Pakistanis took to the streets of Karachi to demonstrate against India's decision to revoke Kashmir's special status. (Reuters: Akhtar Soomro)
Greg Jennett, ABC News Online: India's move on Kashmir will fuel resentment within the territory and in Pakistan
Two countries. Two regions. Same 'problem' but radically different solutions.
India and China are both grappling with how to exert the awesome power of their central government over territory in which people of Islamic faith vastly outnumber the nation's dominant culture.
For the Uyghurs of China's "autonomous" Xinjiang region, Beijing's most recent hard-line answer has been to isolate, detain and "retrain" hundreds of thousands of adherents.
Some estimates suggest a million or more could have been subject to the secretive crackdown.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 6, 2019
India’s cancellation of Kashmir’s special status will have consequences -- Jason Burke, The Guardian
There is reason to fear for the safety of every Kashmiri in India -- Ather Zia, Al Jazeera
China, US digging in for long battle -- Clifford Coona, DW
A heightened US-China financial war imperils global economy -- Paul Wiseman and Martin Crutsinger, AP
AP Explains: How a ‘currency war’ could weaken US economy -- Christopher Rugaber and Martin Crutsinger, AP
China’s police state goes global, leaving overseas Uighurs in fear -- Andrew Beatty and Samuel Reeves, AFP
In Hong Kong, It’s Now a Revolution -- Gordon G. Chang, National Interest
The Asian Strategic Order Is Dying -- Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
Iran has two nuclear options -- Hamid Dabashi, Al Jazeera
Why Vanuatu's lucrative 'passports for sale' scheme is popular among Chinese nationals -- Liam Fox, ABC News Online
The Real Ebola “Emergency” -- Georgina Ramsay, Slate
A new strongman in Sudan? Experts aren’t so sure -- Joseph Krauss and Samy Magdy, AP
'It will not work': experts question Venezuela sanctions as Bolton touts them -- Tom Phillips and Dan Collyns, The Guardian
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