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The winds of seclusion, degeneration, and parochialism are getting stronger in KP and Balochistan. They need a jadoo ki jhappi and not to be shunted out.

How far can Islamabad be drawn into the Yemen conflict? Pakistan’s armed forces cannot be treated as an unlimited resource available for every regional crisis, however close the country concerned may be to Islamabad.

The Mohajir community must reckon with the damage caused by its trajectory of isolation and separateness, and its well-being lies in adopting Sindh as its home, claiming all its political and economic dividends and problems, assimilating and coexisting peacefully with the larger community, and responding in unison to the call of our chosen land

Pakistan faces a different threat environment, and sustained cooperation among political stakeholders, intelligence agencies, and law-enforcement institutions can help prevent security threats before they materialise

If anti-corruption is the principal route to better government, why has the proliferation of anti- corruption institutions not produced correspondingly better governance?

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, begun in Bihar and extended nationwide, has flagged over 130 million voter entries —roughly 14% of the electorate

From Mahatma Gandhi’s anti-colonial fasts to Sonam Wangchuk’s recent climate and accountability protests, hunger strikes remain a potent political tool in India

The ongoing war between Iran and the U.S. has plunged Sri Lanka’s tea industry into a deepening crisis, threatening the livelihoods of roughly 10 per cent of the island nation’s population

The delay of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to India signals a fundamental shift

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has called for the revival of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), offering the Maldives’ services as a mediator to help facilitate dialogue among member states

In Bhutan, a substantial gap exists between women’s participation in public administration and their representation in elected office

History explains the tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, but it does not explain away terrorism

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.