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Archives: South Asia
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Floridians with Solar Inverters had Electricity after Irma & other Green energy success stories
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - After Hurricane Irma in Florida, millions have been without electricity. But those Floridians who had solar panels plus an inverter or a Tesla…![Muslim Rohingya Refugees Drown as They flee Buddhist Persecution in Myanmar](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/muslim-rohingya-refugees-drown-a-187x137.jpg)
Muslim Rohingya Refugees Drown as They flee Buddhist Persecution in Myanmar
TeleSur | - - Around 27,400 Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar since Friday. Bangladeshi border guards have recovered two dozen bodies from the country’s shore in the last two…![Afghanistan: Pentagon Admits it Low-Balled Public on Troop Levels](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/afghanistan-pentagon-admits-it-l-187x137.jpg)
Afghanistan: Pentagon Admits it Low-Balled Public on Troop Levels
TeleSur | - - The news comes prior to a boost in U.S. forces as part of Trump's “new approach” to quelling the Afghan insurgency. In a rare step toward transparency, the…![Epic Mumbai Flooding: 21 million People told to stay Home](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/epic-mumbai-flooding-21-million-187x137.jpg)
Epic Mumbai Flooding: 21 million People told to stay Home
India Today | (Video News Report) | - - "The water levels at many places receded in Mumbai, but the situation remains far from normal. The water levels are dipping across the…![US Prepares for More Airstrikes in Afghanistan](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/us-prepares-for-more-airstrikes-187x137.jpg)
US Prepares for More Airstrikes in Afghanistan
TeleSur | - - The number of U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan has already dramatically spiked since Trump took office in January. Fighter pilots at the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan are…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/file-20170822-22197-td0shw-187x137.gif)
Afghanistan is now officially James Mattis’ war
By Simon Reich | (The Conversation) | - - Donald Trump’s speech on his administration’s strategy in Afghanistan – in which he announced the introduction of an unspecified number of new combat…![Is Trump planning permanent occupation of Afghanistan?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/is-trump-planning-permanent-occu-187x137.jpg)
Is Trump planning permanent occupation of Afghanistan?
By Reese Erlich | ( 48Hills | - - What will 4,000 more US troops do that 100,000 troops couldn't do before? On my first reporting trip to Afghanistan, I was surprised…![India joins 20 Muslim Countries in banning ‘Instant Divorce’](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/india-joins-20-muslim-countries-187x137.jpg)
India joins 20 Muslim Countries in banning ‘Instant Divorce’
TeleSur | - - Women’s rights activists view the ruling as a step toward granting Muslim women greater equality and justice. India’s Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional a Muslim practice that reportedly…![Trump’s Afghanistan Surge will Fail without Diplomacy, Anti-Corruption](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/trumps-afghanistan-surge-will-fa-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s Afghanistan Surge will Fail without Diplomacy, Anti-Corruption
By Solaiman Fazel | (Informed Comment) | - - Despite the campaign promise to distance himself from Afghanistan, President Trump has now publically taken ownership of America’s Longest War, 2001-Present. Trump’s decision…![Trump flip-flops on Afghanistan, opts for Years-long Quagmire](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/trump-flip-flops-on-afghanistan-187x137.jpg)
Trump flip-flops on Afghanistan, opts for Years-long Quagmire
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The 16-years-long Afghanistan War has bedeviled Washington decision-makers since the US invasion of fall, 2001, which came in response to the attacks of…![ISIL in Afghanistan Resilient despite Kabul Offensive](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/isil-in-afghanistan-resilient-de-187x137.jpg)
ISIL in Afghanistan Resilient despite Kabul Offensive
By Frud Bezhan. | ( RFE/RL) | - - A relentless air-and-ground campaign against the [so-called] Islamic State [group] (IS) affiliate in Afghanistan does not appear to have radically diminished that militant…![Trump’s Mulligan in Afghanistan: Mercenaries](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/trumps-mulligan-in-afghanistan-m-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s Mulligan in Afghanistan: Mercenaries
By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - Donald Trump loves to play golf. So far, he has teed off twice as many times as Barack Obama had…![Trump in a Firing Mood; is US Commander in Afghanistan Next?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/trump-in-a-firing-mood-is-us-com-187x137.jpg)
Trump in a Firing Mood; is US Commander in Afghanistan Next?
Wochit News | (Video News Clip) | - - "U.S. officials said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's doubts about the war in Afghanistan has led to a delay in completing a…![Accountability: Pakistan PM Resigns After Supreme Court Corruption Ruling](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/accountability-pakistan-pm-resig-187x137.jpg)
Accountability: Pakistan PM Resigns After Supreme Court Corruption Ruling
TeleSur | - - The ruling comes after months of hearings over Nawaz Sharif's alleged corruption. Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigned on Friday after the country’s Supreme Court disqualified him from…![India: With 370% increase in Solar, aims at Electricity for all by 2030](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/india-with-370-increase-in-solar-187x137.jpg)
India: With 370% increase in Solar, aims at Electricity for all by 2030
World Bank. | (Video Report) | - - "With a sweeping commitment to solar power, innovative solutions and energy efficiency initiatives to supply its people with 24x7 electricity by 2030, India is…![Not Winning in Afghanistan: Why?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/not-winning-in-afghanistan-why-187x137.jpg)
Not Winning in Afghanistan: Why?
By Solaiman M. Fazel | (Informed Comment) | - - Candidate Trump in his dynamic public rallies repeatedly criticized the former U.S. president for not winning anymore. Trump also mentioned, “If I’m…![Novelist Arundhati Roy and her mission to inspire in the ‘Ministry of Utmost Happiness’](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/novelist-arundhati-roy-and-her-m-187x137.jpg)
Novelist Arundhati Roy and her mission to inspire in the ‘Ministry of Utmost Happiness’
By Ali Kazimi | (The Conversation) | - - Anjula Gogia, the activist bookseller from Another Story Bookshop in Toronto, had patiently nudged me over a few weeks to introduce and host…![Top 6 Things Trump didn’t know about Herat when he barred Girl robotics Scientists from US](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/top-6-things-trump-didnt-know-ab-187x137.jpg)
Top 6 Things Trump didn’t know about Herat when he barred Girl robotics Scientists from US
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The US embassy in Kabul has denied a visa to 6 Afghan high school students from Herat to accompany their invention in robotics…![Back to Quagmire: Beware endless US Troop Escalations in Afghanistan](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182523im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/back-to-quagmire-beware-endless-187x137.jpg)