Region

There are many questions that Pakistan must answer before its begins to talk peace with the TTP.

The SNC (Single National Curriculum) is a fantastic concept but there are many hurdles.

Pakistan suffers from food security though the country is a high producer of food crops. Here are some reasons.

Although women are protected by law in Pakistan, in practice this is not systematically enforced because of an inadequate justice system, coupled with deep-rooted social, cultural and economic barriers and prejudices.

It is being argued that the POL prices are the lowest in Pakistan as compared to other similar countries.

The tragedy is not that Partition happened, but how it happened. It is cited as one of the bloodiest and most violent events in world history, with over 15m people displaced and between 1m-2m killed, raped and maimed.

What could we expect from those democracies of South Asia which are camouflaged versions of kinship, wealth and thugs?

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is seen as the BJP’s future. He is the only BJP leader who seems like he can act on his own. He is regarded as the party’s number one polariser.

The United States of America and its allies left Afghanistan in a hurry and created a gap for other powers to fill in.

India is in a difficult situation. Its pet government in Afghanistan has vanished into thin air and so has its huge investment in the region. Where does it go from here?

Analysis could be used to construct a social, political and ecological vision as an alternative to Hindutva.

The Rohingyas have become a part of a serious refugee crisis because of the intransigence of Myanmar. Solutions are still elusive.

The economic crisis in Sri Lanka is attributed to over-ambitious policies and structural factors.

Pakistan has an alarming population growth rate which is the reason for its serious pollution and fast depletion of natural resources.

The 7th NFC Award in Pakistan continues to be extended every year after its expiry in 2015. The absence of a new NFC Award is acutely felt.

The real estate sector in Pakistan is a cradle of corruption.

The leader of the Opposition in Pakistan has offered a proposal for working together. The government must show leadership and welcome the move.

The Taliban are making a new beginning and it is expected that they will now rule Afghanistan not by the gun but by the norms of civilized governance.

If the BJP is juxtaposed with the Congress, extremist Hindutva ideology would have no space to expand and relations between India and Pakistan would have a different ring.

His Excellency Adam M. Tugio, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, talks to Dr. M. Ali Hamza in this exclusive interview with SouthAsia.

A surprise visit by the Chinese President to Tibet last July commemorated the 70th anniversary of the peaceful..

Sri Lanka is caught in a mire of foreign debts and the crisis will not go away soon.

India may be at present licking its wounds in Afghanistan but there could be more up its sleeve than meets the eye.