इसमें कोई दो राय नहीं है कि दारफ़ूर पर से ध्यान पूरी तरह से हट चुका है। और यह बहुत बड़ी चिंता का विषय है, क्योंकि ध्यान इसलिए नहीं हटा कि दारफ़ूर की समस्या हल हो गई है।

No question that the spotlight on Darfur has, for all intents and purposes, disappeared. And that's deeply problematic, because it hasn't disappeared because Darfur has been solved.

No question that the spotlight on Darfur has, for all intents and purposes, disappeared. And that's deeply problematic, because it hasn't disappeared because Darfur has been solved.

Topic Society & World War
Tone: Urgent Sentiment: Negative Type: Observation 95%

जब मैं सूडान में नहीं होता, तो वहाँ के बारे में लिखने में मुझे बहुत असहजता महसूस होती है। दूर से चीज़ें हमेशा अलग नज़र आती हैं। जब आप सूडान से बाहर होते हैं, तो यह भूल जाना बहुत आसान होता है कि वहाँ जो कुछ भी हो रहा है, उसके पीछे स्थानीय राजनीति कितनी बड़ी भूमिका निभाती है। और ख़ास तौर पर जब आप अमेरिका में होते हैं, तो ऐसा महसूस कराया जाता है कि वाशिंगटन (D.C.) जो कह रहा है, वही एकमात्र अहम बात है।

I feel really uncomfortable writing about Sudan when I'm not there. It always looks different. When you're outside Sudan it's easy to lose sight of how much of what happens is driven by local politics. And when you're in America in particular, there's this sense that what D.C. has to say is the only thing that counts.

I feel really uncomfortable writing about Sudan when I'm not there. It always looks different. When you're outside Sudan it's easy to lose sight of how much of what happens is driven by local politics. And when you're in America in particular, there's this sense that what D.C. has to say is the only thing that counts.

Topic Society & World Politics
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Observation 92%

सूडान के इतिहास के सभी संघर्षों में एक बात जो बेहद आम रही है, वह है इस बात पर बुनियादी वैचारिक मतभेद कि सूडानी पहचान के वैध पहलू आख़िरकार क्या हैं और क्या नहीं।

Strikingly consistent across all of the battles in Sudan's history has been a fundamental conflict over what are and what are not seen as legitimate aspects of Sudanese identity.

Strikingly consistent across all of the battles in Sudan's history has been a fundamental conflict over what are and what are not seen as legitimate aspects of Sudanese identity.

Topic Self & Identity Identity
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

इसमें कोई शक नहीं कि मुझे सूडान में एक बहुत ही खूबसूरत और सामान्य जीवन भी दिखाई देता है - युवा उद्यमी एनजीओ प्रोजेक्ट शुरू कर रहे हैं, बच्चे मौज-मस्ती कर रहे हैं और अपनी बचपन की ज़िंदगी जी रहे हैं। दुनिया के किसी भी अन्य हिस्से की तरह वहाँ भी सामान्य जीवन के वे तमाम पहलू मौजूद हैं, जिन्हें हमारी मीडिया कवरेज में कभी जगह नहीं मिलती। हम सूडान की बात तभी करते हैं जब वहाँ कोई संकट होता है, जिसके चलते बहुत से लोगों के दैनिक जीवन को लेकर हमारी समझ बेहद विकृत हो जाती है।

For sure I see so much in Sudan that is wonderful, normal life - young entrepreneurs starting up NGO projects, kids mucking around and being kids. Everything else that happens in normal life in any part of the world, and we never get that in our media coverage. We only talk about Sudan once it's in crisis, so we end up with a distorted sense of what daily life is like for a lot of people.

For sure I see so much in Sudan that is wonderful, normal life - young entrepreneurs starting up NGO projects, kids mucking around and being kids. Everything else that happens in normal life in any part of the world, and we never get that in our media coverage. We only talk about Sudan once it's in crisis, so we end up with a distorted sense of what daily life is like for a lot of people.

Topic Society & World Media
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Observation 95%

जब आप देश के अंदर होते हैं, तो हालात बाहर से देखने की तुलना में कम भयानक लगते हैं। मुझे ठीक-ठीक नहीं पता कि ऐसा क्यों है, सिवाय इसके कि लोगों को अपनी ज़िंदगी किसी तरह आगे बढ़ानी ही होती है, इसलिए वे ऐसा करते हैं। और आपके पास आगे बढ़ते रहने के अलावा कुछ और करने का समय ही नहीं होता।

Things always seem less dire when you're in the country than when you're outside. I don't exactly know why it is, except that people just have to get on with their life, so they do. And you don't have time to do anything other than keep going.

Things always seem less dire when you're in the country than when you're outside. I don't exactly know why it is, except that people just have to get on with their life, so they do. And you don't have time to do anything other than keep going.

Topic Life & Existence Life
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 95%

आपको बातों को सरल बनाना ही होगा - जन-समूह (मास ऑडियंस) तक पहुँचने का इसके अलावा कोई और रास्ता नहीं है। और उन्हें प्रेरित रखने के लिए उनकी अपनी सफलता के उदाहरण उनके सामने रखने पड़ते हैं।

You have to simplify - there is no other way to reach a mass audience. And you have to feed them evidence of their own success to keep them motivated.

You have to simplify - there is no other way to reach a mass audience. And you have to feed them evidence of their own success to keep them motivated.

Topic Communication & Influence Persuasion
Sentiment: Positive Type: Life Advice 92%

जब आप किसी तथाकथित "कुलीन वर्ग" के बजाय एक जन-आंदोलन से निपट रहे होते हैं, तो आप ऐसे लोगों से बात कर रहे होते हैं जिनके पास लंबे-लंबे शोध पत्र पढ़ने का समय नहीं होता। आपको उनसे उनके बाकी सभी कामों के बीच, छोटी और असरदार बातों (साउंड बाइट्स) के ज़रिए संवाद करना होता है। इसलिए लोगों की सोच को एक संदेश से दूसरे संदेश तक ले जाने में काफ़ी समय लगता है, ख़ास तौर पर तब जब आपका बुनियादी नैरेटिव यह रहा हो कि "पूरी दुनिया में ध्यान देने लायक एकमात्र चीज़ सिर्फ़ दारफ़ूर है।"

When you are dealing with a mass movement, as opposed to a quote-unquote "elite," you are talking to people who don't have time to read long research papers. You have to communicate with them in sound bites, around every other thing they are doing. So it takes a long time to shift people from one message to the next, especially if your foundational narrative was, "The only one thing in the entire world you should be paying attention to is Darfur."

When you are dealing with a mass movement, as opposed to a quote-unquote "elite," you are talking to people who don't have time to read long research papers. You have to communicate with them in sound bites, around every other thing they are doing. So it takes a long time to shift people from one message to the next, especially if your foundational narrative was, "The only one thing in the entire world you should be paying attention to is Darfur."

Topic Communication & Influence Persuasion
Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 92%

रोकथाम के उपायों को कैसे लागू किया जाए, इस पर एक बड़ा और गंभीर सवाल फिर से खड़ा होता है। यह बात सिर्फ़ शुरुआती चेतावनी जारी करने भर की नहीं है। अब्येई (Abyei) के मामले में पहले ही चेतावनी दे दी गई थी; हर कोई जानता था कि यह संकट आने वाला है। यह सब जानबूझकर हुआ था, और उसके बावजूद यह घटना घटी। इसलिए यह धारणा कि हम इन चीज़ों को रोकने में इसलिए नाकाम रहते हैं क्योंकि उनके बारे में जागरूकता की कमी है, या हमें बेहतर शुरुआती चेतावनी की जानकारी चाहिए, उस पर मुझे अब धीरे-धीरे संदेह होने लगा है। मुझे लगता है कि असली सवाल यह है कि उस जानकारी को नीति-निर्माण की प्रक्रिया में प्रभावी ढंग से कैसे बदला जाए।

There's a bigger question again about how to do prevention. It's not simply about putting out the early warning. The early warning was put out on Abyei; everybody knew that this was coming. This was intentional, and still it happened. So this idea that we fail to stop these things because there's not awareness about them, or that we need better early warning information, I'm increasingly skeptical of. I think it's about how you move that information into the policy process.

There's a bigger question again about how to do prevention. It's not simply about putting out the early warning. The early warning was put out on Abyei; everybody knew that this was coming. This was intentional, and still it happened. So this idea that we fail to stop these things because there's not awareness about them, or that we need better early warning information, I'm increasingly skeptical of. I think it's about how you move that information into the policy process.

Topic Society & World War
Tone: Serious Sentiment: Negative Type: Reflection 95%

समय के साथ मैंने एक बात सीखी है, और इस हफ़्ते जब मैं वापस न्यूयॉर्क लौट आया हूँ और काफ़ी बेचैनी महसूस कर रहा हूँ, तो मैं खुद को यही याद दिलाने की कोशिश कर रहा हूँ कि जब आप देश के अंदर होते हैं तो हालात बाहर से देखने की तुलना में कम डरावने लगते हैं। मुझे ठीक से नहीं पता कि ऐसा क्यों है, सिवाय इसके कि लोगों को अपनी ज़िंदगी जीनी ही होती है, इसलिए वे जीते हैं। और आपके पास आगे बढ़ते रहने के अलावा कुछ और करने का समय ही नहीं होता।

Something I've learned over time, and trying to remind myself this week as I am back in New York and feeling pretty anxious, is that things always seem less dire when you're in the country than when you're outside. I don't exactly know why it is, except that people just have to get on with their life, so they do. And you don't have time to do anything other than keep going.

Something I've learned over time, and trying to remind myself this week as I am back in New York and feeling pretty anxious, is that things always seem less dire when you're in the country than when you're outside. I don't exactly know why it is, except that people just have to get on with their life, so they do. And you don't have time to do anything other than keep going.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Reflection 92%

मैं दूर बैठकर सूडान की रिपोर्टिंग करने से बचता हूँ। जब मैं वहाँ नहीं होता, तो सूडान के बारे में लिखने में मुझे बहुत असहजता महसूस होती है। दूर से चीज़ें हमेशा अलग नज़र आती हैं। जब आप सूडान से बाहर होते हैं, तो यह अंदाज़ा लगाना बहुत मुश्किल हो जाता है कि वहाँ होने वाली घटनाओं में स्थानीय राजनीति का कितना बड़ा हाथ है। और ख़ास तौर पर जब आप अमेरिका में होते हैं, तो ऐसा महसूस होता है कि वाशिंगटन (D.C.) जो कह रहा है, वही अंतिम सत्य है। ज़ाहिर है, सूडान के लोगों की सोच ऐसी नहीं है।

I try not to cover Sudan from afar. I feel really uncomfortable writing about Sudan when I'm not there. It always looks different. When you're outside Sudan it's easy to lose sight of how much of what happens is driven by local politics. And when you're in America in particular, there's this sense that what D.C. has to say is the only thing that counts. Unsurprisingly people in Sudan don't feel the same way.

I try not to cover Sudan from afar. I feel really uncomfortable writing about Sudan when I'm not there. It always looks different. When you're outside Sudan it's easy to lose sight of how much of what happens is driven by local politics. And when you're in America in particular, there's this sense that what D.C. has to say is the only thing that counts. Unsurprisingly people in Sudan don't feel the same way.

Topic Society & World Politics
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 92%

गृहयुद्ध के दौरान, सूडानी सरकार ने मिसरिया (Misseriya) खानाबदोशों को एक छद्म बल (प्रॉक्सी) के रूप में हथियारबंद किया था। हालांकि संघर्ष शुरू होने से पहले दोनों समुदाय बहुत शांति से एक-साथ रहते थे, लेकिन इस घटना के बाद हालात बहुत ज़्यादा पेचीदा हो गए।

During the civil war, the Sudanese government armed the Misseriya nomads as proxy. Even though both groups had coexisted quite well prior to the conflict, it all become much more difficult as a consequence.

During the civil war, the Sudanese government armed the Misseriya nomads as proxy. Even though both groups had coexisted quite well prior to the conflict, it all become much more difficult as a consequence.

Topic Society & World War
Tone: Serious Sentiment: Negative Type: Observation 95%

मुझे लगता है कि लोगों को ऐसा महसूस हुआ कि समस्या को सुलझाने के लिए उन्हें जो कुछ भी करने को कहा गया था, उन्होंने वह सब किया, फिर भी समस्या हल नहीं हुई। इसके अलावा, सूडान के कुछ अन्य हिस्से ऐसे हैं जिन्हें वास्तव में बहुत लंबे समय से नजरअंदाज किया गया था, इसलिए शायद एक साल पहले इस बात पर ध्यान केंद्रित करने की होड़ मच गई थी कि यह शांति समझौता मूल रूप से बिखर रहा है।

I think people felt like they did everything they had been told they should do to fix the problem, and it still wasn't fixed. Then you have these other parts of Sudan, [which] in actual fact have been left on the back burner for way too long, so there was this scramble, probably a year ago now, to focus on the fact that this peace agreement was basically falling apart.

I think people felt like they did everything they had been told they should do to fix the problem, and it still wasn't fixed. Then you have these other parts of Sudan, [which] in actual fact have been left on the back burner for way too long, so there was this scramble, probably a year ago now, to focus on the fact that this peace agreement was basically falling apart.

Topic Society & World War
Tone: Serious Sentiment: Negative Type: Observation 95%

यह बहुत बड़ी गलतफहमी है कि यह सब तेल के बारे में है, और सच तो यह है कि अब्येई में वास्तव में अब ज्यादा तेल बचा ही नहीं है। यह गलतफहमी इसलिए पैदा हुई क्योंकि जब 2005 में शांति समझौता हुआ था, तब सूडान के कुल तेल उत्पादन का एक चौथाई हिस्सा अब्येई से आता था। तब से, हेग स्थित स्थायी मध्यस्थता न्यायालय ने मुख्य तेल क्षेत्रों को अब्येई की सीमा से बाहर निर्धारित किया है। वे अब उत्तर में हैं, अब उन पर कोई विवाद नहीं है, और वे सूडान के कुल तेल का केवल एक प्रतिशत हिस्सा हैं। यह विचार कि यह "तेल से समृद्ध अब्येई" है, अब पुराना हो चुका है।

There's a huge misconception that it's all about the oil, and the truth is there's actually not much oil left in Abyei. The misperception arose because when the peace agreement was signed in 2005, Abyei accounted for a quarter of Sudan's oil production. Since then, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague defined major oil fields to lie outside Abyei. They're in the north now, not even up for grabs, and they account for one percent of the oil in Sudan. The idea that it's "oil-rich Abyei" is out of date.

There's a huge misconception that it's all about the oil, and the truth is there's actually not much oil left in Abyei. The misperception arose because when the peace agreement was signed in 2005, Abyei accounted for a quarter of Sudan's oil production. Since then, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague defined major oil fields to lie outside Abyei. They're in the north now, not even up for grabs, and they account for one percent of the oil in Sudan. The idea that it's "oil-rich Abyei" is out of date.

Topic Knowledge & Learning Truth
Tone: Serious Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

दक्षिण सूडान वास्तव में अब्येई को पाना चाहता है; क्षेत्र में उनका एक मुख्य समर्थक वर्ग रहता है जिसका मानना है कि अब्येई दक्षिण का ही हिस्सा है। दक्षिण सूडान की सरकार में उच्च पदों पर ऐसे कई लोग हैं जो अब्येई से ताल्लुक रखते हैं, इसलिए दक्षिण सूडान के लिए इस मामले से बस पीछे हट जाना काफी कठिन है।

The south really wants Abyei; they have a core constituency who reside in the area who believe that Abyei belongs to the south. There are a number of those sons of Abyei in high positions of government in South Sudan, so it's pretty hard for South Sudan to just walk away.

The south really wants Abyei; they have a core constituency who reside in the area who believe that Abyei belongs to the south. There are a number of those sons of Abyei in high positions of government in South Sudan, so it's pretty hard for South Sudan to just walk away.

Topic Society & World Politics
Tone: Neutral Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

दक्षिण कोर्डोफ़ान कोई विवादित क्षेत्र नहीं है। यह उत्तर में है और उत्तर में ही रहेगा, जहाँ नूबा पहाड़ियाँ स्थित हैं। लोगों का मानना है कि 1990 के दशक में वहाँ जनसंहार हुआ था। नूबा लोग, जो कि उत्तर के ही निवासी हैं, उत्तर-दक्षिण युद्ध के दौरान दक्षिण के साथ लड़े थे। लेकिन उनके अपने व्यक्तिगत हित हैं, और दक्षिण के अलग होने के बाद भी वे उत्तर में ही रहेंगे।

Southern Kordofan is not a disputed territory. It is, and will remain, in the north, where the Nuba Mountains are. People believe there was a genocide there in 1990s. The Nuba, who are northerners, fought with the south in the north-south war. But they have their own individual interests, and they will remain in the north after the south splits.

Southern Kordofan is not a disputed territory. It is, and will remain, in the north, where the Nuba Mountains are. People believe there was a genocide there in 1990s. The Nuba, who are northerners, fought with the south in the north-south war. But they have their own individual interests, and they will remain in the north after the south splits.

Topic Society & World War
Tone: Serious Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

सटीक जानकारी मिलना वाकई बहुत मुश्किल है, और इसके पीछे एक वजह है। वे पत्रकारों को अंदर नहीं आने दे रहे हैं। जब भी कुछ बहुत बुरा होता है, तो हमें हमेशा अधूरी या अनिश्चित जानकारी से ही काम चलाना पड़ता है। निश्चित रूप से वहाँ जो हो रहा है, वह अब्येई की स्थिति से बिल्कुल अलग है।

It's really difficult to get good information, and there's a reason for that. They're not letting journalists in. Whenever something really bad is happening, we always are dealing with uncertain information. Certainly what is happening there is qualitatively different from what happening in Abyei.

It's really difficult to get good information, and there's a reason for that. They're not letting journalists in. Whenever something really bad is happening, we always are dealing with uncertain information. Certainly what is happening there is qualitatively different from what happening in Abyei.

Topic Society & World Media
Tone: Serious Sentiment: Negative Type: Observation 95%

मुझे लगता है कि मूल रूप से बड़ा सवाल यह है कि हम शांति सैनिकों से क्या उम्मीद कर रहे हैं? क्या वे वास्तव में, पारंपरिक अवधारणा के अनुसार, केवल शांति बनाए रख रहे हैं, ऐसी स्थिति में वे सक्रिय रूप से हस्तक्षेप करने और हिंसा को रोकने के लिए वहाँ नहीं हैं? जब हम उन्हें इन जगहों पर भेजते हैं, तो क्या हमारी यह अपेक्षा होती है कि वे पूरी ताकत से जवाब देंगे?

I think fundamentally the bigger question is, what are we expecting peacekeepers to do? Are they actually, as the traditional conception would have it, keeping peace, in which case they're not there to actively intervene and stop violence? When we send them into these places, do we expect they will respond forcefully?

I think fundamentally the bigger question is, what are we expecting peacekeepers to do? Are they actually, as the traditional conception would have it, keeping peace, in which case they're not there to actively intervene and stop violence? When we send them into these places, do we expect they will respond forcefully?

Topic Society & World War
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Question 95%

वहाँ शांति स्थापना का काम अभी भी पूरी तरह से असरहीन है। संयुक्त राष्ट्र अब कह रहा है कि वे क्षेत्र में अतिरिक्त बल भेज रहे हैं, लेकिन मेरे पास यह मानने का कोई खास कारण नहीं है कि वे वहाँ मौजूद मौजूदा बल से ज़्यादा सक्षम होंगे। दक्षिण कोर्डोफ़ान में मुख्य रूप से मिस्र की एक बटालियन है, और यह वाकई एक बड़ी समस्या है क्योंकि स्थानीय आबादी पहले से ही मिस्र के लोगों पर भरोसा नहीं करती; उनका मानना ​​है कि वे उत्तर सरकार के पेरोल पर हैं। इसलिए हमारे पास पहले से ही एक ऐसा बल है जिसे पक्षपाती या संदिग्ध माना जाता है।

Peacekeeping there is still just totally ineffective. The UN is now saying they are sending reinforcements in the area, but I have no particular reason to believe that they will be any stronger than the force there. In Southern Kordofan, it's mostly an Egyptian battalion, and that's really problematic because the population already doesn't trust the Egyptians; they think they're on payroll of the north. So we already have a force that is seen as compromised.

Peacekeeping there is still just totally ineffective. The UN is now saying they are sending reinforcements in the area, but I have no particular reason to believe that they will be any stronger than the force there. In Southern Kordofan, it's mostly an Egyptian battalion, and that's really problematic because the population already doesn't trust the Egyptians; they think they're on payroll of the north. So we already have a force that is seen as compromised.

Topic Society & World War
Tone: Cynical Sentiment: Negative Type: Observation 95%

हर संकेत यही बताता है कि सूडान सरकार खुद को एक अरब और मुस्लिम देश के रूप में परिभाषित करेगी। लेकिन वहाँ बहुत सारे ईसाई और ऐसे तमाम लोग भी हैं, जैसे कि नूबा, जो अरब नहीं हैं। और यही वजह है कि सूडान की यह पहचान आगे चलकर समस्या पैदा करेगी।

Every indication is that the Sudanese government will be defining it as an Arab, Muslim country. But there are also a lot of Christians and a lot of people, like the Nuba, who are not Arab. And that is why it is going to be problematic that Sudan will be defined in this way.

Every indication is that the Sudanese government will be defining it as an Arab, Muslim country. But there are also a lot of Christians and a lot of people, like the Nuba, who are not Arab. And that is why it is going to be problematic that Sudan will be defined in this way.

Topic Society & World Politics
Tone: Serious Sentiment: Negative Type: Observation 95%

हालाँकि, सबसे दिलचस्प बात यह है कि मिसिरिया समुदाय के कुछ लोगों ने दारफुर के विद्रोहियों - यानी गैर-अरब, 'न्याय और समानता आंदोलन' (JEM) के लोगों को दक्षिण कोर्डोफ़ान आते देखा है। जबकि दक्षिण कोर्डोफ़ान को मिसिरिया लोगों का गढ़ माना जाता है, और उन्होंने दारफुर में खार्artoum सरकार के खिलाफ लड़ने के वास्ते मिसिरिया युवाओं को भर्ती करना शुरू कर दिया है। यह इस बात का एक और उदाहरण है कि सूडान में हर चीज़ आपस में कितनी गहराई से जुड़ी हुई है।

What's really interesting, though, is that some people in the Messirya are starting to see Darfuri rebels - so non-Arab, [from the] Justice and Equality Movement - have moved over into Southern Kordofan, which is supposed to be a Messirya stronghold, and started recruiting Messirya to go and fight against the Khartoum government in Darfur. Just another example of how everything in Sudan is interlinked.

What's really interesting, though, is that some people in the Messirya are starting to see Darfuri rebels - so non-Arab, [from the] Justice and Equality Movement - have moved over into Southern Kordofan, which is supposed to be a Messirya stronghold, and started recruiting Messirya to go and fight against the Khartoum government in Darfur. Just another example of how everything in Sudan is interlinked.

Topic Society & World War
Tone: Serious Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

इसलिए यह विचार कि हम इन चीज़ों को रोकने में इसलिए असफल रहते हैं क्योंकि इनके बारे में जागरूकता नहीं है, या यह कि हमें बेहतर शुरुआती चेतावनी (अर्ली वार्निंग) की जानकारी चाहिए, इस बात को लेकर मेरा संदेह लगातार बढ़ता जा रहा है।

o this idea that we fail to stop these things because there's not awareness about them, or that we need better early warning information, I'm increasingly skeptical of.

o this idea that we fail to stop these things because there's not awareness about them, or that we need better early warning information, I'm increasingly skeptical of.

Topic Knowledge & Learning Critical Thinking
Tone: Cynical Sentiment: Negative Type: Observation 95%

इसे दो अलग-अलग पहुलूओं के रूप में समझना सबसे अच्छा होगा - वे आपस में जुड़े तो हैं, लेकिन हर एक के अपने अलग हालात और गतिशीलता है। एक मुख्य अंतर यह है कि अब्येई एक विवादित क्षेत्र है। हम अभी भी नहीं जानते कि अब्येई दक्षिण सूडान के नए देश का हिस्सा बनेगा या फिर प्रभावी रूप से उत्तर सूडान का हिस्सा रहेगा। इसका फैसला जनवरी में एक जनमत संग्रह द्वारा किया जाना था; वह जनमत संग्रह कभी हुआ ही नहीं, इसलिए अब इसे राजनीतिक वार्ताओं के ज़रिए सुलझाया जा रहा है।

It's best to think of these as two things - they're related, but there's different dynamics going on with each of them. A key difference is Abyei is contested territory. We still do not know whether Abyei is going to belong to the new country of South Sudan or effectively the new country of Sudan, the northern part. That was supposed to be decided by a referendum in January; that referendum never happened, so it was being dealt with through political negotiations.

It's best to think of these as two things - they're related, but there's different dynamics going on with each of them. A key difference is Abyei is contested territory. We still do not know whether Abyei is going to belong to the new country of South Sudan or effectively the new country of Sudan, the northern part. That was supposed to be decided by a referendum in January; that referendum never happened, so it was being dealt with through political negotiations.

Topic Society & World Politics
Themes #Duality
Tone: Neutral Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%