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Rahul Kumar

Rahul Kumar

Rahul Kumar writes on international issues and is a keen watcher of South Asia, environment, urban development and NGOs.

  • World

    Did China’s military exercises near Taiwan reveal critical information about its missiles?

    by Rahul Kumar August 16, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 16, 2022

    <p> On Tuesday, a much-riled China announced more military drills around Taiwan in response to the five-member bipartisan US delegation's visit to Taipei. Unlike previously, it did not announce when …

  • Opinion

    India at 75: Kashmir needed healthcare and we filled that gap – Dr Shuchin Bajaj

    by Rahul Kumar August 15, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 15, 2022

    <p> Jammu and Kashmir LG, Manoj Sinha recently inaugurated a 150-bedded super speciality hospital in Nowgam, Kashmir. The Ujala Cygnus Kashmir Superspeciality Hospital will bring state-of-the-art healthcare facilities to a …

  • Opinion

    India at 75: Our foreign policy has moved on from delusional to pragmatic – former ambassador Virendra Gupta

    by Rahul Kumar August 13, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 13, 2022

    <p> The Delhi-based <em>Antar Rashtriya Sahayog Parishad </em>(ARSP), also referred to as the Indian Council for International Co-operation, has been working on diaspora issues for four decades. It has forged …

  • Opinion

    India at 75: Upper caste Muslims have kept casteism in Islam hidden for personal benefit, says Faiyaz Ahmad Fyzie

    by Rahul Kumar August 11, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 11, 2022

    <p> Social activist and Unani doctor, Faiyaz Ahmad Fyzie, has ruffled many feathers among India’s Muslim community. He has become a marked man with his mother getting threatening phone calls …

  • World

    Now Amnesty asks Pakistan to stop violence against families of victims of enforced disappearances

    by Rahul Kumar August 11, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 11, 2022

    <p> In a briefing released on Thursday, pointing to the deteriorating human rights conditions in Pakistan, Amnesty International has said the country should stop its "outrageous crackdown on peaceful protests …

  • World

    Pakistan accused of systematic custody killings in Ziarat encounter in Balochistan

    by Rahul Kumar August 10, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 10, 2022

    <p> Baloch National Movement (BNM), the Baloch nationalist organisation seeking independence from Pakistan has said that security forces kidnapped 46 people, of which 28 were released after torture. In its …

  • World

    Will Sri Lanka stand up to Chinese pressure on the spy ship row?

    by Rahul Kumar August 9, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 9, 2022

    <p> By mounting pressure on Sri Lanka to accept a research ship, which India calls a spy ship, Beijing is testing the depth and the mood in the new Sri …

  • World

    Defiant Taiwan begins live-fire drills to deter Chinese assault

    by Rahul Kumar August 9, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 9, 2022

    <p> In response to China's military provocations of live-fire military drills, sending fighters and surrounding it with warships, Taiwan began a live-fire military drills simulating a defence of the island, …

  • World

    Maldives and US launch counter-terrorism exercise in Male

    by Rahul Kumar August 8, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 8, 2022

    <p> The US and the Maldives have kick-started the ‘Tempest Wind 2022’ joint counter-terrorism exercise from August 7 to 18. These are being held in capital Male and the central …

  • World

    Balochistan government launches inquiry into breach of 12 dams as floods ravage district

    by Rahul Kumar August 8, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 8, 2022

    <p> The massive floods in Balochistan have killed 124 people and injured over 1,000. Over 10,000 houses are damaged while thousands of families have been relocated to higher places from …

  • World

    Taiwan tensions spur US and Philippines to cement military cooperation

    by Rahul Kumar August 7, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 7, 2022

    <p> With Chinese extensive military deployment around Taiwan rattling the region, the Philippines is eager to strengthen defence cooperation with the US. The US, which already has troops in bases …

  • World

    Is a watery grave for three Baloch activists a coincidence or murder?

    by Rahul Kumar August 7, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 7, 2022

    <p> The body of Saqib Karim was found on the seashore in Azerbaijan capital Baku on July 8. Saqib had escaped Pakistan after two of his brothers were killed in …

  • World

    Sri Lanka’s Galle Face demonstrators move court against eviction from protest site

    by Rahul Kumar August 5, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 5, 2022

    <p> Many people at the Galle Face protest site have approached the court of appeal requesting it to stop the police from evicting them. Located near the Sri Lankan presidential …

  • World

    Why is Rishi Sunak raising the pitch on the Islamist threat to the UK?

    by Rahul Kumar August 4, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 4, 2022

    <p> On Wednesday, prime ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak said he will crack down on Islamist terrorism which has become a "significant terror threat" for the UK. He added that he …

  • Opinion

    China may not attack Taiwan “immediately” after Pelosi’s visit, says the Dalai Lama’s nephew Khedroob Thondup

    by Rahul Kumar August 4, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 4, 2022

    <p> Khedroob Thondup is a Tibetan writer and author based in Taiwan. He is also the Dalai Lama's nephew—the son of His Holiness' elder brother. Born in Kolkata in 1952, …

  • World

    Top Pak general killed in downed helicopter ordered enforced disappearances: Baloch insurgents

    by Rahul Kumar August 2, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 2, 2022

    <p> The Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS), an umbrella organisation of Baloch rebel groups seeking independence from Pakistan, has claimed that the top Pakistani general killed in the downed military helicopter …

  • World

    China threatens US again over Pelosi visit to Taiwan

    by Rahul Kumar August 1, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar August 1, 2022

    <p> China issued a fresh warning on Monday following rumours that Nancy Pelosi, the US House of Representatives Speaker, may visit Taiwan as part of her four-nation Asia tour.<br /> …

  • World

    Over 124 killed, thousands of houses washed away in Balochistan floods

    by Rahul Kumar July 31, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar July 31, 2022

    <p> Severe floods have killed 124 people in Balochistan and damaged over 10,000 houses in the province. Rains and floods have destroyed bridges, breached dams, washed away roads and damaged …

  • Opinion

    Pakistani generals are Islamising secular Baloch society: Rights activist Qambar Malik Baloch

    by Rahul Kumar July 29, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar July 29, 2022

    <p> The Europe-based Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) is painstakingly documenting the Pakistani army’s helicopter and drone attacks on Baloch communities in the strife-torn province. The BHRC has been diligently …

  • Opinion

    There is no mention in Chinese imperial records that Tibet was ever a part of China: Sonam Frasi

    by Rahul Kumar July 28, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar July 28, 2022

    <p> The US is squeezing China over its crackdown on the Tibetan way of life by denying the community its right to practice its religion, culture and language. A few …

  • World

    Controversy over Pak army’s revenge killings in Balochistan refuses to die, judicial inquiry sought

    by Rahul Kumar July 28, 2022
    by Rahul Kumar July 28, 2022

    <p> The Balochistan provincial government has written a letter to the Balochistan High Court (BHC) seeking a judicial inquiry into the 'encounter killings' in which nine people were killed by …

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