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Tarek Fatah on Baloch Struggle for Independence and India’s Role in it

by Mark Kinra & Lokmaanya Connect11 August 202113 September 2021 < 1 min read

In this exclusive interview to our geopolitical analyst Mark Kinra, veteran journalist and author Tarek Fatah, talks to us about Balochistan from the p.o.v. of a common Baloch.

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In the Memory of Karima Baloch

by Mark Kinra & Lokmaanya Connect5 January 202126 January 2021 < 1 min read

In this conversation with geopolitical analyst Mark Kinra, Mr Hakeem Baloch, President, BNM-UK Zone, and Ms Kiran Nazish, Journalist and Founder-Director, CFWIJ, bring to light the various aspects, dreams and stories of Ms Karima Baloch, and the inspiration she serves to countless of Baloch women and freedom fighters.

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“India Can Be The Best Option for Baloch People to Take Their Cause on The International Level.”

by Amogh Oak, Mark Kinra & Lokmaanya Connect12 August 202010 December 2020 < 1 min read

On the occasion of Balochistan Independence Day (11 Aug), Amogh Oak, Hakeem Baloch President of Baloch National Movement UK Zone, and Mark Kinra, geopolitical analyst and South Asia expert, discuss the role of Baloch youth in the freedom struggle, their dreams and aspirations, and the cause of global Baloch solidarity.

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“Pakistan inviting China in Balochistan is like a thief inviting a dacoit to loot.”

by Mark Kinra22 July 202010 December 2020 5 min read

Hyrbyair Marri is the founder of Free Balochistan Movement (FBM), a political party working towards the goal of an Independent Balochistan. In an online interview, I spoke to him about Balochistan’s freedom struggle, the BLA, China’s presence, expectations from India, and sovereignty and nationhood in South Asia.

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“I have nothing to do with Pakistan…if I go, I will go to Balochistan.”

by Mark Kinra22 July 202010 December 2020 5 min read

Neighbourhood Politics South Asia & China

Amid Pakistan’s CPEC, Electricity and Economic Crises, A Window for India

by Sugandh Priya Ojha21 July 202010 December 2020 4 min read

A combination of overcapacity, high upfront costs, high-interest rates and poor fuel choices has burdened Pakistan with expensive electricity running on imported fuel, pushing the country into an economic crisis worse than before.

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Sikhism in Balochistan is a Heritage in Peril

by Mark Kinra21 July 202021 July 2020 4 min read

There are Gurudwaras in other parts of Baluchistan like – Dera Bugti, Dera Murad Jamali, Dera Allahyar, Usta Muhammad, Sibi, Lehri and Hub. Though the numbers of Sikhs in Baluchistan run into few hundreds, Sikhism here has been kept alive by Hindu Gur-Sikhs.