Unpopular view: How education can prevent the progress of society

The education system teaches people the knowledge they need in their lives. The question is, do we need everything we are taught? No, we...

What inevitable regional developments are in the offing? (Part 1)

India reluctantly accepted the Partition plan as a stopgap arrangement under the fond hope that it will not survive beyond six months. To make...

China under Xi regime: Harder and more ideological than ever before

Axiomatically, China under Xi Jinping has, politically, socially and economically undergone a colossal metamorphosis. Xi in order to cement and perpetuate his rule over...

Debunking 13 myths about China

China’s polity and society is shrouded in a cobweb of myths. Several countries with whom China has trade surplus suffer from an understanding deficit....

Is Wolf Warrior diplomacy deteriorating Chinas international image?

China has made a tectonic shift to its decades old foreign policy. It has, under the caption of “Wolf Warrior diplomacy”, adopted a brand...

English as the medium of instruction: Right choice for Pakistan?

Pakistan has struggled with the issue of medium of instruction for decades. This debate stirs up on and off due to various socio-political factors...

Malaysian Airlines MH17 Mystery: Was Moscow behind it?

Six years ago, on 17 July 2014, Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) was shot down approximately 30 miles from the Ukrainian-Russian border, while fighting...

The China-Iran deal: Not about business but strategic communication

Hobbled by harsh US sanctions and a global economic downturn, Iran has discovered a new opportunity: hot air that carries messages to its opponents....

Erdogan’s dangerous populist gamble at home

On 10 July, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued an official decree which declared the iconic monument of Hagia Sophia, which is currently a...

CPEC, digital connectivity and Pakistan-China ties

The 820-kilometer-long fiber optic cable project at a cost of $46 million stretches from China’s western Xinjiang region and enters Pakistan through Khunjerab border...

India’s claims on Kashmir rest on a dubious legal instrument

Flouting United Nations' resolutions, India under Narendra Modi converted the disputed Jammu and Kashmir State into its Union territory like other states. AG Noorani...

Is online gaming all that bad?

Is a blanket ban on online gaming bad? The recent ban on the highly popular and addictive game PUB-G by PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority)...