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Ashish Kumar Sen

Ashish Kumar Sen

asen@washingtontimes.com

Ashish Kumar Sen is a reporter covering foreign policy and international developments for The Washington Times.
Prior to joining The Times, Mr. Sen worked for publications in Asia and the Middle East. His work has appeared in a number of publications and online news sites including the British Broadcasting Corp., Asia Times Online and Outlook magazine.

Articles by Ashish Kumar Sen

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio looks on at right as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a statement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Congress raves over Israeli prime minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he is willing to make "painful compromises" to achieve peace but ruled out negotiating with the Palestinian government unless it ditches its Islamic militant partner Hamas.

May 24, 2011

Sudan jeopardizes removal from terrorist list

Sudanese President Omar Bashir risks losing an opportunity to get his country off a U.S. terrorist list and normalize relations with Washington, if he continues ignoring demands to withdraw troops from the disputed oil-rich province of Abyei, a senior U.S. official said Monday.

May 23, 2011

Libyan rebels want food, supplies from West

Libyan rebels are composing a list of items they say the West must buy for them, citing the Obama administration's reluctance to formally recognize them as Libyans' legitimate representatives or give them access to dictator Moammar Gadhafi's frozen assets.

May 20, 2011
ASSOCIATED PRESS The International Criminal Court prosecutor has asked judges to issue an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi citing crimes against humanity.

Arrest warrant sought for Gadhafi

The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court on Monday sought arrest warrants for Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, his son Seif al-Islam Gadhafi and his brother-in-law Abdullah Sanussi for crimes against humanity.

May 16, 2011
Afghan soldiers stand guard on hulks of tanks destroyed during the Soviet occupation as part of a training session at Camp Morehead near Kabul. (Associated Press)

Weak Afghan army raises doubts over readiness

A deadly spring offensive launched by the Taliban in Afghanistan has put the spotlight on the countrys fledgling army, which Western officials and analysts say is being undermined by corruption, the lack of rule of law and a weak government in Kabul.

May 11, 2011

Without bin Laden, Taliban may talk peace

Osama bin Laden's death in a U.S. commando raid could shock Taliban militants, who once sheltered the al Qaeda leader, into peace talks with the Afghan government, according to Afghanistan's ambassador in Washington.

May 8, 2011

Libyan rebels fear Gadhafi is preparing mustard gas

Col. Moammar Gadhafi's troops in and around the rebel-held western Libyan city of Misrata have been issued gas masks, a sign that the regime may be preparing to use chemical weapons, rebels told The Washington Times on Wednesday.

May 4, 2011

Panel blacklists Egypt for religious oppression

Egypt systematically oppresses Christians and minority Muslim sects, according to a congressional commission that placed a key U.S. ally in the Arab world on a blacklist of nations that routinely abuse religious liberties.

April 28, 2011
Southern Sudanese citizens celebrate the announcement of independence referendum results in the southern capital of Juba on Feb. 7. Referendum officials said that nearly 99 percent of all voters cast ballots in favor of southern independence.

Sudan ruling party, opposition split over constitution

Southern Sudan will become Africa's newest nation in July, but politicians are already squabbling among themselves and worrying Western supporters who hoped for a smooth passage to democracy after the continent's longest civil war.

April 20, 2011

Gadhafi lays siege to west mountain towns

Col. Moammar Gadhafi's forces have laid siege to towns in Libya's Western Mountains, cutting off essential supplies and creating a humanitarian crisis among the mostly ethnic Berber population, rebels and other sources in Libya said.

April 17, 2011