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SRINAGAR, INDIA - OCTOBER 29: Kashmiri villagers carry the body of top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abu Qasim during his funeral procession on October 29, 2015 in Bugam district Kulgam some 75 km from Srinagar, India. Police on Thursday claimed that the most wanted LeT Commander Abu Qasim was killed during an encounter in Khandaypora area of Kulgam district, south Kashmir. (Photo by Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) India is Losing Kashmir
India is losing the support of the Kashmiri public, and this trend will continue unless it brings about a radical change in its Kashmir policy.
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![CORRECTION - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, arrives for a working dinner on the South Lawn of the White House March 31, 2016 in Washington, DC.
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CORRECTION - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, arrives for a working dinner on the South Lawn of the White House March 31, 2016 in Washington, DC. World leaders are gathering for a two-day conference that will address a range of issues including ongoing efforts to prevent terrorist groups from accessing nuclear material. / AFP / Olivier Douliery / The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Olivier Douliery has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Narendra Modi] instead of [Narendrakumar Modi]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require. (Photo credit should read OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers patrol along the border fence at an outpost along the India-Pakistan border in Abdulian, 38 kms southwest of Jammu, on January 17, 2013. A ceasefire took hold January 17 in disputed Kashmir after the Indian and Pakistani armies agreed to halt deadly cross-border firing that had threatened to unravel a fragile peace process. AFP PHOTO/Tauseef MUSTAFA (Photo credit should read TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images) -
Activists of The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) hold placards as they march during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Karachi on March 8, 2016. Women in conservative Pakistan have fought for their rights for decades, in a country where so-called honour killings and acid attacks remain commonplace. / AFP / ASIF HASSAN (Photo credit should read ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images) A Landmark Women’s Rights Bill Could Decide Pakistan’s Future
In Punjab, the debate over a law protecting women from violence has become a test of the government's resolve against Islamism.
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Qatari Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali bin Fahd al-Hajri (R) and the Talibans office spokesman Mohammed Naim (C) speak during a joint press conference at the opening ceremony of the new Taliban political office in Doha on June 18, 2013. The office is intended to open dialogue with the international community and Afghan groups for a "peaceful solution" in Afghanistan Naim told reporters. AFP PHOTO / FAISAL AL-TIMIMI (Photo credit should read FAISAL AL-TIMIMI/AFP/Getty Images) -
gettyimages-522412272 How Afghanistan Survives the 2016 Fighting Season
Off to a grim and tragic start, Afghanistan must heed lessons from the 2015 fighting season and get creative in their strategies if this year's is to be any better.
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A Bangladeshi social activist pays his last respects to slain US blogger of Bangladeshi origin and founder of the Mukto-Mona (Free-mind) blog site, Avijit Roy in Dhaka on March 6, 2015 after he was hacked to death by unidentified assailants in the Bangladeshi capital on February 26. An FBI team has arrived in Dhaka to help investigate the American-Bangladeshi writers gruesome killing. AFP PHOTO / Munir uz ZAMAN (Photo credit should read MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images) -
Turkish nationalists burn a Chinese flag, during a protest to denounce China's treatment of ethnic Uighur Muslims, in front of the Chinese consulate in Istanbul, on July 5, 2015. Turkish media reported restrictions on Muslim Uighurs worshipping and fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. Beijing in turn denied the allegations and demanded that Turkey clarify its statements. AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
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