Austerity Myth
Repeated 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
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Foreign Investment Façade
A 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 moreFlowing Assumptions
Shahpur 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.
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The forthcoming census in India will provide an updated overview of the country’s population, helping improve policy decisions and public services
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In India, the representation of Muslims in political positions within national institutions remains disproportionately low relative to their proportion of the population
Read more‘Bangladesh First’
The appointment of Dr. Khalilur Rahman as Bangladesh’s new foreign minister appears to be a deliberate recalibration in the country’s foreign policy approach
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In Sri Lanka, the limited presence of minority women in electoral politics highlights a gap between formal democracy and substantive representation
Read moreFrom Rap to Reform
Nepalese Prime Minister Balen Shah is pursuing ambitious policies, although doubts about their feasibility persist
Read moreThe Ally That Wasn’t
The 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
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Walking a Tightrope
Maintaining a delicate balance between Arabs and Persians, Pakistan continues to please all and sundry with a carefully calibrated language of neo-realism
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Day of Reckoning
A 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
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National Government?
Is 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?
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Modi’s Man
The 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
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Brothers in Arms
The deepening India-Israel relations will have significant implications for the region, and this nexus can be highly dangerous for Pakistan
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Mandate With Minefields
A 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.
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Nepal’s Gamble
Nepal’s Generation Z has received its mandate—what’s next? Can the RSP deliver and transform this landslide victory into a lasting legacy?
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Settlement Under Siege
The 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
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Prisoners of Conscience
Behind Bhutan’s global pursuit of “Gross National Happiness” hides a grim truth: dozens of political prisoners are enduring decades of imprisonment
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Durand Fault Line
If 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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Dangling Republic
Pakistan’s economy seems to be suspended between stabilization and collapse, repeatedly negotiating external assistance while struggling to implement structural reforms at home
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MOTHER OF ALL DEALS
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union is much more than a commercial pact
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Principle vs. Pragmatism
Pakistan joins Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza, but at what cost to principle and domestic legitimacy?
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