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Political parties across the spectrum are in cahoots. All favour decentralisation, but each comes with a price tag.

The electricity bill has emerged as the government’s easiest and most effective tax-collection mechanism. But what is administratively convenient is not necessarily economically efficient or socially equitable.

By evolving its governance model towards greater professional autonomy and administrative stability, the Pakistan Cricket Board can build a foundation capable of supporting sustainable, world-class athletic success for generations to come

Governments in Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and several other Indian states are allocating substantial public funds to women-focused cash-transfer schemes

In balancing the pros and cons of what is beneficial to Bangladesh, military alliances in conflict zones offer no advantages whatsoever to the “Bangladesh First” agenda of the current BNP administration

As Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake completes two years in office, the long-term viability of his much-vaunted anti-corruption reform programme is still far from assured

For Kathmandu, the challenge after the devastating floods is not choosing between India and China, but ensuring that Nepal is never forced to choose between its neighbours simply because a single road has been washed away

Ultimately, only mutual realisation in Islamabad and Kabul that compromise is preferable to confrontation can resolve the complex Pakistan–Afghanistan relationship

It’s time to share power with the peripheries and let the core learn to live with changing realities of statecraft

The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement strengthens Pakistan’s position as a net security provider, enhancing its political, strategic, and diplomatic clout. However, the pact brings with it a range of significant strategic challenges.

Pakistan is well positioned to emerge as a credible participant in the global REE industry, thanks to its abundant untapped rare earth resources, strategic geographic location, and growing international interest in diversifying critical mineral supply chains

The CJP phenomenon is not merely about a single minister or a single exam scandal. It is about a profound generational disillusionment that has been building for years.

The Teesta is no longer a purely bilateral dispute. With the BNP back in power and China’s proposal back on the table, Bangladesh should leverage India-China rivalry through a three-way water deal.

Can Tamil and Muslim political parties turn their temporary cooperation into sustained political bargaining that delivers meaningful democratic and constitutional change without further fragmenting Sri Lanka’s already divided opposition?

As the UK–Mauritius deal on Chagos edges toward implementation, a late objection from the Maldives is testing just how settled “settled” really is.

Five years of Taliban rule have brought Afghanistan a degree of stability, but at the cost of widespread human rights violations, systematic discrimination against women and girls, and the persecution of minorities

Pakistan’s political elite remains preoccupied with expanding their own privileges rather than addressing the country’s deepening crises

One of the most debated parts of the current IMF programme is how it extends reforms into areas often seen as matters of domestic governance

Pakistan continues to fail local government because those responsible for creating it often benefit from its absence

Pakistan’s friendship with China may be ‘higher than the Himalayas’ and ‘deeper than the oceans,’ but the economic returns remain surprisingly shallow. It’s time to reset the relationship.

The monsoon season in Pakistan is no longer defined by how much rain it brings, but by the growing unpredictability of where, when and how it falls

Meaningful action could help rebuild trust, foster empathy and national solidarity, and begin restoring the fractured relationship between Balochistan and the federation