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Bangladesh: More Connectivity With Neighbors

Posted by Rezwan on 18/11/2009

The New Horizon comments on the recent initiatives of Bangladesh aiming for more regional connectivity with its neighbors: “Its not only a good sign for Bangladesh, but also could usher in a new era of cooperation among South Asian nations in general.”

Bangladesh English India International Relations Roundups South Asia Travel

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India, Pakistan: The Sky Below

Posted by Rezwan on 17/11/2009

Kamla Bhatt reviews a documentary of Sarah Singh (New York), The Sky Below, which looks at the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947 and “how it impacted the people and communities on both sides of the border: India and Pakistan.”

English Film History India Pakistan Roundups South Asia

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Ukraine: News and Views Roundup

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 17/11/2009

Ukraine roundup: flu and politics - at What's Up, Ukraine? and at Jamestown Foundation Blog, here and here; the latest on the tense relationship between the Ukrainian president and PM - at Ukrainiana, as well as two posts - here and here - on one of the 18 presidential candidates, Vasyl Protyvsi ...

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Czech Republic, Slovakia: Velvet Revolution, 20 Years On

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 17/11/2009

On Nov. 17, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, and The Czech Daily Word lists “most frequent stupid arguments and errors” of those who believe that “the era of communism was better than the post-revolution times.”

Czech Republic Eastern & Central Europe English Freedom of Speech Governance History Human Rights International Relations Law Politics Roundups Slovakia

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Russia: Medvedev's Speech and IT; Twitter and the Police

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 17/11/2009

Profy writes about the IT dimension of president Medvedev's annual address: “The draft speech was initially published online as a lengthy article by the president and he invited all the citizens to voice their opinions out via the Kremlin official website - and people were definitely very ...

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