In six chapters, Sandhya Jain has succeeded in meticulously covering economic exploitation, peoples’ struggle, human rights violations and geo-strategic value of Balochistan. The author gives readers a complete understanding of the Baloch nation and its misery * The Indian subcontinent is a unique geography which hosts the world’s oldest continuous … Read More
The year began on a subdued note with the assassination of journalist and activist Karima Baloch, one of Balochistan’s few, fiery and brilliant women freedom fighters. Her dead body was found in a lake in Toronto, Canada. The death is strongly alleged to be that of the Pakistani deep state. … Read More
Meena Harris indulged in reckless grandstanding, racing to support a farmers’ protest that had turned violent on Republic Day and caused injuries to nearly 300 policemen. Meena Harris, American lawyer, entrepreneur, author, and famous in India for being the niece of US Vice President Kamala Harris, whose mother was of … Read More
As international celebrities raced to support the farmers’ protest that was on the back foot after the violence that led to 300 policemen being injured on Republic Day, it may be pertinent to ask if there is more to the issue than meets the eye. Ilhan Omar, U.S. Representative for … Read More
मार्च 2021 से एएसआई विश्व वंदनीय रामसेतु का वैज्ञानिक अध्ययन करने जा रहा है। यह जांच रामायण काल का निर्धारण करने के साथ ही इस पर प्रकाश डालेगी कि यह प्रभु राम के निर्देश पर बनने वाला वही पुल है जिससे वानर सेना ने सागर पार कर रावण की लंका … Read More
In a compact 322 page volume Sandhya Jain has encapsulated a vast amount of information on Balochistan. Organized into six large chapters the book covers every major aspect of the land’s ancient and modern history, political and cultural circumstances, natural resources, geographical features and economic situation. The bibliography is comprehensive … Read More
When the Frontier Corps picked up Balochistan Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-A) chairman Zahid Baloch in broad daylight, in the presence of three female colleagues and other local persons on March 18, 2014, Karima Baloch stepped in as acting chairman to fill the vacuum. She pioneered women’s political activism in the troubled … Read More
Balochistan has for long been in the crosshairs of history. In the 17th century, the British, largely for geographical, administrative and security reasons, divided the Baloch land between the British Empire of India and the Persian Empire to the West, with a small number in the deserts of Afghanistan to … Read More
Activists for an independent Khalistan have successfully made this chimera a political issue in Canada, though the idea has little resonance in India’s Punjab that is supposed to be its heartland. The project, according to Terry Milewski of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, is funded by “thugs and political hustlers” in Canada, … Read More
The anniversary of December 6 this year will likely pass unnoticed, subsumed by the farmer blockades of major highways leading to the capital, ostensibly in protest against laws that had long been demanded by farmers’ unions themselves. This follows a little noticed precedent set on December 4, 2019, when protests … Read More
