Friday, 27 December 2019

Book review: The China-Pakistan Axis by Andrew Small

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Over the years the China-Pakistan relationship has become a virtual constant in foreign policy matters pertaining to South Asia. Yet it ...
Sunday, 22 September 2019

Pakistan's Kashmir obsession: unhealthy and unrealistic?

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As the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan arrives in New York for the latest session of the United Nations General Assembly it's...
Saturday, 7 September 2019

Hong Kong: heading towards irrelevance?

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A few days ago a friend in the United States asked for my opinion on recent events in Hong Kong (HK). He prefaced his question with Chine...
Monday, 20 May 2019

Of Mardin's monasteries, wine and stone houses

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From Gaziantep it was onwards to Mardin. Mardin was high on my visit list as it is at the confluence of several religious and cultural in...
Saturday, 18 May 2019

Gaziantep or Antep: it's still mosaics, castles, pistachios and coffee

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It's a short bus journey from Adana to Gaziantep. Antep, as the city is informally known, is almost 200 kilometers east of Adana and...
Friday, 17 May 2019

The Girl on the Train: a film review

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The Girl on the Train directed by Tate Taylor based on the best selling novel by Paula Hawkins was perhaps better left as a novel. For...
Thursday, 9 May 2019

Adana: much more than a kebab

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From Konya it was onward to Adana. Adana is a nice sized city of 1.75 million persons located 35 kilometers inland from the Mediterrane...