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<image:caption>Advocate Khawaja Mehran Arshad, a member of the core committee of Joint Awami Action Committee, spearing the agitation in Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir, whose house in Dadyal Miran Chapran was demolished by the security forces on the intervening night of September 29 and 30, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:title>A Demolition and a Disappearance Put PaJK on Edge as Council Race Begins</news:title>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/citizens-voice/what-does-democracy-mean-in-a-world-of-conflicts-and-authoritarian-regimes</loc>
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<image:caption>India has slipped down on Democracy Index ranking in the world.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T13:20:35.195Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>What Does Democracy Mean in a World of Conflicts and Authoritarian Regimes?</news:title>
<news:keywords>Democracy, Autocracy, Democratic Downslide, International Day of Democracy, Politics, Palestine, Gaza, Israel, Jantar Mantar, Majrooh Sultanpuri</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/news/news-analysis/the-doval-doctrine-lands-in-dhaka</loc>
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<image:caption>India-Bangladesh diplomacy involves many issues including border, human smuggling and occasional skirmishes between the border guards of two countries. Image is representational.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-01T11:19:13.669Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The Doval Doctrine Lands in Dhaka</news:title>
<news:keywords>India, Bangladesh, Diplomacy, Security, Border Clashes, Sheikh Hasina, Ajit Doval, China, Pakistan, USA, BRICS, NSA, Spymaster, International Relations</news:keywords>
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