Following the unseemly controversy sparked off by army chief Bipin Rawat’s comments in Northeast, several former soldiers and saffronites got into their favourite past time — Bangladesh bashing. It was not only uncalled for because Sheikh Hasina’s government is India’s safest and surest ally in South Asia at the moment but also because
- [General Rawat Could Upset Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/general-rawat-could-upset-bangladesh/)
- [Advantage Left In Tripura, But EVM Alert](https://lookeast.in/advantage-left-in-tripura-but-evm-alert/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The ruling Left Front in Tripura has asked its polling agents and cadres to ensure a mock demonstration of every single EVM in the state before elections start for the 60-member state assembly today (18th Feb). Considerably worried over unconfirmed reports that an Assam BJP leader has covert links to technicians in companies
- [Advantage Assam: India's Expressway to ASEAN](https://lookeast.in/advantage-assam-indias-expressway-to-asean/) - GUWAHATI Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Assam's first global investor’s summit today that aims to showcase its manufacturing opportunities and geostrategic advantages to foreign and domestic investors. The 'Advantage Assam: Global Investors Summit 2018' also aims to highlight Assam's geostrategic advantages and core competencies in different sectors along with the policy initiatives taken by the
- [Repolls After Accord: GOI To Naga Groups](https://lookeast.in/repolls-after-accord-goi-to-naga-groups/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE The Modi government, in a desperate bid to hold polls in Nagaland, has assured Naga political parties and armed groups that all options are open, including re-elections in Nagaland, whenever an accord is finalised with NSCN(IM) and other Naga groups to end the six decade old imbroglio. In recent discussions with NSCN factions,
- [India wins deal for 300-megawatt power supply to Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/indian-wins-deal-for-300-megawatt-power-supply-to-bangladesh/) - DHAKA Indian state-owned cross-border power trading arm National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd has won a contract for supplying 300 megawatts electricity to Bangladesh for 15 years. The power supply is expected to start from June this year, said a statement released by NTPC, the country’ largest power generation firm. As per rough calculations, the estimated
- [Rohingya Camp Nearby Led To Attack On Army Base In Jammu](https://lookeast.in/rohingya-camp-nearby-led-to-attack-on-army-base-in-jammu/) - JAMMU Suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists attacked an army camp at Sunjwan in Jammu city early hours of 10 February, leaving three army personnel and the daughter of an armymen injured. According to Director General of Police (SGP) S P Vaid, the terrorists the camp from its rear side where the residential quarters are located. Three terrorists have
- [NPF To Abide By Principle Of Democracy](https://lookeast.in/npf-to-abide-by-principle-of-democracy/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Naga People’s Front solemnly pledging "allegiance to the principle of socialism, secularism and democracy" has decided to participate in the February 27 assembly election. But the NSCN(IM) has decided to support the decision of some Naga political parties to oppose the election until a final settlement of the Naga issue. A NSCN(IM) statement said the
- [Himanta Gets BJP Into Trouble](https://lookeast.in/himanta-gets-bjp-into-trouble/) - LOOKEAST REPORT BJP leader and Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has landed the BJP in a spot by threatening to send Chief Minister Manik Sarkar to Bangladesh after the 2018 polls. While the Chief Minister has ignored Sarma's tirade and attacked BJP on its contradictory pitches, the comment has drawn furious responses from many. Even
- [Huge Disturbance Plan For Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/huge-disturbance-plan-for-bangladesh/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE The BNP-Jamaat alliance has planned to intensify its agitation and take the violent route once the courts pronounce a verdict against Khaleda Zia who is likely to be convicted in the corruption cases. Sporadic violence in the last two days is expected to reach a crescendo on 8-9th Feb when the final verdict
- [Equations change in Northeast's rebel underground](https://lookeast.in/equations-change-in-northeasts-rebel-underground/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK The burning down of 9 crude oil tankers in Upper Assam points to a change in equations between rebel groups in India's Northeast. Indian intelligence agencies now confirm that this violent action was carried by joint squads of ULFA (Independent) and NSCN (Issak-Muivah) guerrillas. But ULFA(I) is in the rebel coalition UNLFSWEA that was
- [The US Rohingya Plan PART – 1](https://lookeast.in/the-us-rohingya-plan-part-1/) - ANDREW KORYBKO As complex as it may appear at times, the main consistency of US foreign policy is that it covers its pursuit of geopolitical self-interest with humanitarian and democratic rhetoric. There’s always an ulterior motive behind the US lecturing countries about ‘human rights’ and ‘democracy’, and those two key words should raise immediate red
- [The Big ISIS Hoax](https://lookeast.in/the-big-isis-hoax/) - TONY CARTALUCCI Western think tanks have been increasingly busy cultivating a narrative to explain the sudden and spreading presence of militants linked or fighting under the banner of the self-proclaimed ‘Islamic State’ (ISIS) across Southeast Asia. This narrative — these think tanks would have audiences believe – entails militants fleeing Syria and Iraq, and entrenching
- [India's Warships Can Now Refuel And Rearm At Singapore Naval Base](https://lookeast.in/indias-warships-can-now-refuel-and-rearm-at-singapore-naval-base/) - In a combined effort to counter the increasing presence of the Chinese Navy in South East Asia and the Indian Ocean region, India and Singapore took their military relationship much further with the island nation asking Delhi to dock its ships, when needed, at its Changi Naval base. This means that Indian Navy ships sailing
- [Pope Avoids Mentioning ‘Rohingya’](https://lookeast.in/pope-avoids-mentioning-rohingya/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Pope Francis met leaders of several faiths in majority-Buddhist Myanmar on Tuesday, stressing the importance of “unity in diversity” but making no mention of the Muslim Rohingya who have fled to Bangladesh after a military crackdown. The pope held private talks with Myanmar’s military chief in Yangon, the first day of a visit
- [A threatening consequence](https://lookeast.in/a-threatening-consequence/) - FRANCESCO SISCI There are grave, serious, and sobering consequences in the logic of President Donald Trump’s now famous statement about China not being at fault for its trade surplus with the United States and its disrespect of Intellectual Property Rights. If China is not guilty for this, then the West and other powers, which tried
- [Humanitarian Fronting by Pak Terror Groups](https://lookeast.in/humanitarian-fronting-by-pak-terror-groups/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE An organisation linked to Maulana Masood Azhar’s Jaish-e Mohammed (JeM) a Pakistan-based terrorist organisation has been soliciting donations to help Rohingya refugees according to a reputable source in the region who wishes to remain anonymous. The organisation, the Al Rehmat Trust, headed by Azhar, is purportedly a charitable organisation but is a front
- [Pope advised not to use 'Rohingya' during Myanmar visit](https://lookeast.in/pope-advised-not-to-use-rohingya-during-myanmar-visit/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, the Archbishop of Yangon, has advised Pope Francis not to utter the word “Rohingya,” while in Myanmar. However, human rights campaigners have urged the Pope to use the word Rohingya publicly. Responding to the first reports of Rohingya Muslims fleeing an army-led crackdown in Myanmar in August, Pope Francis
- [China talks Rakhine crisis with Myanmar and Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/china-talks-rakhine-crisis-with-myanmar-bangladesh/) - LOOKEAST REPORT China's foreign minister said that the international community must help fight poverty and promote development in Myanmar's Rakhine state, which has seen hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims flee amid a military crackdown. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the comments after meeting in Myanmar's capital, Naypyitaw, with the country's leader, Aung San Suu
- [MoU on Rohingya Repatriation Inked, But Without Timeframe on Takeback](https://lookeast.in/mou-on-rohingya-repatriation-inked-but-without-timeframe-on-takeback/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Bangladesh and Myanmar on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to repatriate Rohingya refugees but without any time frame on completing the process. The two neighbours concluded the MoU following a meeting between foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali and Myanmar’s state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in the morning at Suu Kyi’s
- [Myanmar reporting : Western media's double standards](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-reporting-western-media-s-double-standards/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK The Western press is going all out to expose Burmese military atrocities in Rakhine. There is nothing wrong with that. This morning I saw a short BBC documentary "Massacre at Tula Toli" on one village. The story comes from a Rohingya refugee family in a Northern Rakhine village, and while the woman claiming
- [Illegal Immigration Spreads Terrorism – Suu Kyi](https://lookeast.in/illegal-immigration-spreads-terrorism-suu-kyi/) - ESTHER HTUSAN Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said the world is facing instability and conflict in part because illegal immigration spreads terrorism in a speech Monday that comes as her country is accused of violently pushing out hundreds of thousands of unwanted Rohingya Muslims. Suu Kyi did not directly mention the refugee exodus as
- [Duterte Threatens to Close Mines That Support Rebels](https://lookeast.in/duterte-threatens-to-close-mines-that-support-rebels/) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to shut down any mine that supports Maoist rebels waging a protracted guerrilla war to overthrow the government. The Philippines has been in on-again, off-again peace talks with the National Democratic Front (NDF), the political arm of the communist movement, since 1986 to end a rebellion that has killed more
- [EU’s top diplomat discussing Rakhine crisis with Suu Kyi](https://lookeast.in/eus-top-diplomat-discussing-rakhine-crisis-with-suu-kyi/) - NAYPYIDAW The EU's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Monday hailed "extremely encouraging" talks with Aung San Suu Kyi on the Rohingya crisis, welcoming steps towards the repatriation of Muslims driven from Myanmar into Bangladesh. But her optimistic tone appeared sharply at odds with the realities on the ground in a crisis that has seen
- [Last Batch of Bhutanese Refugees Yet to Leave Nepal](https://lookeast.in/last-batch-of-bhutanese-refugees-yet-to-leave-nepal/) - ANIL GIRI As the decade-long third country resettlement programme of the Bhutanese refugees living in eastern Nepal draws to a close, the fate of the those still in the camps hangs in the balance. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) and the UN refugee agency in Kathmandu confirmed that the third country resettlement scheme is
- [Myanmar Debates Censorship Again](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-debates-censorship-again/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK The Memory Film Festival, whose fifth edition just concluded in Yangon, is 'about opening up minds", says Séverine Wemaere, co-founder of MEMORY! Festival with Gilles Duval. In an interview to Subir Bhaumik, Séverine said the festival that started in 2014 in Myanmar, has been designed not merely to bring great films from the
- [Yangon Declaration 2017](https://lookeast.in/yangon-declaration-2017/) - LOOKEAST REPORT A 19-point Yangon declaration was adopted by delegates from India and Myanmar to promote bilateral relations between the two neighbours, with the spotlight firmly focussed on boosting cooperation between security forces. Myanmar leaders like Yangon chief minister U Phyo Min Thein and experts like economist Aung Tun Thet called for more Indian investments
- [Nepal Scraps Chinese Hydropower Projects](https://lookeast.in/nepal-scraps-chinese-hydropower-projects/) - KATHMANDU Nepal has scrapped a $2.5 billion deal with China Gezhouba Group Corporation to build the country’s biggest hydropower plant, citing lapses in the award process, the energy minister said. “The Cabinet has cancelled the irregular agreement with Gezhouba Group to build the Budhi Gandaki hydroelectric project,” Energy Minister Kamal Thapa, who is also the
- [West Damaging Burmese Democracy](https://lookeast.in/west-damaging-burmese-democracy/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK Just weeks after accusing the Myanmar military of perpetrating a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing” on the country’s Muslims, the United Nations Security Council has dropped plans to adopt a legally binding resolution calling for an end to violence in Rakhine state. The toning down of UN condemnation over an ongoing humanitarian crisis which
- [India-Myanmar Buddhist contact is as old as the Buddha](https://lookeast.in/india-myanmar-buddhist-contact-is-as-old-as-the-buddha/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Indian Buddhism scholar Suchandra Ghosh said on Friday the flow of populations between India and Myanmar are linked to the shared Buddhist culture prevalent in its border regions. Speaking at the conference on 'India-Myanmar relations: Way Forward, Prof Ghosh said, "The study of Buddhism in this region is not just a look back
- [Bhutan to join BBIN after addressing concern on environment, culture and security](https://lookeast.in/bhutan-to-join-bbin-after-addressing-concern-on-environment-culture-and-security/) - Bhutan did not ratify a regional motor vehicle agreement involving Bangladesh, India and Nepal because of concern over its impact on environment and culture, a senior Royal Bhutan Consulate General official said in an event in Kolkata. But the country would join the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal Motor Vehicles Agreement (BBIN MVA) after addressing these
- [Suu Kyi visits Rakhine State since mass exodus](https://lookeast.in/suu-kyi-visits-rakhine-state-since-mass-exodus/)
- [India, Bangladesh to kick off combat exercise](https://lookeast.in/india-bangladesh-to-kick-off-combat-exercise/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The Indian and Bangladeshi armies are all set to hold an intensive combat exercise at the Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School at Vairengte in Mizoram from next week as part of the overall policy to bolster bilateral military ties. The aim behind "Exercise Sampriti", which will be conducted from November 6 to 18, is
- [India offers maritime intelligence sharing to Asian nations](https://lookeast.in/india-offers-maritime-intelligence-sharing-to-asian-nations/) - LOOKEAST REPORT India has offered to share real-time intelligence of maritime movements in the Indian Ocean with 10 countries that participated in a Naval Conclave in the country's Goa state last week. Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Maldives, Seychelles and Singapore sent their senior naval and maritime heads to the conference held
- [Tibetan football team that takes oxygen breaks at sky-high stadium](https://lookeast.in/tibetan-football-team-that-takes-oxygen-breaks-at-sky-high-stadium/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Lhasa Chengtou, a football team that takes regular oxygen breaks due to the stifling altitude of their stadium 3,658 meters (12,000 feet) above sea level, has become the first Tibetan side to reach China's professional leagues. Chengtou play their home games at the 735-million-yuan ($110 million) Lhasa Recreational and Sports Centre, situated in
- [Villagers nab 18 trespassers from Bangladesh in Tripura](https://lookeast.in/villagers-nab-18-trespassers-from-bangladesh-in-tripura/) - LOOKEAST REPORT 18 unidentified youths were nabbed by villagers in a remote Tripura border village on Sunday evening. The border with Bangladesh’s Coomilla was fenced but about 100 men from Bangladesh tried to break through the fence gate. No Border Security Force personnel were around when the trespassers approached. Brave villagers, mostly Muslims, challenged them
- [Sonowal says 'enemies' of Assam are trying to create problems in updating NRC17](https://lookeast.in/sonowal-says-enemies-of-assam-are-trying-to-create-problems-in-updating-nrc/) - Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday urged people to stand united and defeat the evil designs of some quarters trying to create problems in the updating of National Register of Citizens (NRC). The NRC of 1951 is now being updated to identify original residents of the state to check illegal migration. The draft NRC
- [Sushma urged that the situation in Rakhine to be handled with restraint](https://lookeast.in/sushma-urged-that-the-situation-in-rakhine-to-be-handled-with-restraint/) - DHAKA India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said the solution of Rohingya crisis lied with the return of the "displaced persons" as Bangladesh sought New Delhi's sustained pressure on Myanmar for solution of Rohingya issue that created humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh. "India is deeply concerned at the spate of violence in Rakhine State of Myanmar.
- [Myanmar, Bangladesh promise to cooperate on Rohingya repatriation](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-bangladesh-promise-to-cooperate-on-rohingya-repatriation/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Myanmar and Bangladesh have agreed to work together to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees, officials said, but details remain thin as the humanitarian crisis deepens. Ties between the neighbours have been severely strained by army-led violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state that has driven more than 600,000 Rohingya into Bangladesh since
- [Foreign Militants In Rakhine !](https://lookeast.in/foreign-militants-in-rakhine/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE Scores of foreign militants -- mostly Pakistanis and Bangladeshis -- are fighting besides rebels of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) since radical groups across the Islamic world called for 'a jihad against Burmese colonialism' in the Arakans (Rakhine). Indian intelligence officials say they have intercepted communication between some of the Pakistani militants
- [Tarique faces arrest warrant on sedition charges](https://lookeast.in/tarique-faces-arrest-warrant-on-sedition-charges/) - LOOKEAST REPORT A Bangladeshi court on Monday issued an arrest warrant against Opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia’s London-based son Tarique Rahman in a sedition case for delivering a provocative speech and also two former journalists of private TV channel Ekushey Television (ETV). Prosecutor Tapash Kumar Pal said the court that accepted the police chargesheet in
- [“Prince Said Finish It”](https://lookeast.in/prince-said-finish-it/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE Counter-terrorism officials are interrogating a BNP front affiliate leader after intelligence intercepted his conversation with BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman that suggested a possible hit on the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. LOOKEAST has earlier reported a failed assassination bid on Hasina, to debunk which the DGFI and their paid agents unleashed a
- [Displaced Rohingyas entering Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/displaced-rohingyas-entering-bangladesh/) - Drone footage shows vast numbers of Displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar entering Bangladesh, arriving by boat and walking through flooded fields. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released aerial footage showing thousands of Rohingya Muslims after they crossed the Naf River into Bangladesh. The video shot over the Palongkhali area shows Displaced Rohingyas arriving
- [Military action in the offing ?](https://lookeast.in/military-action-in-the-offing/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE A secret meeting of top serving and retired army officers in Dhaka has raised the heckles of the Hasina government. The meeting took place on Saturday between 6 and 7.30 pm at the DOHS house of Lt Gen (retd) Harunur Rashid. Those present included former army chief Gen Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan, Lt General
- [India Acts Tough On Rohingya Muslims](https://lookeast.in/india-acts-tough-on-rohingya-muslims/) - In a communique, which is in line with government's unflinching policy regarding Rohingya Muslims despite criticism from domestic and international community, security forces have been asked to enhance vigil in the border. This has been done to foil attempts by Rohingya Muslims to enter India, a home ministry official said in Delhi. In a communication, the
- [Extra Vigil at India-Bangladesh Border Over Rohingya Fears](https://lookeast.in/extra-vigil-at-india-bangladesh-border-over-rohingya-fears/) - DHAKA: Bangladesh has tightened security along its western border with India amid concern that hundreds of Rohingya Muslim refugees could be pushed into its territory, officials said on Sunday. Patrols have been stepped up along the frontier with India's West Bengal state, where border guards say they have been ordered in recent weeks to steer
- [Bangladesh Authorities Confiscate Explosives During Arrest of Jamaat-e-Islami Leaders](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-authorities-confiscate-explosives-during-arrest-of-jamaat-e-islami-leaders/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Bangladesh authorities arrested nine people, including two leaders of the extremist organization Jamaat-e-Islami, for planning to harm people and disrupt the government on September 29. Bombs, explosives, machetes and jihadist books were confiscated from the house in Dhaka where the arrests were made. Police said the group had been planning violence from the
- [Despite competition, China, India on same page on Rakhine](https://lookeast.in/despite-competition-china-india-on-same-page-on-rakhine/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK Yangon/Delhi Their troops are involved in periodic stand-offs on a long disputed Himalayan border, but India and China seem to be on the same page on the Rakhine conundrum in Myanmar, easily the most sensitive of regional issues at the moment. Both the Asian powers have veered round to back Myanmar strongly in
- [1K paramilitary personnel withdrawing from Darjeeling](https://lookeast.in/1k-paramilitary-personnel-withdrawing-from-darjeeling/) - The Indian home ministry has ordered withdrawal of as many as 1,000 paramilitary personnel, including 300 women, deployed in Darjeeling to maintain law and order during the agitation for a separate Gorkhaland state. In a communication, the ministry said seven companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), including three women companies, and three companies
- [Bangladesh's mega refugee camp plan 'dangerous': UN](https://lookeast.in/bangladeshs-mega-refugee-camp-plan-dangerous-un/) - A top UN official said that Bangladesh's plan to build the world's biggest refugee camp for 800,000-plus Rohingya Muslims was dangerous because overcrowding could heighten the risks of deadly diseases spreading quickly. The arrival of more than half a million Rohingya refugees who have fled an army crackdown in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state since August
- [Uncertainity looms over Rohingya return to Myanmar](https://lookeast.in/uncertainity-looms-over-rohingya-return-to-myanmar/) - Former UN chief Kofi Annan urged the Security Council on Friday to push for the return to Myanmar of hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingyas who have been driven out in an army campaign. Annan, who led an advisory commission to the Myanmar government, said world powers must work with the country's military and civilian
- [The Game Behind Dhaka Rumours](https://lookeast.in/the-game-behind-dhaka-rumours/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE Dhaka has been agog with rumours of the darkest kind. Prime Minister Hasina planning exit with 86 associates after installing army in power was the most sensational one doing the rounds. Angry supporters were confused and asked the prime minister to deal with those spreading the rumours. BNP leader Mahmudur Rahman, two senior
- [Arun Jaitley bats for cashless economy in Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/arun-jaitley-bats-for-cashless-economy-in-bangladesh/) - DHAKA Finance Minister Arun Jaitley encouraged developing countries to emulate India’s initiatives towards a less cash-based economy, saying excessive cash harms the poor, supports corruption and leads to terror activities. Jaitley, who is on a three-day visit to Bangladesh, inaugurated a cashless service at India’s visa application centres in Dhaka’s Shyamoli and Sylhet localities before
- [DGFI backs ARSA but police hunt for them](https://lookeast.in/dgfi-backs-arsa-but-police-hunt-for-them/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE Bangladesh's military intelligence agency DGFI has started backing jihadis of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) without taking the country's political executive into confidence. Even as the country's detective branch and counter-terrorism officials hunt for ARSA who are said to enjoy close links to Bangladesh's own Islamist terror group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (Bangladesh) or JMB, the
- [Bangladesh minister calls for probe Khaleda – Tarique plot](https://lookeast.in/obaidul-quader-calls-for-probe-khaleda-tarique-plot/) - DHAKA Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader called for an investigation to unearth the conspiracies of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman that they are hatching in London. "The nation wants to know that what plots Begum Zia and her son Tarique Zia are orchestrating in London and it should be
- [Daughters of the East embroiled over Rohingyas](https://lookeast.in/daughters-of-the-east-embroiled-over-rohingyas/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi have much in common beyond the spiraling Rohingya refugee crisis now plaguing both of their elected governments. Both leaders are the daughters of fathers who spearheaded their countries’ respective struggles for sovereign freedom. And both lost those national founding
- [Subir Bhaumik's reply to Mahmudur Rahman's allegation](https://lookeast.in/subir-bhaumiks-reply-to-mahmudur-rahmans-allegation/) - To The Editor bdnews24.com Dhaka Sir, Apropos your news item Amar Desh's Mahmudur questions Subir Bhaumik's motive for reporting 'PM murder plot ' and the Bengali version, I wish to make three things clear. R&AW AGENT For those who make this allegation that I am a R&AW agent, I advise them to read
- [Hasina Assassination Bid – DGFI Goes Berserk](https://lookeast.in/hasina-assasination-bid-dgfi-goes-berserk/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The DGFI has gone berserk over the expose on the failed assassination bid on Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina. They have forced the PMO to issue a press release, using one of their assets there, against the wishes of many senior people like Media Adviser to PM. By blocking LOOKEAST story on the
- [The Rohingya Genocide And Inadequate Response From Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/the-rohingya-genocide-and-inadequate-response-from-bangladesh/) - TAJ HASHMI I believe “genocide” is the right word to describe the ongoing mass killing, rape, and expropriation of Rohingyas in Myanmar. Polish Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin (1900-1959) first used the expression in 1943, to denote the mass killings, rapes, torture, extortions, and marginalization of Jews and others in Axis-occupied Europe in the 1930s and
- [Pink Begum's Pakistan love affair continues](https://lookeast.in/pink-begums-pakistan-love-affair-continues/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE The story goes that BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia refused to join her husband in Meghalaya in 1971 where Major (later general) Ziaur Rahman was commanding the Z force of the Mukti Bahini. Then strikingly beautiful, Khaleda decided of her own to stay behind in Dhaka and live together with Colonel Asif Nawaz
- [Bangladesh Chief Justice determined to 'restore democracy'](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-chief-justice-determined-to-restore-democracy/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE Bangladesh chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has told friends and admirers in Tokyo that he is determined to 'restore democracy' in Bangladesh -- something that has send a chill down the spine of those in power in Dhaka. At a party hosted by Bangladeshi expatriates on Saturday, Justice Sinha said there were 'many severe
- [Rohingya refugees pose security threat, India tells top court](https://lookeast.in/rohingya-refugees-pose-security-threat-india-tells-top-court/) - The Indian government told the Supreme Court that the “illegal” influx of Rohingyas “using the porous border between India and Myanmar” and their continued stay here was “seriously harming the national security of the country”. Stating that security agencies had inputs “indicating linkages of some of the unauthorised Rohingya immigrants with Pakistan-based terror organisations and similar
- [Citizenship to Chakma-Hajong refugees](https://lookeast.in/citizenship-to-chakma-hajong-refugees/) - The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday cleared the citizenship for over one lakh Chakma-Hajong, Buddhists, and Hindus, who fled to India in the 1960s to escape religious persecution in Chittagong Hill area of Bangladesh (the then undivided Pakistan). The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. National Security Advisor (NSA)
- [Aung San Suu Kyi on the Rohingya crisis](https://lookeast.in/aung-san-suu-kyi-on-the-rohingya-crisis/)
- [Ready to start verification to repatriate Rohingyas: Suu Kyi](https://lookeast.in/ready-to-start-verification-to-repatriate-rohingyas-suu-kyi/) - In her first major speech on the worsening Rohingya crisis, Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, sidestepped allegations of atrocities committed against the stateless Muslim minority and cast the conflict as just one of many problems ailing the country. Appearing to cast doubt on claims that the military has burned homes, killed civilians
- [China’s strategic highway to Nepal via Tibet](https://lookeast.in/chinas-strategic-highway-to-nepal-via-tibet/) - China has opened a strategic highway in Tibet to the Nepal border which could be used for civilian and defence purposes, a move that Chinese experts say will enable Beijing to make forays into South Asia, according to a media report. The 40.4-kilometre highway in Tibet between Xigaze airport and Xigaze city centre officially opened
- [Gorkhaland: Darjeeling limps back to normalcy](https://lookeast.in/gorkhaland-darjeeling-limps-back-to-normalcy/) - A large number of shops opened in Darjeeling on Wednesday signaling normalcy that had eluded the hills for the past three months due to indefinite strike called by the GJM for a separate state of Gorkhaland. The situation in the hills remained tense but incident-free despite threats and intimidation by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM),
- [Behind the Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar](https://lookeast.in/behind-the-rohingya-crisis-in-myanmar/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The Rohingya conflict, which erupted between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar's western Rakhine state in late August, was apparently fanned by external global players. According to the academic, the conflict has at least three dimensions. The century-long conflict is used by external players to undermine Southeast Asian stability, especially given the fact that what is at stake are vast reserves of hydrocarbons located
- [All stakeholders must work to preserve Myanmar's unity: PM Modi](https://lookeast.in/all-stakeholders-must-work-to-preserve-myanmars-unity-pm-modi/) - India said on Wednesday that it shares Myanmar’s concerns over the violence in the Rakhine state and asked all stakeholders to preserve the country's unity and territorial integrity, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. PM Modi's first bilateral visit here comes at a time when the Myanmarese government
- [Aung San Suu Kyi Blames Fake News as Myanmar’s Rohingya Exodus Worsens](https://lookeast.in/aung-san-suu-kyi-blames-fake-news-as-myanmars-rohingya-exodus-worsens/) - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi blamed fake news and a misinformation campaign for fueling a crisis that the UN says has now pushed more than 125,000 minority Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh with tales of atrocities at the hands of security forces. Suu Kyi told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call Tuesday
- [UNHCR emergency airlift lands in Dhaka](https://lookeast.in/unhcr-emergency-airlift-lands-in-dhaka/) - A major UNHCR airlift with emergency relief supplies for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh under way, with the first flight having landed in Dhaka. A UNHCR-chartered Boeing 777 flew in with 91 metric tonnes of aid, including much needed shelter materials, jerry cans, blankets, sleeping mats and other essential items from UNHCR’s global stockpile in Dubai.
- [India, Bangladesh support Myanmar in fight against terrorism](https://lookeast.in/india-bangladesh-support-myanmar-in-fight-against-terrorism/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK For the first time, Bangladesh has offered to start joint military operations with Myanmar to curb and control the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). Officials in Bangladesh foreign ministry said the offer has been conveyed to Nay Pyi Taw through Myanmar's charge d'affairs in Dhaka. It was not yet clear how Myanmar, especially
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- [All neighbours to benefit from India’s progress](https://lookeast.in/all-neighbours-to-benefit-from-indias-progress/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK India has emerged as the first responder to natural disasters and man-made conflicts in the extended neighbourhood, says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ''Be it THE earthquake in Nepal or A cyclone in Myanmar or conflicts in THE Middle East, India has responded first in keeping with its policy to help neighbours,'' Modi
- [Israel is helping Myanmar army against Rohingya](https://lookeast.in/israel-is-helping-myanmar-army-against-rohingya/) - Israel has refused to stop supplying arms to the Myanmar army, which human rights groups say is involved in the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya muslims, but the country’s defence ministry clarifying, "the matter is clearly diplomatic". Not just that, Israeli arms companies like TAR Ideal Concepts have even trained Myanmar's special forces in Rakhine state
- [India To Deport All Rohingya](https://lookeast.in/india-to-deport-all-rohingya/) - Indian Junior Home Minister Kiren Rijiju said the UNHCR registration of Rohingya Muslims was irrelevant. All of an estimated 40K Rohingya Muslims living in India are illegal immigrants, even those registered with the UN refugee agency, and the government aims to deport them, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has told news agency Reuters in New Delhi.
- [Rakhine attacks leave 32 dead](https://lookeast.in/rakhine-attacks-leave-32-dead/) - At least ten policemen, one army soldier and twenty-one Rohingya Muslim insurgents have been killed in a fresh wave of violent attacks in the northern part of Myanmar's Rakhine state, official sources said. The militants staged coordinated simultaneous attacks on 19 police outposts that cover 24 villages around Maung Taw and tried unsuccessfully to storm
- [DOVAL who stared China down at Doklam](https://lookeast.in/doval-who-stared-china-down-at-doklam/) - Ajit Kumar Doval KC, the National Security Advisor (NSA) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is being seen as the man responsible for the favourable outcome of India's conflict with China over Doklam. Doval has become a cult figure due to his skillful operations, hawkish ideology and a background that echoes themes from spy movies. He
- [Turkish president offers to pay Bangladesh for taking in more Rohingya refugees](https://lookeast.in/turkish-president-offers-to-pay-bangladesh-for-taking-in-more-rohingya-refugees/) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Myanmar of '“genocide'” against Rohingya Muslims in the country's western Rakhine state after a crackdown by security forces last week forced 58,000 to flee their homes for neighbouring Bangladesh, according to UN estimates. "There is a genocide there," Erdogan said in a speech in Istanbul to mark the Islamic
- [Chinese Bully’s Bluff](https://lookeast.in/chinese-bullys-bluff/) - BRAHMA CHELLANEY The more power China has accumulated, the more it has attempted to achieve its foreign-policy objectives with bluff, bluster, and bullying. But, as its Himalayan border standoff with India’s military continues, the limits of this approach are becoming increasingly apparent. The current standoff began in mid-June, when Bhutan, a close ally of India,
- [Doklam issue resolved peacefully - Bhutan](https://lookeast.in/doklam-issue-resolved-peacefully-bhutan/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Indian External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj held her first high-level meeting after the Doklam standoff, with Bhutanese counterpart Damcho Dorji in BIMSTEC sideline in Kathmandu, and expressing hope that the situation is resolved peacefully. The two ministers met on sidelines of the BIMSTEC foreign ministers’ meeting. The meeting was focused mainly on the
- [Rakhine a human rights crisis: Annan report](https://lookeast.in/rakhine-a-human-rights-crisis-annan-report/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK The Kofi Annan commission on Thursday described the situation in Rakhine state as a 'human rights crisis' and came up with several recommendations to handle it in its final report. ''While all communities have suffered from violence and abuse, protracted statelessness and profound discrimination have made the Muslim community particularly vulnerable to human
- [Myanmar’s military launches operation against Rohingya terrorists](https://lookeast.in/myanmars-military-launches-operation-against-rohingya-terrorists/) - LARRY JAGAN The Myanmar military has air-dropped hundreds of troops into the country’s strife-torn western Rakhine state in preparation for a surgical operation intended to route out accused Muslim rebels and insurgents, according to military sources. The deployment of the 33rd Light Infantry Division commenced last Thursday. They were helicoptered into the regional capital Sittwe,
- [Ladakh scuffle](https://lookeast.in/ladakh-scuffle/) - The latest standoff at Ladakh’s Pangong Tso lake comes in the backdrop of the two-month long Doklam standoff in Sikkim sector between Indian and Chinese troops. The Doklam standoff began after Indian troops stopped the Chinese army from building a road in the disputed area.
- [Irom Sharmila gets married](https://lookeast.in/irom-sharmila-gets-married/) - With a cream shawl draped around her head, renowned human rights activist from Manipur Irom Sharmila walked into the registrar office in Kodaikanal to get married to her British partner Desmond Coutinho. Standing beside the bride was CPI(ML) activist and documentary filmmaker Divya Bharathi, who held a small bouquet of roses. In a crowded room
- [India’s LCA to be armed with BVR missile](https://lookeast.in/indias-lca-to-be-armed-with-bvr-missile/) - FRANZ–STEFAN GADY Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems successfully completed integration of the I-Derby beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile on the Indian Air Force’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) with test firing of the missile scheduled for the end of this year. According to a Rafael representative, the new missile is slated to become the
- [India form task forces to deport Rohingyas](https://lookeast.in/india-form-task-forces-to-deport-rohingyas/) - KRISHNA N. DAS Modi administration are in touch with Bangladesh and Myanmar about its plan to deport around 40K Rohingya Muslims it says are living in the country illegally, a government spokesman said in Delhi, with state governments told to form task forces for the purpose. Tens of thousands of Rohingya have fled persecution in
- [Hasina Turns Right](https://lookeast.in/hasina-turns-right/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has turned to the right to placate hard-line Islamists after facing flak for her recent visit to neighboring India, a trip her opponents have claimed sold out national interests to its giant western neighbor. Hasina’s concessions to hard-line Islamists have upset her own party supporters who value Bangladesh’s
- [Shadows of Khagragarh back](https://lookeast.in/shadows-of-khagragarh-back/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Bomb making is no longer a cottage industry in West Bengal. By the look of it, it is large scale and perhaps the only industry doing well in Didi's Bengal. At least eight people were killed while making crude bombs that were being rushed to rival groups locked in a turf war over
- [Delhi say no to Mamata's China trip](https://lookeast.in/delhi-say-no-to-mamatas-china-trip/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK The Indian government has refused to clear West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's proposed trip to China in June. She was destined to visit provinces like Shandong, which have a thick concentration of manufacturing industries, to attract investment for West Bengal. The Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi has told Banerjee in response
- [PLA scuffle with Indian army at Doklam sector](https://lookeast.in/pla-scuffle-with-indian-army-at-doklam-sector/)
- [REVERSE TO REPAIR](https://lookeast.in/reverse-to-repair/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK The nosedive in Sino-Indian relations over Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh (Southern Tibet to Beijing, integral part of India as far as Delhi is concerned) has left many worried. The Dalai Lama has visited Arunachal Pradesh six times between 1983 and 2009 -- so why is Beijing so upset now ! Beijing
- [Two more ALG in Arunachal](https://lookeast.in/two-more-alg-in-arunachal/) - India moved to upgrade its defence infrastructure along the border with China, announcing the construction of two Advanced Landing Grounds (ALG) at Tawang and Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh, a day after Beijing gave its own names to six places in the northeastern state. Defence Secretary G. Mohan Kumar held a high-level review meeting with Arunachal
- [Madhesis reject new Nepal constitution amendment bill](https://lookeast.in/madhesis-reject-new-nepal-constitution-amendment-bill/) - Nepal’s agitating Madhesi parties decided to boycott next month’s local elections and hold fresh protests, saying the content of the new Constitution amendment bill tabled in Parliament was different from what was agreed with the government. The United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) leaders, in a meeting held in Kathmandu, claimed that the new proposal has
- [Nepal, China joint drill kicked off](https://lookeast.in/nepal-china-joint-drill-kicked-off/) - The first ever Nepal-China joint military drill ‘Sagarmatha Friendship-2017’ started at Nepal Army’s Para Training School Maharajgunj in Kathmandu. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s squad is participating in the 10-day military exercise that focuses on counter terrorism and disaster response, the Nepal Army said in a statement. “We hope such joint military exercise would help Nepal and Chinese
- [India-Pak spywar escalates, R&AW avenges Jadhav](https://lookeast.in/india-pak-spywar-escalates-raw-avenges-jadhav/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE Muhammad Habib Zahir, a retired Lt Colonel of the Pakistan Army working for the country' military intelligence agency ISI in Nepal has disappeared from Lumbini near the border with India. His son says Zahir landed in Kathmandu from Oman to meet 'some prospective employers' and took a flight to Lumbini on a local
- [Nepal, China to hold first ever joint military drill](https://lookeast.in/nepal-china-to-hold-first-ever-joint-military-drill/) - Nepal and China will hold their first ever joint military exercise on April 16-25 focused on counter-terrorism and distaster response, Nepal Army announced on Thursday. In a recent visit to Nepal, Chinese defence minister Chang Wanquan had announced 300 million Yuan military aid to Nepal Army for its UN peacekeepers, mainly logistics. “In a bid
- [Nepal-Bangladesh Connectivity Through India](https://lookeast.in/nepal-bangladesh-connectivity-through-india/) - BIBHU SHARMA / SAJINA RAI Nepal-Bangladesh bilateral relation saw a promising prospect, when, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered Nepal in using Saidpur Airport, Chittagong and Mongla Port amidst the flaring tension between Nepal and India, which reached its apex during November 2015. Not only the policy makers of Nepal, even the public opinion, rendered this
- [Teesta pact can transform Indo-Bangla ties: Hasina](https://lookeast.in/teesta-pact-can-transform-indo-bangla-ties-hasina/) - The Indo-Bangladesh ties will undergo "another transformation" if a pact on Teesta water sharing is inked, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said but is anxious over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's reaction to such an agreement. Stressing that common water resources must act as a uniting force, she pitched for a comprehensive solution to
- [We all want peace but one nation wants to spread terrorism: PM Modi](https://lookeast.in/we-all-want-peace-but-one-nation-wants-to-spread-terrorism-pm-modi/) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at Pakistan saying it breeds, inspires and encourages terrorism. "There is one thought in South Asia which breeds, inspires and encourages terrorism. The thought whose priority is not humanity, but extremism and terrorism," Modi said, without naming Pakistan. He was speaking at the ceremony where families of martyrs of
- [North Korea linked to Bangladesh heist](https://lookeast.in/north-korea-linked-to-bangladesh-heist/) - Cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab said it had obtained digital evidence that bolsters suspicions by some researchers that North Korea was involved in last year's $81 millions cyber heist of the Bangladesh Central Bank's account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Russian-based Kaspersky released a 58-page report on Lazarus, a group linked to the
- [ASEAN Heads Of State May Attend India’s 69th Republic Day Parade As Chief Guests](https://lookeast.in/asean-heads-of-state-may-attend-indias-69th-republic-day-parade-as-chief-guests/) - Officials at the Ministry of External Affairs have pulled up their socks to host the leaders of Southeast Asian countries at India’s next Republic Day parade. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly intends to have all 10 heads of state of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as chief guests when India enters her sixty-ninth year
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- [Military exercise TROPEX kicks off](https://lookeast.in/military-exercise-tropex-kicks-off/) - Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya backed by nuclear submarine INS Chakra besides fighting assets of the Indian Navy and Coast Guard have come together in the country’s biggest inter-service Tropex exercise along the western seaboard. The navy’s annual Theatre Readiness Operational Exercise (TROPEX) got underway on January 24. The month-long exercise will have ships and aircraft
- [Army sets up WhatsApp number to register complains](https://lookeast.in/army-sets-up-whatsapp-number-to-register-complain/) - The army has set up a WhatsApp number for its soldiers to post their problems directly to Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat instead of going to the social media directly. The move came after a series of videos were posted online by personnel from the army, IAF and central police forces regarding various conditions that
- [Bangladesh relocating Rohingyas to a remote island](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-relocating-rohingyas-to-a-remote-island/) - Bangladesh authorities are to push ahead with a controversial plan to relocate tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees who arrived from Myanmar to a remote island, according to a government website. The government has set up a committee comprising state officials in the coastal districts, ordering authorities to help identify and relocate undocumented Myanmar nationals
- [LeT operatives were sentenced to death](https://lookeast.in/let-operatives-were-sentenced-to-death/) - Three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives were sentenced to death by a Bengal court on Saturday. The operatives identified as – Mohammad Yunous, Abdullah Khan and Muzaffar Ahmed were given death penalty by the Fast Track Court- 1 of Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Yunous and Khan are both Pakistani nationals and Ahmed
- [Security architecture for Indian Ocean region](https://lookeast.in/security-architecture-for-indian-ocean-region/) - The role of Indian Ocean has increased with Asia becoming a major economic hub and all the stakeholders, including global mercantile nations must prepare a security architecture for the region, former NSA Shivsankar Menon has said. "The Indian Ocean sees much less tension" compared to other seas, Menon said at a forum held in Singapore.
- [Myanmar faces danger from IS](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-faces-danger-from-is/) - ROZANNA LATIFF | KUALA LUMPUR Myanmar faces a growing danger of attacks by foreign supporters of Islamic State (IS) recruited from Southeast Asian networks in support of persecuted Muslim Rohingyas, Malaysia's top counter-terrorism official has said. Malaysian authorities have detained a suspected IS follower planning to head to Myanmar to carry out attacks, the head of
- [Modi addressed top military commanders](https://lookeast.in/modi-addressed-top-military-commanders/) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed top military commanders in Dehradun during which he is understood to have outlined his vision on security challenges before the country. Defence minister Manohar Parrikar and national security advisor Ajit Doval were also present at the Combined Commanders Conference which was held at the Indian Military Academy (IMA)
- [China denies pressuring Tibetans to attend Kalachakra](https://lookeast.in/china-denies-pressuring-tibetans-to-attend-kalachakra/) - Dismissing a Buddhist ritual held by the Dalai Lama as a political tool, Chinese officials denied that thousands of Tibetan pilgrims were pressured to return to China. "Taking advantage of the presence of the Dalai Lama, the Kalachakra (wheel of time) teachings have inveigled Tibetans into illegally going abroad over the last decade," Zhu Weiqun,
- [Nasirnagar : Awami League leader remanded](https://lookeast.in/nasirnagar-awami-league-leader-remanded/) - A Brahmanbaria court placed a local Awami League leader on a two-day remand in a case filed in connection with the synchronised attack on Hindu community people in Nasirnagar upazila of the district. The court order came a day after detectives arrested Suruj Ali, who was recently suspended from the president post of Chapartola Union
- [Modi urges Denmark to extradite Kim Davy](https://lookeast.in/modi-urges-denmark-to-extradite-kim-davy/) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Denmark to extend full support in the extradition of Purulia arms drop case accused Kim Davy, taking into account India’s “sensitivities”. The matter was raised by Modi during a call by Danish minister of energy, utilities and climate change Lars Christian Lilleholt, who is in Gandhinagar to attend the ‘Vibrant
- [Baloch event 'banned' at Calcutta Club](https://lookeast.in/baloch-event-banned-at-calcutta-club/) - An event titled "The saga of Baluchistan and Kashmir" has been denied permission by the reputed Calcutta Club due to alleged pressure from the West Bengal state administration and the Kolkata Police. The event which was scheduled for January 7 evening at the Calcutta Club was scrapped at the last moment by the club authorities
- [Tibet border regulation expanded](https://lookeast.in/tibet-border-regulation-expanded/) - An updated border regulation which specifies the areas under its coverage in Tibet took effect on Sunday. The designated border areas under the new regulation now include land ports, trade zones and scenic spots, expanding the scope of the old regulation that has been in effect since 2000. As Tibet further opens up with fast
- [No E-token for Bangladesh travellers to India](https://lookeast.in/no-e-token-for-bangladesh-travellers-to-india/) - The Indian High Commission in Bangladesh has scrapped the e-token or prior appointment free visa system for Bangladeshi travellers. This will come into effect from January 1. The decision was taken in line with its ongoing effort to ‘streamline, liberalise and ease the process of securing Indian visas’. The measure is aimed at facilitating people-to-people
- [Rohingya insurgency has links to Saudi, Pakistan: report](https://lookeast.in/rohingya-insurgency-has-links-to-saudi-pakistan-report/) - SIMON LEWIS A group of Rohingya Muslims that attacked Myanmar border guards in October is headed by people with links to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said on Thursday, citing members of the group. The coordinated attacks on Oct. 9 killed nine policemen, and sparked a crackdown by security forces in
- [Strategic Significance of Agni-V](https://lookeast.in/strategic-significance-of-agni-v/) - DR. SANJAY BADRI-MAHARAJ It is pertinent for readers to appreciate the quite dramatic shift that the eventual deployment of the Agni-V will mark in the evolution of the Indian nuclear arsenal. While the first two launches of the Agni-V – on 19 April 2012 and 15 September 2013 respectively – were of the standard Indian
- [Kiren Rijiju linked to corruption](https://lookeast.in/kiren-rijiju-linked-to-corruption-in-arunachal-hydro-project/) - The Congress played an audio tape on Tuesday, claiming that it was a proof linking Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju to alleged corruption and fraud in Arunachal Pradesh. “Kiren Rijiju’s role in this issue is under a cloud of suspicion. So he should be sacked or asked to resign till a probe
- [IS planned to attack Mother House: NIA](https://lookeast.in/is-planned-to-attack-mother-house-nia/) - Suspected Islamic State sympathiser and aspiring foot soldier Mohammad Mussa, who was arrested in West Bengal on July 4, planned to carry out attacks on the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity in central Kolkata, the National Investigation Agency has said in its chargesheet. His aim was to target British, American and Russian tourists, who
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- [Biranganas recognised as freedom fighters](https://lookeast.in/biranganas-recognised-as-freedom-fighters/) - Twenty four more Biranganas (war heroines) have been recognised as freedom fighters for their sacrifice in the country's Liberation War in 1971. The government issued a gazette in this regard on November 17. With these 24, a total of 170 women have been honoured as freedom fighters in phases by the government. The government for
- [ATM withdrawal, Old-Notes exchange limit ups](https://lookeast.in/atm-withdrawal-old-notes-exchange-limit-ups/) - With public anger rising across the country over limited cash availability, the government eased key restrictions including raising daily withdrawal limit from bank counters and ATM as well as hiking the amount of old and now defunct currency notes that can be exchanged. To augment cash supplies, newly printed hard-to-fake Rs 500 notes were also
- [Chinese Subs for BN](https://lookeast.in/2506-2/) - GOPAL SURI Bangladesh has received two submarines from China a deal that has cost Dhaka $ 203 million. The Bangladesh Navy, in the recent past, has bought frigates, corvettes and patrol craft from the Chinese. However, the buying of submarines is worth pondering over since submarine operations, especially in their infancy, have to be nurtured and
- [Bhutan blocks ambitious BBIN project](https://lookeast.in/bhutan-blocks-ambitious-bbin-project/) - An ambitious road connectivity plan involving Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) --- an initiative pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to boost trade --- has hit a roadblock with the upper house of Bhutan parliament deciding against ratifying the motor vehicle pact on Wednesday. The BBIN agreement – signed in Bhutan’s capital Thimpu in
- [Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan joins India in SAARC boycott](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-bhutan-and-afghanistan-joins-india-in-saarc-boycott/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Bhutan have joined India in boycotting the forthcoming SAARC Summit scheduled at Islamabad in November. The Summit has been postponed, said a top source in Nepal's foreign ministry after all three of India's neighbours conveyed their inability to attend the summit to Nepal, the current chairperson of SAARC. It is
- [Attack on temples planned to grab Hindu land: Bangladesh NHRC](https://lookeast.in/attack-on-temples-planned-to-grab-hindu-land-bangladesh-nhrc/) - The attacks on several Hindu temples in Bangladesh were carried out under a well-orchestrated plan aimed at grabbing lands of the minority community, the country’s top rights body said today. The statutory National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said their initial investigation into the attacks on several Hindu temples and households in the central Brahmanbaria districts
- [Increasing footprint of Pakistani smuggling networks in Myanmar](https://lookeast.in/increasing-footprint-of-pakistani-smuggling-networks-in-myanmar/) - LOOKEAST EXCLUSIVE The arrest of two Burmese nationals Khin Maung Win and Kar Mar Din, in Bangkok on October 9, for their involvement in drug trafficking and the fake documentation racket has revealed that Pakistan is increasingly using Myanmar as the ingress point to pump fake Indian currency notes (FICN) into India. During their questioning, the two suspects informed the Thai police that they were being used as couriers to transport large consignments of FICN from Bangkok, via Myanmar, into India. The
- [C-17 Globemaster landed at Mechuka ALG](https://lookeast.in/c-17-globemaster-landed-at-mechuka-alg/)
- [China not against India's entry in NSG: Envoy](https://lookeast.in/china-not-against-indias-entry-in-nsg-envoy/) - China today sought to dispel the view that it was against India's entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). "The notion that China is against India's entry into NSG is not right. India and China are working together in this regard," Consul General of China in Kolkata, Zhanwu Ma said. "Entry of any country into
- [AN-32 missing in the Bay of Bengal](https://lookeast.in/an-32-missing-in-the-bay-of-bengal/) - An Indian air force plane carrying 29 people went missing on Friday on a flight to a remote island chain in the Bay of Bengal, the defence ministry said. The Russian made AN-32 was on its way to Port Blair, the capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar chain of islands, from the southeast city of Chennai
- [Pakistan-trained rebels behind Myanmar border raids !](https://lookeast.in/pakistan-trained-rebels-behind-myanmar-border-raids/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Myanmar says a Pakistani Taliban-trained militant leader masterminded the deadly attacks in its Rakhine state recently. A statement from the office of Myanmar's president Htin Kyaw on Friday said a rebel group called Aqa Mul Mujahideen was behind the raids on three outposts on Myanmar-Bangladesh border, in which 9 policemen were killed. It
- [Little hands come forward to save baby rhinos](https://lookeast.in/little-hands-come-forward-to-save-baby-rhinos/) - SUBHAMOY BHATTACHARJEE Bokakhat, Assam School children of “Nepali Khuti Banuwa Prathamik Bidyalaya,” an unexplored dot in the map of Assam have sacrificed one-day’s mid-day meal for rhino conservation in Kaziranga National Park. The eight (8) flood rescued rhino calves under care at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) become a serious concern for these
- [Expect a power struggle at China’s next party plenum](https://lookeast.in/expect-a-power-struggle-at-chinas-next-party-plenum/) - FRANCESCO SISCI Clearly the big prize is to dominate the Politburo and the Central Committee at the Party Congress next year, and thus to have the votes to push through the changes and the reforms he deems necessary to move the country forward. “He” is Xi Jinping, head of the party, the government, and the
- [Duterte’s war on drugs winning praise from China](https://lookeast.in/dutertes-war-on-drugs-winning-praise-from-china/) - Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, currently on a state visit to Beijing, has made clear that he admires many things about China, and has even gone so far as to say “I am Chinese” (referring to his grandfather apparently coming from Xiamen). But perhaps what he appreciates most about China is that it doesn’t criticize the way
- [Philippine president arrives in Beijing](https://lookeast.in/philippine-president-arrives-in-beijing/) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Beijing Tuesday evening, beginning his four-day visit to China. Choosing China as the first country outside the ASEAN since taking office in June, Duterte makes the visit amid a backdrop of deteriorating China-Philippines ties, due to the unilateral filing of the South China Sea arbitration case initiated by his predecessor Benigno
- [Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies](https://lookeast.in/thailands-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-dies-at-88/) - Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, has died after 70 years on the throne, the palace says. The king, 88, was widely revered in Thailand. He was seen as a stabilising figure in a country hit by cycles of political turmoil and multiple coups. He had been in poor health in recent years
- [Death, drugs and diplomacy](https://lookeast.in/death-drugs-and-diplomacy/) - It's been about 100 days into the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte. Since he took power, the Philippine president has overseen the killing of more than 3,500 people in his war on drugs, offended world leaders and strained relations with the US. In an interview since he was sworn in, we talk to Duterte about his
- [Talk Less, Offend Less](https://lookeast.in/talk-less-offend-less/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK Politicians often play to the gallery and talk much more than they should. When they speak on subjects they know little about, they make a fool of themselves. Flattery makes them believe they know all they survey but that is not true. The result often is huge faux pas and unseemly controversy. Tripura
- [The Chinese Connection](https://lookeast.in/the-chinese-connection/) - EDMUND DOWNIE Evidence points to Chinese involvement in rebel movements in India's northeast, but this should not be a major roadblock in India-China relations. On June 4th of this year, rebels from northeast India killed at least 20 Indian soldiers and injured 11 in an ambush in the Indian state of Manipur, near the India-Myanmar
- [Bangladesh lessons for Kashmir, India](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-lessons-for-kashmir-india-2/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK Chetan Bhagat in a recent article on Kashmir has missed a few major points. Clarity on these issues are not just crucial to understanding the Kashmir question but also to evolve a future for Kashmir that is at the hear of an unending India-Pakistan conflict. Bhagat’s analysis that the Indian army messed it up and provoked Kashmiris to
- [Philippine drug killings probe in limbo](https://lookeast.in/philippine-drug-killings-probe-in-limbo/) - Philippine senators ousted a staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte from the leadership of a panel investigating an explosion of drug-related killings, squashing a rare domestic challenge to the bloody crackdown. Duterte's war on drugs, the key plank of a poll campaign likened to that of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, has claimed more than
- [Indian cold pills pour over remote Myanmar border](https://lookeast.in/indian-cold-pills-pour-over-remote-myanmar-border/) - ANDREW R.C. MARSHALL | TAMU, MYANMAR Five years ago, when cold pills first trickled across Myanmar's untamed border with India, many local officials were baffled. Where was this medicine going, and why were smugglers so interested in it? Today, the cross-border trickle has become a torrent and everyone knows why the Indian-made pills are so valuable: they are bound
- [Philippines defends drug war at Asian summit](https://lookeast.in/philippines-defends-drug-war-at-asian-summit/) - The Philippines on Tuesday defended a surge in killings since Rodrigo Duterte became president over two months ago, handing out a 38-page pamphlet at a regional summit praising his campaign against illegal drugs in which thousands have died. "We are not butchers who just kill people for no apparent reason," reads one page of the
- [Cattle smuggling across India-Bangladesh border](https://lookeast.in/cattle-smuggling-across-india-bangladesh-border/) - Durgapur IB; Lalmonirhat in northern fringe of Bangladesh. Video taken from Bangladesh side, January 2016
- [PM Narendra Modi in ASEAN](https://lookeast.in/pm-narendra-modi-in-asean/) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Laotian capital to attend the ASEAN-India and the East Asia Summits to strengthen India’s trade and security ties with the strategic Southeast Asian region. During his two-day visit, Modi is scheduled to have several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Summits, beginning with an interaction with Japanese
- [A moment of truth for ASEAN](https://lookeast.in/a-moment-of-truth-for-asean/) - BALADAS GHOSHAL A moment of truth has arrived for ASEAN, believed to be one of the most successful regional organizations in the world, with the verdict on 12 July by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague – the world’s oldest international tribunal for international resolutions of disputes between nations. It was the
- [China denies demolitions at centre for Tibetan Buddhist learning](https://lookeast.in/china-denies-demolitions-at-centre-for-tibetan-buddhist-learning/) - Chinese authorities are renovating one of the world's largest centres of learning for Tibetan Buddhism to prevent overcrowding and fires, a state-run newspaper said on Tuesday, denying Tibetan rights groups' charges of demolition and evictions. Groups including the British-based International Campaign for Tibet say demolition work began last week at Larung Gar in Garze, a
- [Philippine President says talks with China on sea – in a year](https://lookeast.in/philippine-president-says-talks-with-china-on-sea-in-a-year/) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said that he expects talks with China on their South China Sea dispute within a year and he would not raise an international ruling rejecting China's claims there when he attends a regional summit next month. An arbitration court in the Hague infuriated China in July when it ruled that China
- [Nitish demanded demolition of the Farakka Barrage](https://lookeast.in/nitish-kumar-blames-farakka-dam-for-floods-writes-to-pm-modi-calling-for-its-demolition/) - Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has written to PM Narendra Modi seeking the Centre to consider demolishing the Farakka Barrage in West Bengal. Nitish wrote to the PM, a day before he met him in Delhi. FLOOD SITUATION Apprising the PM about the present flood situation in the state in which 95 lives have been
- [Nepal eager to have trilateral ties with India, China: Prachanda](https://lookeast.in/nepal-eager-to-have-trilateral-ties-with-india-china-prachanda/) - Nepal wants to develop trilateral relations with its two big neighbours – India and China, the country’s new Prime Minister Prachanda said on Tuesday. Prime Minister and CPN-Maoist Centre chairman Prachanda, during a meeting with delegates from China Institute of Contemporary Relations at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Kathmandu told them that he was “keen
- [Assam Elephant dies after excessive tranquillising](https://lookeast.in/assam-elephant-dies-after-excessive-tranquillising/) - An elephant thought to have travelled at least 1,000 miles (1,600km) from India into Bangladesh after floods separated it from the herd has died, despite efforts to save it. The distressed animal was tranquillised three times during repeated attempts to transport it to a safari park in Bangladesh, after the elephant crossed the border in late
- [Why Dipa Karmakar ignored by media ?](https://lookeast.in/why-dipa-karmakar-ignored-by-media/)
- [NDFB(S) and ISI jointly planned Kokrajhar attack](https://lookeast.in/ndfbs-and-isi-jointly-planned-kokrajhar-attack-nsa-going-assam/) - The NDFB(S) group that is suspected to have carried out the deadly attack in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Friday has strong links with ISI, says former DGP Assam Ghanashyam Murari Srivastava. GMS said that the militant group was mentored by the Pakistani intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence to carry out terror strikes in Assam in a
- [Dipa Karmakar in Rio2016](https://lookeast.in/dipa-karmakar-in-rio2016/) - Dipa Karmakar remained in the hunt for a place in the Olympic vault finals after finishing sixth in the qualifiers in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. The Tripura-girl, who is the country's first woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, managed to perform her much-appreciated ‘Produnova’ vault cleanly to secure 14.850 points after two attempts.
- [Myanmar deports 2 Pakistanis, Malaysia, China follows](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-deports-2-pakistanis-malaysia-china-follows/) - LOOKEAST SPECIAL REPORT Two Pakistanis, Kazim Ali, 20, and Rahil Shahid, 22, were sent back to Lahore via Bangkok from Kuala Lumpur on Aug 6, top Malaysian sources said. Malaysia is a Muslim-predominant country but its government is opposed to Islamist radicalism and responds harshly against groups or individuals preaching that. It is one country where controversial Islamist
- [107 Wild Rescued by MVS Units in Kaziranga](https://lookeast.in/107-wild-rescued-by-mvs-units-in-kaziranga/) - SUBHAMOY BHATTACHARJEE CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, August 1, 2016: Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) units of the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) – the wildlife rescue, care and rehabilitation facility jointly run by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), Assam Forest Department (AFD) and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) – have attended 107 wildlife rescue
- [Dipa in Rio2016](https://lookeast.in/dipa-in-rio2016/) - Video credit: DD
- [Sharmila blamed for planning marriage](https://lookeast.in/sharmila-blamed-for-planning-marriage/) - LOOKEAST REPORT In a sharp turnaround of events, the iron lady of Manipur, Irom Sharmila Chanu has now been physically threatened for calling off her fast and for her decision to marry an 'outsider' and contest polls. After sixteen years of fast that has nearly destroyed her body and weakened her resolve, Irom Sharmila finally
- [Prachanda becomes PM for the 2nd time](https://lookeast.in/prachanda-becomes-pm-for-the-2nd-time/) - Maoist chief Prachanda was elected by lawmakers as Nepal’s Prime Minister for a second time. The 61-year-old leader promised to lead the nation toward economic development and work as a bridge between communities following deadly protests over a divisive new Constitution. Though Pushpa Kamal Dahal — better known by his nom de guerre ‘Prachanda’ —
- [Prachanda set to become next PM](https://lookeast.in/prachanda-set-to-become-nepals-prime-minister/) - Nepal's former Maoist rebel chief Prachanda looked set to become prime minister after no other candidate emerged on Tuesday, raising hopes that his government, the 24th in 26 years, would be more stable than its predecessors. The election of a new prime minister, due in parliament on Wednesday, became necessary after K.P. Oli resigned last
- [Tripura faces its worst ever fuel crisis](https://lookeast.in/tripura-faces-its-worst-ever-fuel-crisis/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Schools unable to run busses for students have been forced to suspend classes in various schools in state capital Agartala as Tripura loom into its worst ever fuel crisis over the last two months. Most private schools provide bus to pick up students. The school management say it has become impossible for them
- [Agartala connected in BG railway map](https://lookeast.in/agartala-connected-in-broad-gauge-railway-map/) - Tripura entered the broad gauge railway map of the country today with Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagging off the Agartala-New Delhi Tripura Sundari Express. The foundation stone for the much awaited railway track to link Agartala to Akhaura in Bangladesh was jointly laid at the programme by Prabhu and his Bangladeshi counterpart Md Mujibul Haque. Tripura Sundari Express
- [Can't India avoid confusing signals to neighbours](https://lookeast.in/cant-india-avoid-confusing-signals-to-neighbours/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK India wants to get ULFA leader Paresh Baruah to the table to expedite the Assam peace process after having brought into the peace process most of the rebel top guns including Anup Chetia. Sri Sri Ravishankar was recently involved in an effort to bring Baruah to the table and there was optimism among
- [Mai Ja Yang meeting to be extended](https://lookeast.in/mai-ja-yang-meeting-to-be-extended/) - The plenary meeting of Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) being held in Mai Ja Yang, Kachin State, will be extended for one more day because a number of issues remain to be deliberated. Meeting organising committee spokesman Padoh Kwe Htoo Win told, “We plan to extend [the meeting] tentatively for one more day. There are many
- [Mahasweta Devi passed away](https://lookeast.in/mahasweta-devi-passed-away/) - Eminent author and social activist Mahasweta Devi, whose writings focused on the marginalised communities in the country and served as the voice of the oppressed, died here today after a multi-organ failure. She was 91. She was suffering from multi-organ failure and died at Kolkata’s premier nursing home Belle Vue. She suffered a cardiac arrest following
- [EAO Plenary Meeting starts in Mai Ja Yang](https://lookeast.in/eao-plenary-meeting-starts-in-mai-ja-yang/) - The Ethnic Armed Organisation’s Plenary Meeting being held from 26-29 July 2016 in Mai Ja Yang, Kachin State, opened today. Gen. N'Ban La from the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) and the UN special envoy, Vijay Nambier, delivered their opening speeches. The message delivered by the UN’s Special Envoy was one of hope for the future
- [9 suspected Islamist extremists killed in Dhaka encounter](https://lookeast.in/9-suspected-islamist-extremists-killed-in-dhaka-encounter/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Bangladesh police have killed nine suspected Islamist extremists in a gun battle after storming a militant hideout in the capital Dhaka, officials say Police says they were 'most likely' members of Jamaat ul Mujahideen (JMB) that staged the massive July 1 attack on Gulshan cafe and later at Sholokia Eid grounds in Kishoreganj.
- [Diplomat Arundhati Ghose dead](https://lookeast.in/diplomat-arundhati-ghose-passes-away/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Eminent diplomat Arundhati Ghose, who was India’s ambassador to the UN and played a decisive role in India’s negotiations on Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), passed away late on Tuesday night at the age of 76. She was suffering from cancer and breathed her last at around 12:30 am at her residence in
- [Irom Sharmila: Breaking fast into politics](https://lookeast.in/irom-sharmila-breaking-fast-into-politics/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila, on a 16 year hunger strike demanding the repeal of controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA+), has decided to break her fast and contest elections. "I will break my fast as the government has failed to give any positive response. I will fight elections to resolve the issues,"
- [Not Possible To Give Up Arms – AA](https://lookeast.in/not-possible-to-give-up-arms-aa/) - HTET KHAUNG LINN The Arakan Army (AA) was formed in 2009 in the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) stronghold of Laiza, on Myanmar’s northern border with China, where the Arakan ethnic rebels received training and arms. They have fought alongside the KIA, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Kokang’s Myanmar National Democratic Alliance (MNDAA)
- [ASEAN Cambodia blocks statement](https://lookeast.in/asean-cambodia-blocks-statement-on-south-china-sea/) - Reports state that Cambodia blocked any mention to an international court ruling against Beijing Southeast Asian nations failed to agree on maritime disputes in the South China Sea on Sunday after Cambodia blocked any mention to an international court ruling against Beijing in their statement, diplomats said. Foreign ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast
- [Arabisation of Islam in Asia: A clash within civilization](https://lookeast.in/arabisation-of-islam-in-asia-a-clash-within-civilization/) - BALADAS GHOSHAL The spate of terrorist attacks and the attendant violence witnessed in the last couple of months, including the recent attacks in Dhaka, Kishoreganj and Ektarpur in Bangladesh, and Nice in France, brings home the truth that something perverse is happening within Islam and Muslims alone can fight that scourge. Analysts attribute the growth
- [K P Oli resigns as Nepal's PM](https://lookeast.in/k-p-oli-resigns-as-nepals-pm/) - K P Oli resigned as Nepal's Prime Minister on Sunday ahead of a no-confidence vote, plunging the country into a fresh political turmoil after last year's crippling Madhesi protests against the new Constitution. He accused Nepali Congress and Maoists of hatching a conspiracy against his government by tabling a no-trust motion and said he is being punished for the
- [ASEAN Ministers Withdraw Statement on South China Sea](https://lookeast.in/asean-ministers-withdraw-statement-on-south-china-sea/)
- [Judith landed in India](https://lookeast.in/judith-landed-in-india/) - Judith D'Souza, an Indian woman kidnapped last month from Kabul in Afghanistan, has landed in India after being rescued. "I am happy to inform you that Judith D'Souza has been rescued," Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted this morning. 40-year-old Judith, who works for the Aga Khan Development Network as a senior technical adviser, was kidnapped on
- [Judith D'Souza rescued in Kabul](https://lookeast.in/judith-dsouza-rescued-in-kabul/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The family of Indian aid worker Judith D'Souza, who was rescued following her abduction in Kabul in June, expressed gratitude to the Indian government. Judith will reach New Delhi by this evening, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said. "We are thankful to the Indian government for getting my sister back. We are also
- [Petrapole ICP Operationalised](https://lookeast.in/petrapole-icp-operationalised/) - LOOKEAST REPORT Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina jointly dedicated the Petrapole Integrated Check Post through video-conferencing on Thursday afternoon. The Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee also joined in the video-conference from Kolkata. Petrapole-Benapole is an important land border crossing for India-Bangladesh trade. More than 50% of the
- [Dhaka hostage crisis: it’s domestic political angst, not the IS](https://lookeast.in/dhaka-hostage-crisis-its-domestic-political-angst-not-the-is/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK For those jumping to conclusions about the perpetrator of the Dhaka terror attacks, here is a reality check. On Saturday, I battled a whole army of Indian TV anchors, journalists and commentators on several national channels, challenging their repeated assertions that either the ISIS or the Al Qaeda was behind the Friday night attack on the Dhaka
- [NADI Declaration for better river transport](https://lookeast.in/nadi-declaration-for-better-river-transport/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK return from Shillong The NADI Festival 2016 that brought together participants from five countries has pitched for developing river transport in a big way. Participants from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar joined the two-day festival ended in Shillong. The 149-member Bangladesh delegation to the event was led by Tourism and Civil Aviation
- [Petrapole ICP Operationalised](https://lookeast.in/petrapole-integrated-check-post-operationalised/) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina jointly dedicated the Petrapole Integrated Check Post through video-conferencing on Thursday afternoon. The Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee also joined in the video-conference from Kolkata. Petrapole-Benapole is an important land border crossing for India-Bangladesh trade. More than 50% of the India-Bangladesh trade
- [Indian Prez convoy falls into gorge](https://lookeast.in/indian-prez-convoy-falls-into-gorge/) - LOOKEAST REPORT One of the police escort vehicles in President Pranab Mukherjee's convoy met with an accident when it was travelling to Bagdogra from Darjeeling today. The incident took place when the driver lost control after the vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge at Sonada, around 17 km from Darjeeling town.
- [Visa on arrival must for tourism growth: Menon](https://lookeast.in/visa-on-arrival-must-for-tourism-growth-menon/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK Shillong Tourism and civil aviation minister Rashed Khan Menon says both India and Bangladesh must give tourists from each other's country visa-on-arrival. "This is the only way to boost tourism between India and Bangladesh, especially between Bangladesh and India's northeast," Menon told the inaugural session of the NADI festival 2016 involving India, Bangladesh, Myanmar,
- [Hindu family cogently evicted in Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/hindu-family-cogently-evicted-in-bangladesh/) - Date: 17 JULY 2016 Place of Occurrence: Volachong village, Nobinagar, Brahmanbaria ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়ার নবীনগর পৌরসভার ভোলাচং গ্রাম Victim: Haradhan Chandra Paul and his family হারাধন চন্দ্র পাল ও তার পরিবার
- [Bangladesh: Islamist Militancy, the Road Ahead](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-islamist-militancy-and-the-road-ahead/) - ALI RIAZ At least 49 people have been killed in the past 17 months in Bangladesh. The government has denied the existence of transnational ‘terrorist’ groups. Attacks have increased whilst the main opposition party is in disarray, democratic space has shrunk and freedom of expression has come under attack. Abstract Bangladesh has been featured prominently
- [Pema Khandu becomes youngest CM](https://lookeast.in/pema-khandu-becomes-youngest-cm/) - From assisting his father Dorjee Khandu in politics to working for social transformation, Pema Khandu has travelled a long way to sit in the coveted post of chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh. 36-year-old Pema, the youngest chief minister of the country, is all set to follow the footsteps of his father and former chief minister
- [Nalanda now UNESCO World Heritage Site](https://lookeast.in/nalanda-now-unesco-world-heritage-site/) - UNESCO has declared Bihar's much awaited ancient site - the ruins of Nalanda Mahavihara - a World Heritage Site, barely 98 km away from Patna (ancient Pataliputra). With the inclusion of Nalanda, this would be the second UNESCO Heritage Site after Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya. "Nalanda stands out as the most ancient university of
- [Bose And The Tashkent Man](https://lookeast.in/bose-and-the-tashkent-man/) - In the investigative film produced by Iqbal Malhotra, Aim Television, a few eminent people talk about the rumours of Subhash Chandra Bose being alive after his death was officially announced in 1945 Discovery Channel televised an investigative film ‘Subhash Chandra Bose: The Mystery’ to track what happened to the great Indian freedom fighter. The one-hour
- [Tourism - an Indo-Bangladesh perspective](https://lookeast.in/tourism-an-indo-bangladesh-perspective/) - SMITA MISHRA The recent discussion on tourism at the NADI festival organised by the Asian Confluence in Shillong (15-16th July) brought together tour operators from Eastern & Northeastern India and Bangladesh. The presence of several northeastern chief ministers and the Bangladesh tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon provided a great platform for tour operators to showcase
- [What Really Happen To Subhash Chandra Bose](https://lookeast.in/bose-and-the-tashkent-man-2/) - In the investigative film produced by Iqbal Malhotra, Aim Television, a few eminent people talk about the rumours of Subhash Chandra Bose being alive after his death was officially announced in 1945 Discovery Channel televised an investigative film ‘Subhash Chandra Bose: The Mystery’ to track what happened to the great Indian freedom fighter. The one-hour
- [Kolkata boy Kushal bags SaReGaMaPa 2016](https://lookeast.in/kolkata-boy-kushal-bags-saregamapa2016-title/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The latest season of Zee TV's 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa', has finally drawn to an end and the powerhouse of singing talent from Team Pritam the 17-year-old from Kolkata boy, Kushal Paul has emerged as the winner, walking away with the coveted trophy at the extravagant Grand Finale of India’s first and
- [SpiceJet's 100 Plane blockbuster Deal](https://lookeast.in/spicejets-100-plane-blockbuster-deal/) - Two years ago, SpiceJet was fighting for survival as creditors retreated and oil companies refused to refuel its airliners. Today, the world's biggest plane makers are wooing the recovering Indian budget carrier for a potential blockbuster order worth about $12 billion. Boeing and Airbus Group are locked in a battle to supply SpiceJet with as
- [Arunachal trust vote today](https://lookeast.in/arunachal-trust-vote-tomorrow/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Tathagata Roy has informed Nabam Tuki to call the State Legislative Assembly session immediately and to prove his majority in the house no later than 16th July 2016 (Saturday). The Governor has further desired that in order to ensure that the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly may take
- [India relaxed tax on gold jewellery](https://lookeast.in/india-relaxed-tax-on-gold-jewellery/) - India relaxed the rules for its tax on gold jewellery sales that was introduced earlier this year in an attempt to address concerns raised by the industry, the government said in a statement. Jewellers in the world's second biggest gold consumer went on strike for six weeks after the government imposed 1 percent excise duty
- [“neighborhood first”](https://lookeast.in/neighborhood-first/) - DIPLOMATIC DESK Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said India’s misunderstanding surfaced with Nepal last year had already ended with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s visit to New Delhi. Swaraj was responding to a query during a press conference organised to brief journalists about achievements of Narendra Modi-led government in last two years in
- [Assam green tea to Donald Trump](https://lookeast.in/assam-green-tea-to-donald-trump/) - An Indian tea company has delivered a huge consignment containing 6,000 bags of famous Assam green tea to Donald Trump with a message to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee that it is never too late to “cleanse yourself”. “Dear Mr. Trump, namaste from India, we are sending you lots and lots of natural green tea.
- [What About the Nepalese PM’s Visit to China](https://lookeast.in/what-about-the-nepalese-pms-visit-to-china/) - RISHI IYENGAR Caught between the world's two most populous nations, Nepal must pull off a delicate balancing act Since K.P. Sharma Oli became the Prime Minister of Nepal in October 2015, he has made two overseas trips. The first of those, was to India. The second, taking place is to China. The choice of those
- [Bangladesh banned Peace TV](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-banned-peace-tv/) - Bangladesh government on Sunday banned the broadcasting of Mumbai based controversial preacher Zakir Naik 's Peace TV channel after reports that his "provocative" speeches inspired some of the militants who carried out the country's worst terror attack at a cafe. The decision to ban the 'Peace TV Bangla' was taken during a special meeting of Cabinet Committee
- [SC restores Congress govt in Arunachal](https://lookeast.in/sc-restores-congress-govt-in-arunachal/) - Supreme Court ordering restoration of his government in Arunachal Pradesh, Congress leader Nabam Tuki today termed the verdict as “historic” and said it has protected democracy. “The Supreme Court verdict today is historic. It paves way to protect healthy democracy in the country,” Tuki, who was the Chief Minister of Arunachal before his government was brought
- [Ansarullah members arrested](https://lookeast.in/ansarullah-members-arrested/) - Police arrest Ansarullah terrorists from Sitakunda in Bangladesh’s Chittagong The outfit is blamed for the spree of murders in the country Close on the heels of the Gulshan and Sholakia terror attacks, police have arrested 4 members of the dreaded Ansarullah B Team from Sitakunda in Chittagong. Although the JMB has been blamed for the the
- [Big breakthrough in Bangla killings](https://lookeast.in/big-breakthrough-in-bangla-killings/) - SYED BASHIR On a day Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj promised to stand by Bangladesh's beleaguered but determined government, the Dhaka police made a major breakthrough in the recent spate of killings rocking the country. Dhaka Police claimed that they had killed in a 'shootout' a radical activist of the Ansarullah Bangla Team who was
- [IS Militants launch Bangla news agency](https://lookeast.in/is-militants-launch-bangla-news-agency/) - A new video has surfaced on the Internet of three Bangla-speaking men praising the gunmen who carried out the deadly attack on a Gulshan cafe. The video released in a SITE Intelligence site is said to have been shot in Raqqah, the so-called capital of the Islamic State in Syria. The message containing threats has
- [Commando operations at Dhaka Café](https://lookeast.in/commando-operations-at-dhaka-cafe/)
- [Cop, terrorist killed in Bangladesh](https://lookeast.in/cop-terrorist-killed-in-bangladesh/) - LOOKEAST REPORT A policeman was killed and several others injured in Molotov cocktail explosions near Sholakia ground in Bangladesh’s Kishoreganj town, just before prayers began at the country’s largest Eid congregation. Police constable Jahurul Haque, 30, succumbed to his burn wounds after blasts hit a gate at Azimuddin School, a kilometre away from the prayer
- [BD foreign minister briefs diplomats](https://lookeast.in/bd-foreign-minister-briefs-diplomats/) - Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has briefed Dhaka-based foreign diplomats and representatives of the international agencies on the terror attack that killed over 20 people, mostly foreigners. Officials say the briefing on Tuesday at the State Guest House Padma began with a minute’s silence in remembrance of the victims. Diplomatic security was the key
- [AASU opposes Modi's decision to auction Assam oilfields](https://lookeast.in/aasu-opposes-modis-decision-to-auction-assam-oilfields/) - LOOKEAST REPORT The Assam government has defended the Centre's decision to auction 12 oilfields in the state, amid stiff opposition from All Assam Students Union (AASU). But oil industry sources and analysts doubt whether any major global company would come for the global bidding of the micro and mini oilfields in Assam. The powerful AASU, which
- [The sinister manifestations of history](https://lookeast.in/the-sinister-manifestations-of-history/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK The Dhaka terror strike has stunned Bangladesh and raised hackles in India. But it falls into the broader pattern of jihadi violence that has afflicted Bangladesh for the last two years or more. On Saturday, the day after the evening terror attack and hostage crisis, an army of Bangladesh experts descended on Indian television channels
- [Awami League leader’s son IS fighter ?](https://lookeast.in/awami-league-leaders-son-is-fighter/) - One of the five the Islamic State reportedly claimed to be the gunmen who launched Friday’s terror attack in Dhaka has been identified by an Awami League leader as Rohan Ibne Imtiaz, the son of another leader of the ruling party’s city unit. Rohan has been recognised as the son of SM Imtiaz Khan Babul,
- [NSCN boss Swu dies](https://lookeast.in/nscn-boss-swu-dies/) - BUREAU DESK Issac Chishi Swu, co-founder of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) has died. Swu joined the Naga National Council in the early 1960s and led the second batch of Naga rebels to China with Mowu Angami in 1967-68. When the NNC pitched for a settlement with India and finally signed the 1975
- [Dhaka hostages](https://lookeast.in/dhaka-hostages/) - Bangladesh commandos have launched a fierce assault on the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka's diplomatic zone of Gulshan early on Saturday to free the hostages holed up there since Friday night. 12 hostages have been freed, 5 terrorists killed and one captured by the security forces, an official of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) told
- [Dhaka cafe gunmen killed 20 hostages](https://lookeast.in/hostage-situation-in-a-dhaka-cafe/) - The gunmen, who laid siege at a Dhaka restaurant have killed 20 hostages, says a spokesperson of the Bangladesh Army. “We have found 20 bodies and all of them were murdered in the night using sharp weapons,” Brigadier General Nayeem Ashfaq Chowdhury told a media briefing on Saturday. He said that 13 people, including a
- [Myanmar mob torches mosque](https://lookeast.in/myanmar-mob-torches-mosque/) - LOOKEAST DESK A Buddhist mob has reportedly set a mosque on fire in northern Myanmar in a fresh act of violence against Muslim minorities in the Southeast Asian country. A mob wielding weapons razed a Muslim prayer hall in northern Myanmar, the second attack on a mosque in just over a week as anti-Muslim sentiment swells
- [Green coffin—a catalyst for change!](https://lookeast.in/green-coffin-a-catalyst-for-change/) - SAMIR PURKAYASTHA Don’t turn forest into coffins -- try bamboos for making them. That is what the leading youth group in India's north-eastern state of Mizoram is asking the state's majority Christian populace to do. Instead of using wood from forest which would mean hacking down trees like teak and sal, the Young Mizo Association (YMA) has tied up with the
- [Is China Building Africa?](https://lookeast.in/is-china-building-africa/) - ZHENGLI HUANG / XIANGMING CHEN “The US destroys and China builds,” was how a taxi driver from Ethiopia in Washington DC responded to Chen’s question about China’s main activity in Africa. Building is what China has been doing, on a massive scale, with projects of all kinds sited in African cities and spread across this
- [Exercise Jalrahat](https://lookeast.in/exercise-jalrahat/) - Exercise Jalrahat Elite Special Forces of Indian Army and Indian Navy in association with Indian Air Force, NDRF, SDRF jointly taking part at the flood rescue demonstration on the mighty Brahmaputra using various rescue boats and techniques, helicopters, aircraft during rescue operation practice as part of National Level Exercise for Flood Relief following National Disaster Management Plan
- [Oil Bonanza for Assam after BJP win](https://lookeast.in/oil-bonanza-for-assam-after-bjp-win/) - SAMIR KAR PURKAYASTHA The BJP victory in Assam has made the party's government in Centre happy and that is showing in its decision to shower investments in the state's oil sector. The Centre will also support the state's bid for a higher royalty to augment state finances. Public sector oil firms will invest Rs 6,000
- [Tax evasion and weapon production](https://lookeast.in/tax-evasion-and-weapon-production/) - MARTIN BROEK The revelations of the leaked Panama Papers in April 2016 pushed the issue of tax and tax evasion high up the international political agenda. Prompting scandals and high profile resignations, the 11.5 million documents from the offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca unveiled some of the tricks and strategies that countless politicians, businessmen and
- [Bangladesh lessons for Kashmir, India](https://lookeast.in/bangladesh-lessons-for-kashmir-india/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK Chetan Bhagat‘s lessons for Kashmiri youth (16th April, Times of India) misses a few major points on the issue. Clarity on these issues are not just crucial to understanding the Kashmir question but also to evolve a future for this beautiful South Asian province at the heart of the unending India-Pakistan conflict. Bhagat’s analysis that
- [Delhi uncertain over Trans-Asian railway](https://lookeast.in/delhi-uncertain-over-trans-asian-railway-plans/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK Tupul (Manipur) Indian policy makers talk of a Delhi-Hanoi railway link as if it is close to reality , but plans are yet to firmed up for linking up Indian and Myanmar railway systems, without which the Trans-Asian railway can never materialise. "If India and Myanmar railway systems are not connected and synchronised, the
- [Fashion Talk with Bibi Russell](https://lookeast.in/fashion-talk-with-bibi-russell/) - NAVEED NAUSHAD We at Lifestyle were delighted to have the opportunity to speak to the inspirational fashion guru! Over sips of tea, Bibi talked about her life, her dream for this country and the fashion scene of Bangladesh. EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE KNOWS YOU, TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF. I am Bibi and I
- [Thailand reaffirms Dawei plans, but does Myanmar?](https://lookeast.in/thailand-reaffirms-dawei-plans-but-does-myanmar/) - COLIN HINSHELWOOD “The governments of Thailand and Myanmar reaffirmed that the Dawei mega project will create thousands of jobs and improve the livelihoods of people along the border,” according to Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha. Prayuth was speaking at a joint press conference in Bangkok recently. Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi also
- [DD during the Emergency and other media tales](https://lookeast.in/dd-during-the-emergency-and-other-media-tales/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK Abhijit Dasgupta's Candid Canvas is a must read for all who are keen on an insider's view of the Indian media. A thick volume of 502 pages, it pinches the pocket at 24 US dollars or its rupee equivalent. But it will interest anyone interested in the evolution of the Indian television media. Not merely
- [Kabul incident a grim reminder](https://lookeast.in/kabul-incident-a-grim-reminder/) - ROSHAN SEDHAI A pall of gloom descended on Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday, as families and friends of those killed in Kabul suicide attack anxiously waited for the bodies to arrive. Recent suicide attack that killed 13 Nepalis working as security guards at the Canadian Embassy in the Afghan capital is a grim reminder of
- [Focus on pragmatism: Indian Ambassador](https://lookeast.in/focus-on-pragmatism-indian-ambassador/) - DIPLOMATIC DESK Speaking at an event organized by the Asian Institute of International Affairs (AIDIA), the Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae drew attention to the immense economic opportunities that lie ahead for countries in the region. The Second Himalayas Forum was held at Yak and Yeti Hotel in Kathmandu with the central theme being
- [China’s military readiness in Tibet](https://lookeast.in/chinas-military-readiness-in-tibet/) - Kou Jie By raising the Tibet Military Command's authority level and putting it under the jurisdiction of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) ground forces, China continues to strengthen its military presence in the autonomous region and aims to allow the military command to shoulder more combat assignments, analysts said. The Tibet Military Command's political
- [Nepal has failed to attract bigger FDI from India](https://lookeast.in/nepal-has-failed-to-attract-bigger-fdi-from-india/) - Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae has said Nepal has failed to attract bigger foreign direct investment (FDI) from the southern neighbour. Although FDI commitments from China and other countries have grown lately, India has traditionally been Nepal’s largest source of foreign investment. “Nepal should create investment friendly environment to attract more FDI from India,”
- [Setting trends in fashion designing](https://lookeast.in/setting-trends-in-fashion-designing/) - Naomi Kikon Kupu 20, is a blogger, fashion illustrator and a fashion design student in Pearl Academy New Delhi. "As a kid I would sketch on almost all my notebooks including my maths and science books", he said. He was always attracted to the glamorous lifestyle of the people involved in the fashion industry. British fashion designer
- [Exploring birthplace of Buddhism](https://lookeast.in/exploring-birthplace-of-buddhism/) - Chinese and Indian archaeologists are currently discussing a cultural cooperation project in the birthplace of Buddhism. The Institute of Archaeology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences will collaborate with Indian archaeologists at key sites in Sarnath, India. The project is expected to include excavations, cultural relics protection, and safety monitoring and control, Wang Wei,
- [ISI disturbing ''Siliguri corridor'' !](https://lookeast.in/isi-disturbing-siliguri-corridor/) - SYED BASHIR Within two days of New Delhi and Dhaka opening the 28th land port at Banglabandha – Phulbari that gives Bangladesh access to the Himalayan countries of Bhutan and Nepal, hell seems to have broken loose on the 'chicken neck' connecting India's northeast with the mainland. Rasta-rail roko by those demanding separate state of Greater
- [India Test Fires K-4 missile Secretly](https://lookeast.in/k-4-ready-to-fire/) - India has reportedly conducted a test of its home grown intermediate range Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) K-4 secretly from an undersea platform in the Bay of Bengal in a bid to boost its deterrence capability by strengthening the second strike fire power. Even as the authorities of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are
- [POSCO a lot of controversy](https://lookeast.in/posco-a-lot-of-controversy-2/) - At U-S Dollars twelve billion, the POSCO (POSH-KO) project is the largest foreign direct investment in India. According to the M-O-U signed between the company and state government, the plant will produce twelve million tonnes of steel per year and hire about forty-eight-thousand people. But the project has attracted a lot of controversy over its
- [NAYACHAR a fragile island for industrial hub](https://lookeast.in/nayachar-a-fragile-island-for-industrial-hub/) - Nayachar is a 40 square kilometre island in the Hooghly River, near Haldia port in India’s West Bengal. It is the new site for a chemical hub that was originally proposed to be set up at Nandigram, a village in Midnapore district. Violent protests against land acquisition at Nandigram had claimed over 15 lives in
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- [TIPAIMUKH a plea for rational and scientific discussion](https://lookeast.in/tipaimukh-a-plea-for-rational-and-scientific-discussion/) - GOWHER RIZVI A controversy has been raging about the impact of the proposed construction of the hydroelectric project in Tipaimukh on the environment, economy and security of Bangladesh. We cannot afford to take this lightly and we must do whatever it takes to ensure that our national interests are not compromised in any way. We
- [Cyber thieves exploit SWIFT](https://lookeast.in/cyber-thieves-exploit-swift/) - TOM BERGIN and NA THAN LAYNE Shortly after 7 p.m. on January 12, 2015, a message from a secure computer terminal at Banco del Austro (BDA) in Ecuador instructed San Francisco-based Wells Fargo to transfer money to bank accounts in Hong Kong. Wells Fargo complied. Over 10 days, Wells approved a total of at least
- [China trying to resolve dam scheme](https://lookeast.in/china-trying-to-resolve-myanmar-dam-scheme/) - China is pursuing efforts to resolve the problem of a stalled dam project in Myanmar, its foreign minister said, adding that Beijing had confidence in the incoming government of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party. In 2011, Myanmar President Thein Sein angered Beijing by suspending the $3.6-billion, Chinese-invested Myitsone dam project, some 90 percent
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- [Bangladesh hangs Jamaat chief Nizami](https://lookeast.in/jamaat-e-islami-calls-countrywide-shutdown-in-bangladesh/) - Motiur Rahman Nizami was hung by the neck at Dhaka Central Jail in the first hour of Wednesday, Bangladesh home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal confirmed. The executive order to carry on with his execution was sent to the prison after the Jamaat-e-Islami chief chose not to beg the president to have mercy on him, the
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- ['Appropriate response' for neighborhood](https://lookeast.in/appropriate-response-advocated-for-neighborhood/) - The “Agartala doctrine of appropriate reciprocal response ' is worth consideration for India's neighborhood policy, experts said. Discussing journalist author Subir Bhaumik's 'Agartala Doctrine: Proactive Northeast in Indian foreign policy, a select panel of diplomats, scholars, politicians and media persons said Tripura's handling of Bangladesh is worth emulation. Meghalaya chief secretary K S Kropha said
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- [Bangladesh's Great Take Off](https://lookeast.in/bangladeshs-great-take-off/) - SUBIR BHAUMIK Bangladesh's economy, once consigned to be at the very bottom of the comity of nations, is looking up as never before. That should be good for India, because any growth in Bangladesh is bound to rub off on India's poorly developed eastern and north-eastern states and also because Bangladesh is only too keen partner India in regional development. A recent
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- [Radars, Sensors along Bangladesh and Pak Border](https://lookeast.in/radars-sensors-along-bangladesh-and-pak-border/) - A pilot project for installing radars, sensors and cameras has been launched along the border with Bangladesh and Pakistan with India to check incidents of infiltration. Indian junior home minister Kiren Rijiju said the government has decided to deploy technological solutions in the form of integration of radars, sensors, cameras, communication networks and command and
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- [“Agartala Doctrine"](https://lookeast.in/agartala-doctrine/) - When Tripura governor Tathagata Ray referred to the Gujral doctrine as the 'Gujral-Vajpayee' doctrine during a book launch, he was perhaps making a not-so-subtle suggestion of his lack of faith in unilateralism in foreign policy. Launching veteran journalist-author Subir Bhaumik's “Agartala Doctrine" at British Council in Calcutta (Kolkata), Ray batted for the 'Agartala doctrine of
- [China adopts deep seafloor exploration](https://lookeast.in/china-adopts-deep-seafloor-exploration/) - China's top legislature passed the country's first law on deep seafloor resource exploration to protect maritime environment and ensure sustainable exploitation. The legislation was adopted after a second reading at the bimonthly session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC). The government encourages and supports international cooperation on exploration, exploitation and surveys of
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- [Badaruddin Azmal playing religious card](https://lookeast.in/badaruddin-azmal-playing-religious-card-in-assam/) - UPANANDA BRAHMACHARI Though a part of political parties and some Muslim organisations have criticized All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Maulana Badruddin Ajmal for his call of “Muslim unity against Hindus”, the Muslims agents in the major parties have been geared up for a franchise of “Political Jihad” in India. While Assam is now
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- [Burmese women laborers empowered or exploited ?](https://lookeast.in/burmese-women-laborers-empowered-or-exploited/) - SARA PERRIA In the mountain village of Kalaw, Myanmar, women in bamboo hats are busy laying the foundations of a road. They woke at dawn, ate fish soup for breakfast and then joined other female colleagues in the boiling sun. Surrounded by red soil and gravel, the five-month baby of 21-year-old Cho Mi Ko is also on
- [Top Buddhism institutions need to wise up](https://lookeast.in/top-buddhism-institutions-need-to-wise-up/) - VEERA PRATEEPCHAIKUL There seems to be no stopping Thai Buddhists' loss of faith in the Thailand’s two top Buddhist institutions – the Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) and the National Office of Buddhism (NOB). The SSC and the NOB seem to be living in their own little world, completely oblivious to the criticism directed at them
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- [Balancing Act](https://lookeast.in/balancing-act-3/) - COL. R. HARIHARAN Sandwiched between two huge powers – India and China – Bangladesh has little option but to do a strategic tightrope walk in its external relations. While India is trying to flex its economic and political power beyond the confines of South Asia, China is bent upon becoming a global economic and military
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- [Elementum mauris aliquam ut](https://lookeast.in/elementum-mauris-aliquam-ut-ac-nam-eu/) - [dropcap]D[/dropcap]iam wisi quam lorem vestibulum nec nibh, sollicitudin volutpat at libero litora, non adipiscing. Nulla nunc porta lorem, nascetur pede massa mauris lectus lectus, in magnis, praesent turpis. Ut wisi luctus ullamcorper. Et ullamcorper sollicitudin elit odio consequat mauris, wisi velit tortor semper vel feugiat dui, ultricies lacus. Congue mattis luctus, quam orci mi semper
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- [The sample of Audio sound cloud post](https://lookeast.in/the-sample-of-audio-sound-cloud-post/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
- [Prince Harry in Colo for Warrior Games](https://lookeast.in/prince-harry-in-colo-for-warrior-games-2/) - Maecenas aliquet, elit vitae egestas lacinia, nibh purus accumsan metus, ut mollis est eros tempus sem. Vivamus nulla
- [Turpis Mattis Consectetuer Vitae Non Nisl](https://lookeast.in/turpis-mattis-consectetuer-vitae-non-nisl-3/) - Maecenas aliquet, elit vitae egestas lacinia, nibh purus accumsan metus, ut mollis est eros tempus sem. Vivamus nulla
- [Gallery Post](https://lookeast.in/gallery-post/) - Maecenas aliquet, elit vitae egestas lacinia, nibh purus accumsan metus, ut mollis est eros tempus sem.
- [Circle Multipurpose WordPress Theme](https://lookeast.in/circle-multipurpose-wordpress-theme/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
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- [Adrian Peterson exclusive interview](https://lookeast.in/adrian-peterson-exclusive-interview-2/) - Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.
- [IPC Championships day-by-day guide](https://lookeast.in/ipc-championships-day-by-day-guide/) - Maecenas aliquet, elit vitae egestas lacinia, nibh purus accumsan metus, ut mollis est eros tempus sem. Vivamus nulla
- [Inspired to try every Olympic sport](https://lookeast.in/inspired-to-try-every-olympic-sport-2/) - Maecenas aliquet, elit vitae egestas lacinia, nibh purus accumsan metus,
- [Inspired to try every Olympic sport](https://lookeast.in/inspired-to-try-every-olympic-sport/) - Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui
- [Peacock v Browne - Paralympic rivalry](https://lookeast.in/peacock-v-browne-paralympic-rivalry/) - Maecenas aliquet, elit vitae egestas lacinia, nibh purus accumsan metus, ut mollis est eros tempus sem. Vivamus nulla
- [Why isn't baseball more popular in the UK?](https://lookeast.in/why-isnt-baseball-more-popular-in-the-uk/) - Maecenas aliquet, elit vitae egestas lacinia, nibh purus accumsan metus, ut mollis est eros tempus sem. Vivamus nulla
- [Adrian Peterson exclusive interview](https://lookeast.in/adrian-peterson-exclusive-interview/) - Maecenas aliquet, elit vitae egestas lacinia, nibh purus accumsan metus, ut mollis est eros tempus sem. Vivamus nulla
- [Tom thinks about saying goodbye to Ben](https://lookeast.in/tom-thinks-about-saying-goodbye-to-ben/) - Maecenas aliquet, elit vitae egestas lacinia, nibh purus accumsan metus, ut mollis est eros tempus sem. Vivamus nulla
- [Turpis Mattis Consectetuer Vitae Non Nisl](https://lookeast.in/turpis-mattis-consectetuer-vitae-non-nisl/) - Maecenas aliquet, elit vitae egestas lacinia, nibh purus accumsan metus, ut mollis est eros tempus sem. Vivamus nulla
- [North Korea: Something is Wong with this picture](https://lookeast.in/north-korea-something-is-wong-with-this-picture/) - Maecenas aliquet, elit vitae egestas lacinia, nibh purus accumsan metus, ut mollis est eros tempus sem. Vivamus nulla lacus, venenatis non convallis quis, sollicitudin id mi. Nullam eu ante non eros convallis sagittis a ac urna. Phasellus lobortis lorem turpis, et consequat ipsum. Praesent nec accumsan metus. Integer sagittis, erat nec ultrices vehicula, tellus augue
- [Latest international sports news and results](https://lookeast.in/latest-international-sports-news-and-results/) - Maecenas aliquet, elit vitae egestas lacinia, nibh purus accumsan metus, ut mollis est eros tempus sem. Vivamus nulla lacus, venenatis non convallis quis, sollicitudin id mi. Nullam eu ante non eros convallis sagittis a ac urna. Phasellus lobortis lorem turpis, et consequat ipsum. Praesent nec accumsan metus. Integer sagittis, erat nec ultrices vehicula, tellus augue
- [Live Now: Convene Founder Answers Questions via Video. Get involved!](https://lookeast.in/live-now-convene-founder-answers-questions-via-video-get-involved/) - Maecenas aliquet, elit vitae egestas lacinia, nibh purus accumsan metus, ut mollis est eros tempus sem. Vivamus nulla lacus, venenatis non convallis quis, sollicitudin id mi. Nullam eu ante non eros convallis sagittis a ac urna. Phasellus lobortis lorem turpis, et consequat ipsum. Praesent nec accumsan metus. Integer sagittis, erat nec ultrices vehicula, tellus augue
- [Gillian shares how he built a $2 billion cloud startup](https://lookeast.in/gillian-shares-how-he-built-a-2-billion-cloud-startup/) - Maecenas aliquet, elit vitae egestas lacinia, nibh purus accumsan metus, ut mollis est eros tempus sem. Vivamus nulla lacus, venenatis non convallis quis, sollicitudin id mi. Nullam eu ante non eros convallis sagittis a ac urna. Phasellus lobortis lorem turpis, et consequat ipsum. Praesent nec accumsan metus. Integer sagittis, erat nec ultrices vehicula, tellus augue
- [Post With Featured Image](https://lookeast.in/cu-vel-suas-interpretaris-no-qui-tantas-2/) - [dropcap]D[/dropcap]iam 1989 wisi quam lorem vestibulum nec nibh, sollicitudin volutpat at libero litora, non adipiscing. Nulla nunc porta lorem, nascetur pede massa mauris lectus lectus, in magnis, praesent turpis. Ut wisi luctus ullamcorper. Et ullamcorper sollicitudin elit odio consequat mauris, wisi velit tortor semper vel feugiat dui, ultricies lacus. Congue mattis luctus, quam orci mi
- [Post With Slider](https://lookeast.in/maecenas-mattis-tortor-ut-posuere-aliquam-2/) - [dropcap]D[/dropcap]iam wisi quam lorem vestibulum nec nibh, sollicitudin volutpat at libero litora, non adipiscing. Nulla nunc porta lorem, nascetur pede massa mauris lectus lectus, in magnis, praesent turpis. Ut wisi luctus ullamcorper. Et ullamcorper sollicitudin elit odio consequat mauris, wisi velit tortor semper vel feugiat dui, ultricies lacus. Congue mattis luctus, quam orci mi semper
- [Post with Google Map](https://lookeast.in/tempor-nisl-vel-non-id-at-cumque-nibh/) - [dropcap]D[/dropcap]iam wisi quam lorem vestibulum nec nibh, sollicitudin volutpat at libero litora, non adipiscing. Nulla nunc porta lorem, nascetur pede massa mauris lectus lectus, in magnis, praesent turpis. Ut wisi luctus ullamcorper. Et ullamcorper sollicitudin elit odio consequat mauris, wisi velit tortor semper vel feugiat dui, ultricies lacus. Congue mattis luctus, quam orci mi semper
- [Post with Self Hosted Audio](https://lookeast.in/at-ferri-officiis-reprehendunt-mea/) - [dropcap]D[/dropcap]iam wisi quam lorem vestibulum nec nibh, sollicitudin volutpat at libero litora, non adipiscing. Nulla nunc porta lorem, nascetur pede massa mauris lectus lectus, in magnis, praesent turpis. Ut wisi luctus ullamcorper. Et ullamcorper sollicitudin elit odio consequat mauris, wisi velit tortor semper vel feugiat dui, ultricies lacus. Congue mattis luctus, quam orci mi semper
- [Post with SoundCloud](https://lookeast.in/cu-vel-suas-interpretaris-no-qui-tantas/) - [dropcap]D[/dropcap]iam wisi quam lorem vestibulum nec nibh, sollicitudin volutpat at libero litora, non adipiscing. Nulla nunc porta lorem, nascetur pede massa mauris lectus lectus, in magnis, praesent turpis. Ut wisi luctus ullamcorper. Et ullamcorper sollicitudin elit odio consequat mauris, wisi velit tortor semper vel feugiat dui, ultricies lacus. Congue mattis luctus, quam orci mi semper
- [Post with Image + Lightbox](https://lookeast.in/legere-urbanitas-nam-an-nusquam-intellegam/) - [dropcap]D[/dropcap]iam wisi quam lorem vestibulum nec nibh, sollicitudin volutpat at libero litora, non adipiscing. Nulla nunc porta lorem, nascetur pede massa mauris lectus lectus, in magnis, praesent turpis. Ut wisi luctus ullamcorper. Et ullamcorper sollicitudin elit odio consequat mauris, wisi velit tortor semper vel feugiat dui, ultricies lacus. Congue mattis luctus, quam orci mi semper
- [Post With Video](https://lookeast.in/lorem-ipsum-dolor-sit-amet/) - [dropcap]D[/dropcap]iam wisi quam lorem vestibulum nec nibh, sollicitudin volutpat at libero litora, non adipiscing. Nulla nunc porta lorem, nascetur pede massa mauris lectus lectus, in magnis, praesent turpis. Ut wisi luctus ullamcorper. Et ullamcorper sollicitudin elit odio consequat mauris, wisi velit tortor semper vel feugiat dui, ultricies lacus. Congue mattis luctus, quam orci mi semper
- [Maecenas mattis, tortor ut posuere aliquam](https://lookeast.in/maecenas-mattis-tortor-ut-posuere-aliquam/) - [dropcap]D[/dropcap]iam wisi quam lorem vestibulum nec nibh, sollicitudin volutpat at libero litora, non adipiscing. Nulla nunc porta lorem, nascetur pede massa mauris lectus lectus, in magnis, praesent turpis. Ut wisi luctus ullamcorper. Et ullamcorper sollicitudin elit odio consequat mauris, wisi velit tortor semper vel feugiat dui, ultricies lacus. Congue mattis luctus, quam orci mi semper
- [Praesent adipiscing mi eget ipsum imperdiet](https://lookeast.in/praesent-adipiscing-mi-eget-ipsum-imperdiet-elementum/) - [dropcap]D[/dropcap]iam wisi quam lorem vestibulum nec nibh, sollicitudin volutpat at libero litora, non adipiscing. Nulla nunc porta lorem, nascetur pede massa mauris lectus lectus, in magnis, praesent turpis. Ut wisi luctus ullamcorper. Et ullamcorper sollicitudin elit odio consequat mauris, wisi velit tortor semper vel feugiat dui, ultricies lacus. Congue mattis luctus, quam orci mi semper
- [Elit eget tincidunt condimentum](https://lookeast.in/elit-eget-tincidunt-condimentum-eros-ipsum-rutrum-orci/) - Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Vestibulum tortor quam, feugiat vitae, ultricies eget, tempor sit amet, ante. Donec eu libero sit amet quam egestas semper. Aenean ultricies mi vitae est. Mauris placerat eleifend leo. Quisque sit amet est et sapien ullamcorper pharetra. Vestibulum erat wisi, condimentum sed, commodo
- [Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus](https://lookeast.in/pellentesque-habitant-morbi-tristique-senectus/) - Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Vestibulum tortor quam, feugiat vitae, ultricies eget, tempor sit amet, ante. Donec eu libero sit amet quam egestas semper. Aenean ultricies mi vitae est. Mauris placerat eleifend leo. Quisque sit amet est et sapien ullamcorper pharetra. Vestibulum erat wisi, condimentum sed, commodo
- [Aliquam nisl penatibus commodo massa mi rutrum](https://lookeast.in/aliquam-nisl-penatibus-commodo-massa-mi-rutrum/) - [dropcap]D[/dropcap]iam wisi quam lorem vestibulum nec nibh, sollicitudin volutpat at libero litora, non adipiscing. Nulla nunc porta lorem, nascetur pede massa mauris lectus lectus, in magnis, praesent turpis. Ut wisi luctus ullamcorper. Et ullamcorper sollicitudin elit odio consequat mauris, wisi velit tortor semper vel feugiat dui, ultricies lacus. Congue mattis luctus, quam orci mi semper
- [Morbi in sem quis dui placerat](https://lookeast.in/morbi-in-sem-quis-dui-placerat/) - [dropcap]D[/dropcap]iam wisi quam lorem vestibulum nec nibh, sollicitudin volutpat at libero litora, non adipiscing. Nulla nunc porta lorem, nascetur pede massa mauris lectus lectus, in magnis, praesent turpis. Ut wisi luctus ullamcorper. Et ullamcorper sollicitudin elit odio consequat mauris, wisi velit tortor semper vel feugiat dui, ultricies lacus. Congue mattis luctus, quam orci mi semper
- [Consectetur adipisicing elit](https://lookeast.in/consectetur-adipisicing-elit/) - [dropcap]D[/dropcap]iam wisi quam lorem vestibulum nec nibh, sollicitudin volutpat at libero litora, non adipiscing. Nulla nunc porta lorem, nascetur pede massa mauris lectus lectus, in magnis, praesent turpis. Ut wisi luctus ullamcorper. Et ullamcorper sollicitudin elit odio consequat mauris, wisi velit tortor semper vel feugiat dui, ultricies lacus. Congue mattis luctus, quam orci mi semper
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## Pages

- [lookeast.in](https://lookeast.in/)
- [Profile](https://lookeast.in/profile/) - Profile THIS website is born out of an earlier project when we published a monthly magazine LOOKEAST between March 2010 and November 2010, but had to close it down for unsolicited circumstances. In our fresh avatar, we are keen to spread our reach across India’s East and Northeast and of course,
- [About Us](https://lookeast.in/about/) - About Us Subhra Kanti Gupta worked for many newspapers like Dainik Sambad (Agartala) and Overland (Calcutta) before he joined BBC in 1997. He worked as Production and Research Assistant to BBC Eastern India bureau chief Subir Bhaumik. In 2000, he left BBC and joined Khabor Ekhon TV channel as Staff Reporter. He then worked as
- [photo-gallery](https://lookeast.in/photo-gallery/) - [Album]
- [Events](https://lookeast.in/events/)
- [Registration](https://lookeast.in/evrplus_registration/) - {EVRREGIS}
- [Events](https://lookeast.in/event-directory/)
- [Breaking News](https://lookeast.in/breaking-news/) - here goes breaking news !
- [advertise with us](https://lookeast.in/advertise-with-us/) - content goes here
- [Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd.](https://lookeast.in/dse/) - Your browser doesn't support IFrames BACK TO HOME
- [Sample Page](https://lookeast.in/sample-page/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger
- [Sample Page](https://lookeast.in/sample-page-4/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger
- [Contact](https://lookeast.in/contact/) - Nunc at pellentesque libero. Quisque quis elit eget enim facilisis gravida. Donec placerat dui nec orci tincidunt vitae tristique augue dictum. Duis nec leo vitae lorem rutrum tempor sit amet id quam sed los dui eleifend ipsum commodo luctus. Nulla et sem est. Aliquam facilisis lacinia massa, nec pretium risus pharetra at. Praesent eu sem
- [Elements Page](https://lookeast.in/elements/) - Heading Heading Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Heading Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore. Lorem ipsum dolor
- [Gallery Page](https://lookeast.in/gallery-page/)
- [Sample Page](https://lookeast.in/sample-page-2-2/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger
- [Test2](https://lookeast.in/test2/)
- [Test](https://lookeast.in/test/)
- [Demo Blog With Map](https://lookeast.in/demo-blog-with-map/)
- [Shop](https://lookeast.in/shop/)
- [Cart](https://lookeast.in/cart/) - [woocommerce_cart]
- [Checkout](https://lookeast.in/checkout/) - [woocommerce_checkout]
- [My Account](https://lookeast.in/my-account/) - [woocommerce_my_account]
- [Lost Password](https://lookeast.in/my-account/lost-password/) - [woocommerce_lost_password]
- [Edit My Address](https://lookeast.in/my-account/edit-address/) - [woocommerce_edit_address]
- [View Order](https://lookeast.in/my-account/view-order/) - [woocommerce_view_order]
- [Change Password](https://lookeast.in/my-account/change-password/) - [woocommerce_change_password]
- [Logout](https://lookeast.in/my-account/logout/)
- [Checkout → Pay](https://lookeast.in/checkout/pay/) - [woocommerce_pay]
- [Order Received](https://lookeast.in/checkout/order-received/) - [woocommerce_thankyou]
- [Sample Page](https://lookeast.in/sample-page-3/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger
- [LightBox](https://lookeast.in/lightbox/) - Native Wordpress [Gallery] [divider] Image [lightbox full="http://lookeast.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1945802905_691d175718_b.jpg" title="Test LightBox for an image"][/lightbox] [divider] Text [lightbox full="http://lookeast.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1945802905_691d175718_b.jpg" title="Test LightBox for an image"]Praesent adipiscing mi eget ipsum[/lightbox] [divider] Youtube Video [lightbox full="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UjXi6X-moxE" title="Test LightBox for an image"] [/lightbox] [divider] Vimeo Video [lightbox full="http://www.vimeo.com/6184227" title="Test LightBox for an image"][/lightbox] [divider]
- [Blog Page](https://lookeast.in/blog-page/)
- [Login Page](https://lookeast.in/login-page/)
- [text and lists](https://lookeast.in/text-and-lists-2/)
- [TiePanel](https://lookeast.in/tiepanel/)
- [Text and Lists](https://lookeast.in/text-and-lists/) - Drop cap [dropcap]s[/dropcap]uscipit sed at montes at tellus. Aliquam nisl penatibus commodo massa mi rutrum, ut massa mollis dolor dui at, tortor ullamcorper vel diam pretium sit leo, pellentesque in leo eu mauris mollis aliquam, ultricies adipiscing eu a dui sollicitudin posuere. Massa vivamus ac ipsum, pede enim quam sit, mus aliquam amet pede quis
- [Multiple Pages](https://lookeast.in/multiple-pages/) - Vel lorem nullam Ut sit consectetuer. Aliquam velit dolor. Et ut est. Dui condimentum velit. Interdum bibendum mi arcu nonummy praesent. Suscipit platea proin. Netus commodo metus. Commodo scelerisque nibh. Cursus pede non. Lacus luctus dictum lorem ipsum nisl dolor ut pharetra. Semper sed et curabitur sed blandit. Enim vivamus hymenaeos. Donec eu lobortis morbi
- [Page / Post Elements](https://lookeast.in/page-post-elements/) - suscipit sed at montes at tellus. Aliquam nisl penatibus commodo massa mi rutrum, ut massa mollis dolor dui at, tortor ullamcorper vel diam pretium sit leo, pellentesque in leo eu mauris mollis aliquam, ultricies adipiscing eu a dui sollicitudin posuere. Massa vivamus ac ipsum, pede enim quam sit, mus aliquam amet pede quis laboriosam. [divider]
- [Tooltips](https://lookeast.in/tooltips/) - Northwest Tooltip Aenean in pharetra arcu class in, justo orci varius, sociosqu in ante massa wisi, [tooltip text="Tooltip Trigger" gravity="nw"]Suscipit sed at montes at tellus. Aliquam nisl penatibus commodo massa mi rutrum.[/tooltip] vestibulum vitae aenean ante. Lectus neque congue, mi mi natoque vivamus nostra. Cras enim ultricies, [tooltip text="Tooltip Trigger" gravity="nw"]some text[/tooltip] North Tooltip Aenean in
- [Advertisement](https://lookeast.in/advertisement/) - Molestias ultricies, ante quam urna ut volutpat, egestas dolor dui, nec hac ultrices nulla non netus. Placerat vehicula donec non suscipit egestas, augue vel suspendisse. Et felis venenatis blandit sed est ultrices, adipiscing urna, at aliquam nullam facilisis aliquet sapien, eget duis consectetuer tristique nunc vitae erat, mi purus nisl lorem. Ac magna lobortis non,
- [Login Required](https://lookeast.in/login-required/) - Molestias ultricies, ante quam urna ut volutpat, egestas dolor dui, nec hac ultrices nulla non netus. Placerat vehicula donec non suscipit egestas, augue vel suspendisse. Et felis venenatis blandit sed est ultrices, adipiscing urna, at aliquam nullam facilisis aliquet sapien, eget duis consectetuer tristique nunc vitae erat, mi purus nisl lorem. Ac magna lobortis non,
- [Timeline](https://lookeast.in/timeline/)
- [Tags](https://lookeast.in/tags/)
- [Sitemap](https://lookeast.in/sitemap/)
- [Authors](https://lookeast.in/authors/)
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## Events

- [Advantage Assam](https://lookeast.in/events/advantage-assam/) - ‘Advantage Assam’- the Assam Global Investors' Summit scheduled during 03-04 February 2018, is the largest ever investment promotion and facilitation initiative by the Government of Assam. The Summit aims at highlighting the state’s geostrategic advantages offered to investors by Assam. The event shall showcase the manufacturing prowess and the opportunities offered by the state in terms of
- [North East Development Summit](https://lookeast.in/events/north-east-development-summit/) - “North East Development Summit” is an effort to highlight and explore the potential of North East India in further establishing itself as a land hub of India’s Act East Policy. The Northeast is a natural partner in India’s ‘Act East Policy’, being our land bridge to Association for South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the
- [Exercise Sampriti](https://lookeast.in/events/exercise-sampriti/) - "Exercise Sampriti", which will be conducted from November 6 to 18, is to enhance interoperability between the India and Bangladesh armies while conducting counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in a semi-mountainous jungle terrain at Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School at Vairengte in Mizoram.
- [Narendra Modi will pay a State visit to Myanmar](https://lookeast.in/events/narendra-modi-will-pay-a-state-visit-to-myanmar/) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a State visit to Myanmar from September 5 - 7, 2017 at the invitation of H.E. U Htin Kyaw, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. This will be Prime Minister Modi’s first bilateral State visit to Myanmar. During the visit, Prime Minister will hold discussions
- [Connect North East 2016](https://lookeast.in/events/connect-north-east-2016/) - FICCI is organizing “Connect North East 2016”. The Summit will, have focused deliberations on development of an Economic Corridor connecting North East India with South East Asia, market linkages, energy and transport infrastructure requirements in the Region etc, while a special pre-summit conclave on 21st September will present a glimpse of the emerging opportunities for
- [2nd National Youth Conference 2016](https://lookeast.in/events/2nd-national-youth-conference-2016/) - Youths are the integral resources for the revolutionary change of any nation. It is obvious that for every positive changes of the country, youths of the nation play deciding roles and to bring that undeniably effective force into the mainstream of nation changing campaigns is always challenging.
- [Mai Ja Yang conference](https://lookeast.in/events/mai-ja-yang-conference/) - Myanmar’s United Nationalities Alliance (UNA) is working on the formation of a coordinated platform based on common policies on key issues as it prepares for the government’s Panglong Peace Conference in late August. The members of the group, which consists of a dozen ethnic political parties, will attend an armed ethnic groups’ summit on July
- [Look East Policy and Connectivity](https://lookeast.in/events/look-east-policy-and-connectivity/) - Release of special report on Look East Policy and Connectivity
- [Arunachal Floor Test](https://lookeast.in/events/arunachal-floor-test/) - The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Tathagata Roy has informed Nabam Tuki to call the State Legislative Assembly session immediately and to prove his majority in the house no later than 16th July 2016 (Saturday).
- [Inter-State Council](https://lookeast.in/events/inter-state-council/) - PM to interact with CMs on issues, including inter-state relations, internal security and atrocities on SC and STs. The Modi government has revived the Inter-State Council structure after coming the power in May 2014. Home Minister Rajnath Singh had chaired meetings of all the five zonal councils over the last one year in various parts
- [Candid Canvas launch](https://lookeast.in/events/candid-canvas-launch-5/) - Abhijit Dasgupta’s Candid Canvas is a must read for all who are keen on an insider’s view of the Indian state run media
- [Candid Canvas launch](https://lookeast.in/events/candid-canvas-launch-4/) - Abhijit Dasgupta’s Candid Canvas is a must read for all who are keen on an insider’s view of the Indian state run media
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- [Candid Canvas launch](https://lookeast.in/events/candid-canvas-launch-2/) - Abhijit Dasgupta’s Candid Canvas is a must read for all who are keen on an insider’s view of the Indian state run media
- [Candid Canvas launch](https://lookeast.in/events/candid-canvas-launch/) - Abhijit Dasgupta’s Candid Canvas is a must read for all who are keen on an insider’s view of the Indian media
- [Book Release](https://lookeast.in/events/book-release/) - Abhijit Dasgupta’s Candid Canvas is a must read for all who are keen on an insider’s view of the Indian media

## News Headlines

- [Indian agencies rubbish Chinese media claims, say no unusual movements made by the Chinese along the LAC](https://lookeast.in/headline/indian-agencies-rubbish-chinese-media-claims-say-no-unusual-movements-made-by-the-chinese-along-the-lac/)
- [British-era Bengali community hall in Kurseong destroyed by Gorkhaland supporters](https://lookeast.in/headline/british-era-bengali-community-hall-in-kurseong-destroyed-by-gorkhaland-supporters/)
- [India, Russia soon to sign contract to develop fifth-generation fighter jet](https://lookeast.in/headline/india-russia-soon-to-sign-contract-to-develop-fifth-generation-fighter-aircraft/)
- [India will get new President by Thursday 5PM IST](https://lookeast.in/headline/india-will-get-new-president-by-thursday-5pm-ist/)
- [IPFT to hold rally at Agartala on August 23](https://lookeast.in/headline/ipft-to-hold-rally-at-agartala-on-august-23/)
- [Importance of India, China to remain engaged through diplomacy was underlined, says MEA after Briefs opposition on Doklam situation](https://lookeast.in/headline/importance-of-india-china-to-remain-engaged-through-diplomacy-was-underlined-says-mea-after-briefs-opposition-on-doklam-situation/)
- [Dalai Lama says Tibetan people should decide on his succession](https://lookeast.in/headline/dalai-lama-says-tibetan-people-should-decide-on-his-succession/) - Dalai Lama says Tibetan people should decide on his succession
- [Bangladesh inks total 22 deals and MoUs with India during Prime Minister Hasina’s state visit](https://lookeast.in/headline/bangladesh-inks-total-22-deals-and-mous-with-india-during-prime-minister-hasinas-state-visit/) - Bangladesh inks total 22 deals and MoUs with India during Prime Minister Hasina’s state visit
- [lookeast.in learns from reliable sources Zahir was now in Indian custody](https://lookeast.in/headline/lookeast-in-learns-from-reliable-sources-zahir-was-now-in-indian-custody/) - lookeast.in learns from reliable sources Zahir was now in Indian custody
- [This could be the beginning of a retaliation to the death sentence of Indian operative Kulbhusan Jadhav](https://lookeast.in/headline/this-could-be-the-beginning-of-a-retaliation-to-the-death-sentence-of-indian-operative-kulbhusan-jadhav/) - This could be the beginning of a retaliation to the death sentence of Indian operative Kulbhusan Jadhav
- [ISI operative kidnapped in Nepal, Indian hand suspected](https://lookeast.in/headline/isi-operative-kidnapped-in-nepal-indian-hand-suspected/) - ISI operative kidnapped in Nepal, Indian hand suspected
- [Malabar 2017: India kicks off naval exercise with US, Japan](https://lookeast.in/headline/malabar-2017-india-kicks-off-naval-exercise-with-us-japan/)

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