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  1. South Asia

    Infobox bodyclass geography above South Asia image File South asia.jpg 200px Location of South Asia label1 Countries data1 7 to 10 South Asia Definitions see text label2 Territories data2 0, 1, or 2 South ... , Thimpu , Thiruvanathapuram , Visakhapatnam and Yangon South Asia , also known as Southern Asia , is the south ... authorities South Asia Definition by South Asian Studies programs see below , also includes ... . South Asia is surrounded clockwise, from west by Western Asia , Central Asia , East Asia Eastern ... definitions and interpretations South Asia Definition by South Asian Studies programs see below , Burma and Tibet are also sometimes included in the region of South Asia. South Asia is home to well ... organization in the region. Definitions Image South Asia ed update.PNG thumb 350px left Various definitions of South Asia. Along with a number of core countries, South Asia differs in inclusion ... times under the Raj have not been proposed as any part of South Asia. ref United Nations, Yearbook ... 223547,00.html South Asia Data, Projects and Research , The World Bank ref This bloc of countries .... The South Asia Free Trade Agreement endorsed by SAARC has been signed by the seven original members ... , Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka as part of South Asia, while Maldives, in view of its characteristics .... ref http www.janes.com articles Janes Sentinel Security Assessment South Asia Territories ... agrnego sama.pdf Mapping and Analysis of Agricultural Trade Liberalization in South Asia , Trade ... ref A lack of coherent definition for South Asia has resulted in not only a lack of academic studies ... of South Asia , page xi, Manchester University Press, 1992, ISBN 0 7190 3392 6 ref Identification ... in South Asia , pages 172 175, Routledge, 2008, ISBN 0 415 43117 4 ref See also South Asian Association ..., self contained landmass which covers most of South Asia. By dictionary entries, the term subcontinent ... The terms Indian subcontinent and South Asia are used interchangeably. ref name McLeod John McLeod ...   more details



  1. University of South Asia

    University of South Asia may refer to the following University of South Asia, Bangladesh University of South Asia, Lahore disambig ...   more details



  1. BBC South Asia

    BBC World News is a British news channel which is available in United Kingdom UK . BBC South Asia is a South Asia n based news channel aimed at viewers in India , Pakistan , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka , Nepal , Bhutan and Maldives . BBC South Asia is broadcasted in English language English showing news of South Asia. The main competitor is CNN International South Asia and some other English based national and international news channels. BBC South Asia timings are in Dhaka for Bangladeshi Viewers, Islamabad for Pakistani viewers and New Delhi For Indian Viewers. BBC South Asia Stations are in the capital of some south Asian cities. It broadcasts some popular programs from the London Based BBC . DEFAULTSORT Bbc South Asia Category BBC television channels ...   more details



  1. Digital South Asia Library

    The Digital South Asia Library is a global collaboration to provide universal access to materials for reference and research on South Asia n topics, utilizing digital technologies, to scholars, public officials, business leaders, and other users. ref http dsal.uchicago.edu about.html Digital South Asia Library , University of Chicago ref Participants in the Digital South Asia Library include leading U.S. universities, the Center for Research Libraries , the South Asia Microform Project, the Committee on South Asian Libraries and Documentation, the Association for Asian Studies , the Library of Congress , the Asia Society , the British Library , the University of Oxford , the University of Cambridge , MOZHI in India, the Sundarayya Vignana Kendram in India, Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya in Nepal, and other institutions in South Asia. ref http dsal.uchicago.edu institutions.html Digital South Asia Library , University of Chicago ref Funding This project builds upon a two year pilot project funded by the Association of Research Libraries Global Resources Program with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation . Other contibutors include the Ford Foundation New Delhi and The Asia Society . ref http dsal.uchicago.edu funding.html Digital South Asia Library , University of Chicago ref Related projects http dsal.uchicago.edu dictionaries List of digital dictionaries , Digital Dictionaries of South Asia website References reflist External resources http dsal.uchicago.edu about.html Digital South Asia Library , University of Chicago Category Information science Category Libraries Library stub ...   more details



  1. Demographics of South Asia

    Demographics of South Asia may refer to Demographics of Bangladesh Demographics of India Demographics of Pakistan Demographics of Sri Lanka Ethnic groups of South Asia disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ...   more details



  1. Prehistoric South Asia

    Prehistoric India may refer to any period in the history of South Asia predating the 3rd century BCE. By periods South Asian Stone Age South Asian Bronze Age South Asian Iron Age Vedic period Mahajanapadas By regions Prehistoric Sri Lanka See also History of India Pre Historic era History of Pakistan Prehistory Ancient India disambiguation History of South Asia Category Prehistoric Asia bg ru ...   more details



  1. Friends of South Asia (disambiguation)

    Friends of South Asia is the name of several organizations in North America An activist group Friends of South Asia FOSA , a primarily Indo Pakistani peace group in the San Francisco Bay Area A museum members group http www.rom.on.ca members fsa.php Friends of South Asia , a special interest group at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto Groups in support of South Asian Studies departments http southasia.uchicago.edu friends.htm Friends of South Asia at the University of Chicago http www.yale.edu ycias southasia friends.htm Friends of the South Asian Studies Council at Yale disambig ...   more details



  1. HBO South Asia

    primarysources date December 2010 HBO South Asia is a movie channel broadcasting English movies from USA and even sometimes UK , Australia and Canada . The Channel is carried by most cable operators in India , Srilanka , Nepal and Bhutan . HBO Bangladesh HBO Bangladesh is a timeshift version of HBO South Asia. Some Cable Operators in Bangladesh also carry the South Asian beam. HBO Maldives HBO Maldives is another timeshift version of HBO South Asia,however some cable operators also carry the HBO Asia HBO Asian beam . HBO Pakistan HBO Pakistan is often confused as either a timeshift or relay version of HBO South Asia but it has no similarity except for the fact they have the same website and some of the movies are the same.It is also available in Afghanistan . See also STAR Movies SET PIX Zee Studio Filmax External links http www.hbosouthasia.com http www.hbo.com Category HBO ...   more details



  1. List of butterflies of South Asia

    Orphan date February 2009 Image India 78.40398E 20.74980N.jpg thumb 300px Composite satellite image of South Asia The term South Asia currently includes 7 regions countries. The lists of butterflies found in each individual country are given on these pages List of butterflies of India List of butterflies of Pakistan List of butterflies of Bangladesh List of butterflies of Bhutan List of butterflies of Sri Lanka List of butterflies of Nepal List of butterflies of The Maldives br External links http www.resourceshimalaya.org fauna butterfliesnew1.htm List of butterflies of Nepal Category Lists of butterflies by location South Asia Category Butterflies and moths of Asia ...   more details



  1. South Asia Faculty Network

    The South Asia Faculty Network is an internet resource center for educating faculty, students, and the larger public about contemporary South Asian social, economic, and political issues. ref http www.southasiafaculty.net South Asia Faculty Network website The website states This site is hosted by concerned South Asia faculty residing in the United States. ref South Asian studies faculty were very actively involved in the 2006 Californian Hindu textbook controversy , almost entirely in opposition to allegedly revisionist edits to California s textbook curriculum on Hinduism and India, as suggested by two American Hindu organizations. The South Asia Faculty Network website archives most of the associated faculty letters http southasiafaculty.net catext index.php?option com content&task view&id 17&Itemid 34 , reports http southasiafaculty.net catext index.php?option com frontpage&Itemid 1 , and testimony http southasiafaculty.net catext index.php?option com content&task view&id 18&Itemid 35 . The South Asia Faculty Network website was launched in February 2006. As of May 2006, the site s owners or webmasters are not listed on the site, and no contact information is provided. One of their key contributors is Vijay Prashad . Fact date August 2007 References references See also Indian American Californian Hindu textbook controversy South Asian studies Category Internet properties established in 2006 Category American websites Category Anti Hinduism Category Hinduism related controversies Category Internet activism Category South Asian American organizations ...   more details



  1. A Historical Atlas of South Asia

    Infobox book name A Historical Atlas of South Asia title orig translator image image caption author Joseph E. Schwartzberg illustrator cover artist country United States language English language English series subject genre Historical atlas publisher University of Chicago Press pub date 1978 Revised edition Oxford University Press, 1992 english pub date media type Paperback pages isbn 0195068696 oclc dewey congress preceded by followed by A Historical Atlas of South Asia is a definitive historical chronology of the region of South Asia from prehistoric times through the present. It was edited and largely authored by Joseph E. Schwartzberg , professor emeritus of South Asian Studies at the University of Minnesota . Although much of the coverage in the atlas is principally focused on India and Pakistan , Nepal and Bangladesh are included and to some extent Myanmar Burma . It is highly regarded by scholars of South Asian history for its vast amount of detail and coverage of the region s lengthy and complex history. The atlas is divided into two main sections Maps and photographs and historical text which corresponds to and explains the maps. The initial assembly of the Atlas began in 1964 with many authors, historians, cartographers and researchers contributing over a fourteen year period. Although many consider the atlas to be the ultimate resource for students and scholars alike, the authors stress that it is intended to supplement existing histories of South Asia...not to be used in place of them. The atlas was first published in 1978 by the University of Chicago Press . About 3,300 total copies were produced and all of them sold, which caused the atlas to become out of print ... Atlas of South Asia, 1992 Digital South Asia Library, DSAL DEFAULTSORT Historical Atlas of South Asia, A Category Historical atlases Category Maps of India Category Maps of Pakistan Category Maps of the history of Asia Category Indology Category Pakistan studies ...   more details



  1. International South Asia Forum

    orphan date June 2010 International South Asia Forum INSAF is a Canada based group that seeks to promote secularism , democracy , human rights and social justice . Their focus is in South Asia n countries such as India , Pakistan , Bangladesh and Sri Lanka . Founding INSAF was founded in 1999 at a conference held in Montreal, Canada on September 4 and 5. Location International South Asia Forum 254 Kensington Ave, Westmount., QC, Canada H3Z 2G6 Publications Two major publications Insaf bulletin. http www.insafbulletin.net Ghadar Publication of the Inquilabi Leftists. http ghadar.insaf.net Personalities The INSAF bulletin is edited by Daya Varma and Vinod Mubayi. External links http www.insafbulletin.net http ghadar.insaf.net Category Political magazines Category Organizations based in Canada ...   more details



  1. South Asia Disaster Report

    Unreferenced date January 2007 South Asia Disaster Report is a series of intended reports the first of which covers 2005 and is out that looks at disasters affecting the South Asian region s countries and communities that are connected to each other geologically, geographically and culturally . 2005 report The report covering 2005 has Pakistani journalist Amjad Bhatti as its co ordinating editor. Bhatti is from the Duryog Nivaran Secretariat at Islamabad . Bhatti has argued that the report brings together insights and experiences of members of the Duryog Nivaran network in South Asia who have been engaged in exploring and addressing the social dimensions of natural disasters in South Asia. In this seven chapter book, the themes looked at include whether disasters in South Asia are destined or designed . Other chapters look at whether disasters discriminate and offer in depth focus on the Kashmir earthquake , the tsunami in Sri Lanka , the Maharashtra floods of 2005 Mumbai monsoon floods of 2005 , dand ownplayed disasters of 2005. Other themes tackled include disaster risk reduction in South Asia and the emerging issues, options and lessons. South Asia, and its relevance Covering seven nations Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Maldives , Nepal , Pakistan and Sri Lanka , South Asia is a region sensitive to disasters, points out this report. The region has exahusted its land reserves, and is farming ... degradation. South Asia has a population that is vulnerable to risks in terms of sudden fluctations ... of South Asia. The region became a neighbourhood of disasters. Besides recurring flood ... complex emergencies in South Asia , and What could be an alternative framework for effective disaster ... Hidellage , Louise Platt of Practical Action s South Asia Programme, and Chandrani Bandyopadhyay ... a statistical summary of disasters in South Asia, covering 2005 numbers of deaths in South Asia, by country .... Category 2006 books Category South Asia ...   more details



  1. Bio. (South East Asia)

    online serv 2 online chan 2 Bio. is a South East Asia n television channel dedicating to biography. The channel was launched on May 27, 2008 by AETN All Asia Networks, a joint venture between A&E Television ... Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd Crime & Investigation Network South East Asia Crime & Investigation Network Asia History South East Asian TV channel History Asia The Biography Channel Biography References ... List of Astro Channels DEFAULTSORT Bio. South East Asia Category A&E Television Networks Category Southeast ... language television stations ms Bio. saluran TV Asia Tenggara ...   more details



  1. South Asia Analysis Group

    South Asia Analysis Group SAAG is a Non profit organization non profit think tank based in India which conducts public interest and advocacy work. ref name SAsia UTex ref cite web url http lcweb4.loc.gov 911 catalog 1745.html title September 11 Web Archive Record SAAG publisher Library of Congress author South Asia Analysis Group ref The group consists of Indian academics and former government officials. ref name SAsia UTex http inic.utexas.edu asnic pages SAsia.html Asian Studies Network Information Center South Asian Links ref The self stated objectives of the group include advancing strategic analysis, promoting public understanding, and contributing to the expansion of knowledge of security internationally and with regard to India. The group further says it seeks to address the decision makers, strategic planners, academics and the media in South Asia and the world at large. . ref cite web url http www.southasiaanalysis.org The 20Web 20Site.htm title About Us publisher South Asia Analysis Group ref Work The scope of SAAG s work encompasses Afghanistan , ref http www.atimes.com c asia CI19Ag01.html Stinger in the tail of US policy Asia Times September 19, 2001 ref Bangladesh , India , Pakistan , China , ref http online.wsj.com article SB110979206390068512.html?mod googlewsj Energy Needs Tie India, China Wall Street Journal March 3, 2005 ref Iraq , Nepal , Sri Lanka and Fiji . ref name intute cite web url http www.intute.ac.uk socialsciences cgi bin fullrecord.pl?handle sosig1130857435 20312 title South Asia Analysis Group publisher Intute ref SAAG s website hosts articles ... of South Asia publisher Columbia University ref It includes access to news updates from the regions of interest and a collection of discussion papers published since 1998 by authors from the South Asian ... South Asia Analysis Group Website cite web url http www.stratmag.com issueFeb 1 page06.htm a04 title ... Library of Congress author South Asia Analysis Group Category Think tanks based in India Category ...   more details



  1. Nickelodeon (South East Asia)

    250px logocaption Nickelodeon South East Asia s current logo launch November 5, 1998 picture format 480i SDTV network MTV Networks Asia Pacific owner Viacom International slogan language English language ... sister names Nick Jr. South East Asia Nick Jr. br MTV Southeast Asia MTV web http www.nick ... Asia Pacific Announces A New Structure To Advance Its Localization Strategy , Viacom, 11 October 2006 ref ref http www.nick.com all nick everything nick intl home.jhtml Nick Asia & World History ref In April 1, 2011, Nickelodeon Philippines left the South East Asia feed and redirected broadcast to their new ... MTV Networks Asia Pacific set up a new unit to manage Nickelodeon South East Asia TV based in Singapore ... Asia , South Asia , and Polynesia . In the present, Nickelodeon Philippines , Nickelodeon Pakistan ... Jr. block on the South East Asia feed was removed. This is because the current Nick Jr. South .... The new Nick Jr. channel is available in South east asia . ref http www.nick asia.com nickjr faq.php Nick. Jr Frequently Asked Questions ref Other channels Nick Jr. Main Nick Jr. South East Asia Nick ... of South East Asia later this year 2011 . ref http www.nick asia.com nickjr faq.php Nick Jr. Frequently ... Programming Main List of Nickelodeon South East Asia Shows On March 2010, Nickelodeon Southeast Asia ... reflist External links http www.nick asia.com Nickelodeon South East Asia Main in English http www.nickindia.com ... http www.nick asia.com turbonick TurboNick South East Asia http www.nickelodeonphilippines.webs.com ... Southeast Asia is a Satellite television satellite and Cable television cable Television Channel TV channel for child ren and Adolescence teenager s. Operated by MTV Networks Asia Pacific and owned by Viacom International . In October 11, 2006, Viacom s subsidiary MTV Networks Asia Pacific set up a new unit to manage Nickelodeon s southeast Asia operations. ref name viacom.com http www.viacom.com ... for the market one for southeast Asia in general which features Malay language Malay , Mandarin language ...   more details



  1. List of birds of South Asia

    Nofootnotes date February 2008 The birds of South Asia include the species found in India , Pakistan , Nepal , Bangladesh , Bhutan , Sri Lanka and the Maldives . This is not only a huge geographical area, but has a range of habitats extending from deserts to rainforest, and from the world s highest mountains to coastal mangrove swamps. These factors, coupled with the tropical climate, result in a large numbers of bird species, some 1300. As would be expected in the tropics, most of these, more than 1,000 species, are resident within the South Asia. The rest are mainly bird migration winter visitors from further north in Eurasia. Only eighteen species are purely summer visitors to the subcontinent. 141 species are endemic ecology endemic to the region, and 26 of these are endemic to Sri Lanka . Status abbreviations R widespread resident r very local resident W widespread winter visitor w sparse winter visitor P widespread migrant p sparse migrant V vagrant or irregular visitor I introduced resident Ex Extinct C critically endangered E endangered V vulnerable D conservation dependent N near threatened Because of the large number of species, the lists are divided into four parts. List of birds of South Asia part 1 part 1 Megapode s, Galliformes , Gruiformes and near passerine s List of birds of South Asia part 2 part 2 Remainder of non passerines List of birds of South Asia part 3 part 3 Passerines from Pitta bird pitta s to cisticola s List of birds of South Asia part 4 part 4 Passerines from Old World warbler s to bunting bird buntings See also List of birds of Pakistan List of birds of India List of birds of Sri Lanka List of birds of the Maldives Endemic birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands , India References Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C. and T. Inskipp 1998 Birds of the Indian ... Anderton, John C. 2005 Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide . Two volumes Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions. Category Lists of birds by location India Category Birds of Asia ja ...   more details



  1. University of South Asia, Lahore

    More footnotes date October 2010 Infobox University name University of South Asia type Public calendar Semester endowment chairman Mahmood Sadiq,Ali II faculty undergrad Graduate city Lahore state Punjab Pakistan Punjab country Pakistan website www.usa.edu.pk University of South Asia is a chartered university located in Lahore , Pakistan . It was mainly developed to promote computer education but since then has expanded to provide certified degrees in various fields of academia which include business studies, engineering, pharmaceuticals, architecture, fashion and design etc.. The university is primarily located at 47 Tufail Road Lahore Cantt but a grand campus is under construction at a new location to provide students of Pakistan with exceptional teaching and providing students with state of the art environment to enhance their careers. History The University has grown from a college catering to computer sciences to a full fledged university accredited by various educational bodies of Pakistan which include the Pakistan Bar Council and Pakistan Engineering Council. Recently the university has achieved W status according to the Higher Education Committee of Pakistan. Reference http www.usa.edu.pk http www.usa.edu.pk ContactUs.aspx?pid ContactUs Pakistan university stub coord missing Pakistan DEFAULTSORT University Of South Asia, Lahore Category Universities and colleges in Lahore ...   more details



  1. CNN International South Asia

    Infobox TV channel name CNN International South Asia logofile Cnn.svg logosize 200px launch picture format share share as of share source owner Turner Broadcasting Time Warner Inc. br Global Broadcast News br Turner International India Pvt Ltd . br a Time Warner company headquarters New Delhi br Islamabad sister names CNN br CNN International br IBN 7 br CNBC Awaaz br CNBC TV18 br IBN Lokmat country IND br PAK broadcast area IND br PAK br BAN br SRI br NEP br BHU web sat serv 1 sat chan 1 sat serv 2 sat chan 2 cable serv 1 cable chan 1 cable serv 2 cable chan 2 adsl serv 1 adsl chan 1 CNN International South Asia is the South Asia n schedule of the CNN International pay TV cable television cable television network network targeted toward India , Pakistan , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka , Nepal and Bhutan . Programs Business International TV series Business International i Report for CNN Business Traveller World s Untold Stories World Sport Your World Today Talk Asia Inside Africa World s Untold Stories Larry King Live CNN Today The Screening Room Xtra Fareed Zakaria GPS Illegal uplinking Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority PEMRA had issued notices to various foreign channels for illegal uplinking from Abbottabad. These channels had been uplinking their transmission without permission from PEMRA. Abbottabbad had been the centre of attention for many channels since the United States operation in which Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed after a raid on a compound. The news channels that had been issued notices included CNN , BBC , Fox News Channel , NBC News , CNS News , CNN IBN IBN , Aljazeera English , Voice of America and Sky News . Other sister channels India HBO India WB Channel WB Channel India Turner Classic Movies Asia Turner Classic Movies India Real TV ... Pakistan WB Channel Pogo TV channel POGO Operating channel CNN south Asia Broadcast times Islamabad ... Time Warner TBS DEFAULTSORT Cnn International South Asia Category CNN Category Television news in Pakistan ...   more details



  1. Friends of South Asia

    About the San Francisco Bay Area peace group Friends of South Asia FOSA, established 2001 is a volunteer ... means. ref name fosa homepage Cite web title Friends of South Asia work Friends of South Asia FOSA ... call home was full of war cries and that South Asia was on the brink of a war. ref name peacenews ref ... name acha Cite news title Friends Of South Asia & Qaumantri Punjabi Bhaichara date February 6, 2002 ... grew out of a series of vigils for peace in South Asia held simultaneously in 18 cities around the world ... June 14 07.html ref Positions and activities Friends of South Asia was described by Metro Santa Cruz ...?page 2006 5C03 5C09 5Cstory 9 3 2006 pg7 52 ref Friends of South Asia has been involved with several ... Friends of South Asia & The World Sindhi Institute url http www.worldsindhi.org pastevents 2006 rally06 ... Classes work Friends of South Asia FOSA url http www.friendsofsouthasia.org caste reservations PressRelease ... in South Asia Persecution of the Ahmadiyya Community in Pakistan work Friends of South Asia FOSA ... Cite news author Ali Hasan Cemendtaur title Traveling Film South Asia 2004 Comes to San Francisco ... of South Asia s Second Annual Literary Evening author Friends of South Asia date 2005 work publisher ... events litevening05 title Friends of South Asia s Fourth Annual Literary Evening and Joint Celebration of Indian and Pakistani Independence Days author Friends of South Asia date 2006 work publisher ... events litevening05 title Friends of South Asia s Sixth Annual Literary Evening and Joint Celebration of the 63rd Anniversary of India and Pakistan s Independence author Friends of South Asia date 2009 work publisher accessdate 22 July 2010 ref Friends of South Asia was a prominent participant ... the Hindutva Assault on California s History Textbooks work Friends of South Asia FOSA url http ... California South Asian American anti Communalism South Asia communal organizations like EKTA ref ... work Friends of South Asia FOSA url http www.friendsofsouthasia.org events SAquake BeyondBordersPressRelease.html ...   more details



  1. List of earthquakes in South Asia

    The following is a list of earthquakes in South Asia. Image south asia.jpg thumb right Map showing South Asia. div style clear both div NEW ENTRIES SHOULD BE ADDED AT THE TOP OF TABLE class wikitable bgcolor ececec Date Time Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Comments Magnitude October 8, 2005 03 50 38 UTC, 08 50 38 Local Time October 8 Kashmir Pakistan India br see 2005 Kashmir earthquake 34.43 N 73.54 E 80,000 95km 59 miles NE of Islamabad , Pakistan , convert 125 km mi abbr on WNW of Srinagar , Kashmir pop 894,000 7.6 December 26, 2004 00 58 53 UTC, 07 58 53 Local Time December 26 off west coast northern Sumatra India Srilanka Maldives see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake 3.30 N 95.87 E 283,106 second largest earthquake ever recorded 9.0 to 9.3 January 26, 2001 08 50 00 Local Time January 26 Kutchh see Gujarat earthquake of 2001 23.6N 69.8E   Epicenter in Kutch, loss of life in Ahmedabad and Kutch 6.9 7.9 September 29, 1993 03 50 38 UTC, 22 25 Local Time September 29 Latur Killari, India see 1993 Latur earthquake 18.08 N 76.52 E 9,748   6.2 August 15, 1950 ? UTC, Local Time August 15 Tibetan plateau Arunachal Pradesh China border , India br see 1950 Assam earthquake 28.5 N 96.7 E   Largest earthquake recorded in mainland India since Independence. 8.5 January 15, 1934 2 13 PM I.S.T. Bihar , India br see 1934 Bihar earthquake 25 N 85 E   Largest ever earthquake recorded in mainland India. 8.7 June 12, 1897 ? UTC, ? Local Time June 12 Shillong Plateau , India br see 1897 Assam earthquake 26 N 91 E   Largest ever earthquake recorded in mainland India. 8.7 See also South Asia 2005 Kashmir earthquake Expand list date August 2008 Category Pakistan related lists Earthquake Category Lists of earthquakes South Asia Category Earthquakes in Asia mr ru tr G ney Asya daki depremler listesi ...   more details



  1. Genetics and archaeogenetics of South Asia

    The study of the genetics and archaeogenetics of the Ethnic groups of South Asia ethnic groups of South ... in Central Asia , the Middle East and Europe are also to be found in South Asia at relatively high ... dispersal routes of Eurasian mtDNA macro haplogroups from South Asia. See also Recent single ... only four mtDNA lines that originated in South Asia 50,000 100,000 years ago. ref name Oppenheimer ... in situ origin of these sub haplogroups in South Asia, most likely in India. These deep rooting lineages ... 15339343 Nait Metspalu et al., Most of the extant mtDNA boundaries in South and Southwest Asia were ... in West Eurasia , has several subclades specific to South Asia. Most important South Asian haplogroups ... Asia South Central Asia Cordaux et al. 2004 India West or Central Asia Middle Eastern Central Asia South Central Asia Sengupta et al. 2006 India The Middle East and Central Asia South India North ... Southern and Central Asia Sahoo et al. 2006 South Asia The Near East South Asia South or West Asia South Asia Mirabal et al. 2009 no comment no comment no comment Northwestern India or Central Asia ... Asia or West Eurasia Sharma et al. 2009 no comment no comment no comment South Asia no comment Thangaraj et al. 2010 South Asia The Near East The Near East South Asia South Asia Stepanov et al. 2011 ... at a high frequency in South Asia . It is generally rare outside of the South Asia but is common ... of Kathmandu show it at 10 . Haplogroup R1a1 Main Haplogroup R1a1 Y DNA In South Asia R1a1 has been ... frequency and time depth in South Asia, making it a possible locus of origin. ref http www.nature.com ... pii S0960982209020685 The Human Genetic History of South Asia ref blockquote The author summarizes his ... and Banaras Hindu University , Varanasi . It found that South Asia harbours two major ancestry ... to South Asia. Both the ancestry components that dominate genetic variation in South Asia demonstrate ... groups of South Asia Early human migrations Peopling of India Archaeogenetics Genetic history of indigenous ...   more details



  1. South Asia Tribune

    The South Asia Tribune is one of the prominent online Magazine journals . It focus on the political, social, regional and other issues of South Asia . A prominent US based Pakistani journalist, Shaheen Sehbai , is the founder of this journal. Shaheen Sehbai Shaheen Sehbai is the founder of the South Asia Tribune. He is a veteran Pakistani journalist based in America, who has worked as a reporter for the Dawn newspaper Dawn newspaper in Washington D.C. and later as an editor for The News International in Islamabad . On February 16, 2002, Sehbai let a story run that exposed Pakistani government ties to terrorist bombings in India a story that also ran in The Washington Post and The International Herald Tribune by the work of the reporter, not by Sehbai . The government immediately stopped its advertisements in The News International , and put inordinate pressure on the company to fire those involved in the creation and publication of the story. Because of the Daniel Pearl situation at the time, the Pakistani government was anxious to crush any rumors of connections to terrorism, and made a great deal of effort to censor any reporting that would suggest them. The News International was under constant pressure to tone down any stories that might show any sort of government corruption, and Sehbai had repeatedly fallen into trouble or punishment for running expos s. After the February ... for the Pervez Musharraf Musharraf government. Start of South Asia Tribune Sehbai returned to America and started a web based newspaper, The South Asia Tribune , in which he reported many cases of government ... and viewers, announcing that he was closing the website of The South Asia Tribune after three years ... of South Asia Tribune Two years after the website s closing, another team relaunched The South Asia Tribune on 28 October 2007. References http satribune.wordpress.com Official Website of South Asia ... and I have not launched or authorised anyone to re launch the South Asia Tribune. I still have ...   more details



  1. South East Asia Command

    Infobox Military Unit unit name South East Asia Command image File South East Asian Command insignia.gif 100px caption South East Asian Command insignia country UK type Theater warfare Command branch dates 1943 to 1946 specialization command structure size current commander garrison Kandy , British Ceylon Ceylon battles notable commanders History of Kandy South East Asia Command SEAC was the body set up to be in overall charge of Allies of World War II Allied operations in the South East Asian theatre of World War II South East Asian Theatre during World War II . Background Image SE 000014 Mountbatten as SACSEA during Arakan tour.jpg thumb right 200px Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma Lord Louis Mountbatten , Supreme Allied Commander of the South East Asia Command from October ... as Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, a post he held until SEAC was disbanded in 1946. The American ... as the Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Theatre. Mountbatten moved the HQ of SEAC to Kandy ... South East Asia Maj. Gen. Albert Coady Wedemeyer Albert Wedemeyer became Chief of Staff to Chiang ... of the NCAC. The 11th Army Group was redesignated Allied Land Forces South East Asia ALFSEA , and NCAC ... 1945 Air Marshal Keith Park was appointed Allied Air Commander of South East Asia Command ... Land Forces South East Asia 1945 , Orbat.com, accessed November 2008 ref Military government was soon ... Category History of Kandy fr South East Asia Command no SEAC ... created the combined South East Asian Command, to take over from India Command GHQ India strategic responsibilities ..., was to control all ground forces. However, US and Chinese forces serving in the South East Asian theatre ... thumb right 200px General Joseph Stilwell right , First Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of the South East Asia Command, together with General Frank Merrill , in Burma during the Burma Campaign ... captured by Australia n forces, under the South West Pacific Command &mdash and Java island Java ...   more details



  1. Buddhism in South Asia

    . See also Decline of Buddhism in India Buddhism by country References reflist Asia in topic Buddhism in Buddhism topics Category Buddhism in Asia Buddhism stub ...   more details




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