Margalla Machismo!
Reportedly, the President of the Republic is somewhere in Sindh, and the GPRS of his high office is offline
Read moreReportedly, the President of the Republic is somewhere in Sindh, and the GPRS of his high office is offline
Read morePakistan’s mediation between Iran and the U.S. has reached a crucial stage, uniting a dominant, assertive aggressor with a vulnerable but resilient and resolute aggrieved party
Read morePakistan should side with Iran, as the destruction of Iran today could potentially result in Pakistan becoming the subsequent target
Read morePakistan’s economy has achieved stabilization, but not recovery
Read moreRepeated across decades, the term ‘austerity measures’ now sounds less like policy and more like ritual, invoked in every crisis but rarely delivering relief to the masses
Read moreA Chinese firm has announced a $120 million investment in Pakistan’s tyre industry. However, beneath the surface of this ostensibly positive development resides a far more concerning question: are we building the tyre industry, or inadvertently dismantling it?
Read moreShahpur Kandi Dam, situated on India’s side of the Ravi, serves as a gentle reminder to Pakistan: the Ravi’s silent gift is coming to an end. Now, the real effort starts at home.
Read moreThe forthcoming census in India will provide an updated overview of the country’s population, helping improve policy decisions and public services
Read moreIn India, the representation of Muslims in political positions within national institutions remains disproportionately low relative to their proportion of the population
Read moreThe appointment of Dr. Khalilur Rahman as Bangladesh’s new foreign minister appears to be a deliberate recalibration in the country’s foreign policy approach
Read moreIn Sri Lanka, the limited presence of minority women in electoral politics highlights a gap between formal democracy and substantive representation
Read moreNepalese Prime Minister Balen Shah is pursuing ambitious policies, although doubts about their feasibility persist
Read moreThe recent downturn in Pakistan–Afghanistan relations reflects mounting frustration in Islamabad over cross-border attacks and a policy dilemma: whether to revert to a “carrot-and-stick” approach
Read moreMaintaining a delicate balance between Arabs and Persians, Pakistan continues to please all and sundry with a carefully calibrated language of neo-realism
Read moreA defeated, fragmented Iran would leave Israel as the Middle East’s unchallenged hegemon, controlling lands up to the Euphrates and arriving as a rogue power on Pakistan’s doorstep
Read moreIs there any real basis for the rumors about a national government in Pakistan, or is this just another chapter in the country’s ongoing history of political speculation and elite bargaining?
Read moreThe appointment of Nitin Nabin as the new national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) raises many questions about the BJP’s carefully choreographed succession, characterised by a cadre-based network and the ideological training of the RSS
Read moreThe deepening India-Israel relations will have significant implications for the region, and this nexus can be highly dangerous for Pakistan
Read moreA sweeping election victory has brought the BNP back to power in Bangladesh. However, the path ahead may be far more complicated than the triumph itself.
Read moreNepal’s Generation Z has received its mandate—what’s next? Can the RSP deliver and transform this landslide victory into a lasting legacy?
Read moreThe diplomatic rupture between Mauritius and the Maldives exemplifies a wider trend in global politics: when a dispute appears to be resolved, someone tends to shift the focus
Read moreBehind Bhutan’s global pursuit of “Gross National Happiness” hides a grim truth: dozens of political prisoners are enduring decades of imprisonment
Read moreIf aerial strikes fail to change Taliban policy regarding militant groups operating from Afghanistan, the ongoing Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict could further deepen hostility between the two states
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