Half truth, baked truth and naked truth
In this jungle of half-baked and twisted truth, it becomes essential for the youngsters to do their research and should not be taking anything on face value. The youth need to keep asking questions and must study varying opinions.
Looking at US concerns of human rights abuses in India
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States is monitoring what he describes as a rise in human rights abuses in India by some officials, in a rare direct rebuke by Washington of the South Asian nation’s rights record.
Why Saudi Arabia is targeting Republican Washington?
Mr. Bin Salman suggested what his thinking maybe when he approved a US$2 billion investment by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), in a controversial private equity fund against the advice of the PIF’s screening panel.
Is it possible to survive the aggressive Hindutva reign of terror?
Regardless of the increasing number of organized violent attacks by far-right, non-Islamist militants across the globe, Western policy and scholarly discourse on terrorism remain excessively focused on violent extremism in Muslims. South Asia is no exception.
Indian government’s hybrid tactics for Kashmiris
Articles 370 and 35-A, which had given Kashmir its unique status, were repealed by the Indian government in August of this year. As a result, India is attempting to alter the demographics of Kashmir, a move that is illegal under international law.
Military and climate change: A case of India
In South Asia, India remains the largest emitter of carbon and is number three in the global rankings and is also the third-largest military spender. While India has committed that it will reduce carbon emissions to a net-zero by 2070, its continued investments in fossil-based power
Militarization of the civilian mind in Pakistan
In the context of Pakistan, and especially for this article, militarization refers to the peculiar mindset of Pakistan's who's who – the civil bureaucracy, feudal lords, politicians, media persons, and businessmen, in short, all those who matter in the society.
Why Pakistan needs course correction?
Pakistan's Islamic Republic requires a major course correction, which has proven to be a difficult task. While the forces of change are fragmented, the status quo's actors are well established. Bhutto's People's Party was able to make a dent in the system during the 1970s.
An analysis of Imran Khan’s leadership
Imran Khan benefits from the deep gulf between the old guard and the Gen Z which does not buy the state narratives, be it from any institution of the state. Tech and media-savvy as they are, they would name and shame any who would not conform to their perceived reality or truth.
Pakistan: The economic focus
Apart from the Middle East and North Africa, South Asia falls behind other regions in terms of gender outcomes and attitudes toward gender equality. People's unique opinions are more conventional than social conventions.
Behind the façade in Pakistan’s politics
On 7th March 2010, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid confessed that her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman did plan a comprehensive conspiracy to break Pakistan into 2 pieces with the help of the Indian government.
The emperor has no clothes: From Pakistan’s perspective
It is not desirable that the powerful military establishment be equated to the emperor, courts, the SCBA, and the opposition leaders to the wise old men. Walking naked on this procession without feeling the nation's pulse will lead to catastrophic outcomes down the road.