There is little indication that the government is doing anything but strengthening an education system that potentially constitutes a breeding ground for ultra-conservatism and radicalism in a region adjacent to Afghanistan where the Taliban appear bent on returning the country to a system.

Pakistan is set to send a medical team to Afghanistan to provide, install and maintain medical equipment at three of its funded hospitals in Jalalabad, Logar and Kabul, as part of the humanitarian assistance to the war-stricken country.

One of the gravest economic setbacks for the country’s economy has been a high current account deficit, which is a result of higher imports of goods and services as compared to the export of products. Furthermore, Pakistan has an uncertain business environment, inefficient policymaking

Since 2015, Afghanistan has been striving to get full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), with no success as of yet. Afghanistan has been engaged with the SCO for over 15 years. It signed a protocol establishing the SCO-Afghanistan contact group in 2005

India is caught between the devil and the deep sea after having the extremists of right-wing Hindutva of which PM Narendra Modi is the most eloquent speaker, virtually take over the power. Different fire eaters of Hindutva are issuing dictate to kill Muslims in large numbers.

Pakistan is one of those countries that has experienced being part of a camp and has always suffered dreadfully. According to the new geopolitical developments in the world, Pakistan now rejects the concept of bloc politics, and now advocates good relations with either side

In Afghanistan, the Afghan oligarchy tried to impose a certain social construct on a society that was ethnically heterogeneous and largely aligned to Islamic traditions and norms. Additionally, the Afghan oligarchy despite having the same ideological communist tendencies.

One of the common failings of leadership is that once they come into power, they lose their connection with the grass root workers and people. They forget that these very people are the real force who would carry out their vision and values to bring the change as they have promised

In hindsight, it is clear that the PTI government never recovered from its victory in the 2018 elections. It has literally been downhill from the day that Prime Minister Imran Khan took the oath of office in August of that year. That was the highest point for the PTI.

Mushtaq Jumma, a business consultant, thinks that the government failed to fully comprehend the PPRA rules, hence the country is now on the verge of an energy crisis. However, to rescue Pakistan from the crisis, the government needs to apply the Emergency Clause of PPRA.

A central theme to the fall of Dhaka had been the display of elitism by West Pakistan and their gross negligence in addressing concerns of their Eastern-wing constituents. It is an understatement to call Mujibur Rehman a 'selected' person of interest by R&AW

In many parts of the world, people are facing multiple climate-related impacts such as severe drought and flooding, air pollution and water scarcity, leaving their children vulnerable to malnutrition and disease. Wahid Bhat, a Media Fellow with NFI India talks about this issue in a detailed analysis.