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.

Iranian backing for Arab militias has long alarmed Iran's critics, who have been unable to devise a viable counter-strategy. The tide may be turning now. A series of incidents suggests that the militias' use in Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, and Palestine is dwindling as their popularity dwindles

Mr. Shahid Sattar, an Executive Director & Secretary General of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) talks about how it is unfortunate that the evident results of consistent and supportive energy policies to exporters are being negated and the significance of textile-led export growth

Pakistan is among the youngest countries in the world, and the second youngest in the South Asian region after Afghanistan. The incumbent government, led by the PTI, is no exception. Before coming to power, Imran Khan never ceased to mention the “important” role of youth in nation-building.