Can Modi Checkmate China?
Ayanangsha Maitra | Unlike the fiercest fast bowler Prime Minister of Pakistan, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi doesn’t know how to take wickets. May not...
ICJ judgment in Jadhav Case: Takeaways for Pakistan
Hassan Aslam Shad | India called it Pakistan’s victimization of its innocent national, Kulbhushan Jadhav. Pakistan called it the arrest and conviction of a RAW...
Afghanistan: Peace talks & hiccups
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Zalmay Khalilzad’s recent meetings in Doha and Beijing germinated optimism about reaching a peace deal among the Afghan factions and...
Food system needs a revolution, not tinkering around edges by the ultra-processed producers
Norah Campbell | Eating ultra-processed food is definitely bad for you, a recent study has confirmed. In the experiment, people were fed either ultra-processed or unprocessed food,...
How tech firms make us feel like we own their apps – and how that benefits them
Melody Zou | Possessions are going out of fashion. An endless stream of media reports claim millennials – that amorphous mass of people born in the...
Modern Slavery Act is having unintended consequences for women’s freedom in Sri Lanka
Sandya Hewamanne | The Modern Slavery Act was seen as a big achievement for combating the issue of forced labour. But since it was passed...
Hong Kong protests: why Chinese media reports focus on Britain’s colonial past
Qing Cao | Over recent weeks, mass protests against proposed changes to extradition law in Hong Kong have escalated into a major crisis. In the...
Salt: China’s deadly food habit
Monique Tan | People in China have used salt to prepare and preserve food for thousands of years. But consuming lots of salt raises blood...
ICJ lawfare and likely outcomes in Kulbhushan Jadhav Case
Hassan Aslam Shad | On 17th July, the International Court of Justice or ICJ will be announcing its judgment in Kulbhushan Jadhav case – a...
The Implications of Climate Change
Dr. Zeeshan Khan | Climate Change and its Impacts on Earth’s Health Climate change has significant implications on health as rising temperatures will likely lead to...
Judge Arshad Malik: A hard pill to swallow for PML-N
Saad Rasool | The saga of Judge Arshad Malik has marked a new low in the already checkered politico-judicial history of Pakistan. It has struck...
From political mentors to monsters
Dr. Farid A Malik | Pakistan has been devoured by ‘political monsters’ of all kinds and sizes. There is an Urdu verse “Kaaba kis Munh...