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The Alang shipyard in the western Indian state of Gujarat Tata Institute of Social Sciences

The Alang shipyard in the western Indian state of Gujarat

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Tuesday, April 07, 2015

Workers carry a rope to a decommissioned ship at the Alang shipyard in the western Indian state of Gujarat.

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An Afghan woman with her children on a cold day in Kabul Taliban

An Afghan woman with her children on a cold day in Kabul

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Friday, January 23, 2015

An Afghan woman wearing a burqa waits for transportation with her children on a cold day in Kabul.

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Pakistan maritime authorities arrested Indian fishermen South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

Pakistan maritime authorities arrested Indian fishermen

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Friday, December 12, 2014

Fishermen from India rest on the ground after being detained in Pakistani waters, at a police station in Karachi. Pakistan maritime authorities a…

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Flooding in Morigaon district of Assam state, India Uttar Pradesh

Flooding in Morigaon district of Assam state, India

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Monday, August 18, 2014

A mother walks her children through floodwaters as a man takes out a snake killed in flooding in Morigaon district of Assam state, India. At least…

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South Asia is World's Most Corrupt Region: Transparency International... Transparency International

South Asia is World's Most Corrupt Region: Transparency International...

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Saturday, May 24, 2014

"South Asia now is the worst region in the world when it comes to corruption based on our studies," said Srirak Pilpat, A…

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Jawaharlal Nehru South Asia

Jawaharlal Nehru

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ Friday, April 05, 2013

Nehru and Gandhi at the opening of the Indian National Congress, 1937.  Jawaharlal Nehru ( Hindustani: [ˈdʒəʋaːɦərˈlaːl ˈneːɦru]   14 Novem…

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