Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha

From gold, copper and rare earths-Taliban controls more than half of Afghanistan’s treasure trove

<p> <strong>How rich is the Taliban ? In the last  fiscal year that ended in March 2020, the Taliban reportedly…

4 years ago

Nepal plunges into political crisis as China’s gambit flops

<p> <strong>China’s desperate attempts to bring about a patch-up between the two warring factions of the Nepal Communist Party have…

4 years ago

Bajwa emerges peacemaker after surprise landing in Kabul

<p> <strong>Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa is in Kabul to discuss the Afghan peace process with all stakeholders.</strong></p>…

4 years ago

Fire-Capped tit: Himalayan bird with orange flame

<p> The fire-capped tit was perched on the topmost branch of the tree and it was so restless. It is…

4 years ago

Can the son of the ‘Lion of Panjshir’—Ahmad Shah Massoud—also rise to shape Afghanistan’s future?

<p> His father Ahmad Shah Massoud was known as a Lion of Panjshir.  But can Ahmad Massoud, the son of…

4 years ago

Not Kashmir but economy likely to top Bajwa’s agenda in Saudi Arabia

<p> <strong>Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff is in Saudi Arabia on a visit that is likely to focus on revival…

4 years ago

A decade after Osama bin Laden’s killing, Is Al Qaeda set for a comeback in Afghanistan?

<p> <strong>Ten years ago on May 2, US special forces killed Osama bin Laden in his hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan.…

4 years ago

In troubled times, stay inside stay safe, brown-headed barbet warns chicks

<p> It was my last visit to the Bharatpur Birds Sanctuary in Rajasthan, before Covid-19 started surging again. There was…

4 years ago

Pakistan Generals worried that India may bond with Taliban

<p> <strong>Pakistan is not happy with the Taliban. A report by prominent Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir published in The News,…

4 years ago

Why is Pakistan desperate to extradite Aslam Farooqi, mastermind of the Gurudwara attack, from Afghanistan?

<p> Afghanistan has urged Pakistan to impose its will on Taliban so that it joins stalled peace talks.</p> <p> On…

4 years ago

Hopes for Indonesian submarine rescue rise after underwater find

<p> For the crew members of the missing Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala 402 the clock is ticking, despite an all-out…

4 years ago

Serena hotel blast—Has TPP joined Baloch nationalists to target Chinese in Pakistan?

<p> <strong>Balochistan was once again rocked by a deadly blast in the car park of the Serena, a luxury hotel…

4 years ago

India rushes submarine rescue vessel from Vishakhapatnam in response to Indonesia’s SOS call

<p> <strong>India has rushed its submarine rescue vessel in response to Indonesia SOS call to search for its sub, which…

4 years ago

Vulture conservation: India’s fight to save Lord Ram’s Jatau

<p> In the Ramayana, the mythical bird vulture “Jatayu'' witnessed Sita being kidnapped by the demon king Ravana. When Jatayu tried…

4 years ago

Why Imran Khan’s ban on TLP is an eye-wash

<p> <strong>After banning Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP), a fundamentalist group, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is on the defensive. Justifying the action…

4 years ago

Islamist revolt rocks Imran Khan government

<p> Pakistan’s Imran Khan government took the risky decision of banning social media for some time on Friday, a day…

4 years ago

CBI to probe into wrongful arrest of ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan

<p> The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the report submitted by Justice DK Jain Committee regarding the erring officials…

4 years ago

As religious bigotry holds sway in Pakistan ‘White In The Flag’ stands up for minorities

<p> For the last two days, Pakistan has been burning. Thousands of protestors of Tehreek-i-Labbaik in the country have been…

4 years ago

Fundamentalists warn Imran Khan to expel French envoy and sever relations before April 20 – Will he bow to their demand?

<p> Protests have erupted across Pakistan as supporters of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik (TLP) have come out on the streets against the…

4 years ago

NASA will land a woman and a man of colour on the moon – Man can be an Indian-American

<p> NASA’s recent Moon program, Artemis will land the first woman and a person of colour on the Moon by…

4 years ago

Rafiqul Islam Madani – ‘Little Devil’ of Bangladesh arrested

<p> Amid the ongoing crackdown on the militant hardliner groups, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Of Bangladesh has arrested Rafiqul…

4 years ago