Swamy’s death: India misusing draconian laws to stifle dissent?

In an early morning raid on his house at Ranchi (Jharkhand), the 84-year-old social activist Stan Swamy was arrested under India’s notorious Unlawful Activities...

Judges’ use of social media: Ethical or unethical?

As the American Bar Association puts it “judge may participate in electronic social networking, but as with all social relationships and contacts, a judge...

Oped: Why the Domestic Violence Bill is not suitable for Pakistan

The Domestic Violence Bill for Islamabad Capital Territory recently passed by the Senate has caused restlessness among a large number of Pakistanis including the...

Here’s how Pakistani universities can make it to top 100 QS world ranking (part II)

The unnecessary delay in the decisions creates resentment to the aggrieved parties but delay in the implementation of the verdicts delivers a loud message...

Personal ambitions fueling divide among Gulf states?

Personality as well as the conflation of genuine national interest with personal ambition contribute to the widening gap between Saudi Arabia and the United...

The Kabul regime’s deceptive change of tone

The Afghan Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar in his interview with the visiting Geo TV anchor on July 9 in Kabul, sought help from Pakistan...

Pakistan’s remarkable role in transforming geopolitics

Geopolitics is visibly moving toward pro-China and anti-China. The US is leading an anti-China move and approaching its allies to gang up against China....

Pak-China friendship: Could it get any better?

Seventy years of ‘all-weather’ and ‘deeper than oceans’ time-tested friendship of Pakistan and China, has gone beyond the traditional diplomatic and political comfortability transcending...

What’s the SCO’s game plan for Afghanistan?

The future of Afghanistan is more uncertain than ever before against the backdrop of the Taliban's rapid advance throughout the country in the wake of America's impending...

Urbanization: Local government system to the rescue?

During the last monsoon, we have observed the phenomenon of urban flooding in Karachi. Unusual rains flooded almost the whole of the city. The...

One after another failure, is US declining as a super power?

As U.S president Joe Biden heralds the country out of pandemic on the 4th of July, he showed cold shoulders to reporter’s question about...

US B3W: A new level of strategic competition with China?

The US and China are the two of the greatest powers that have tremendous politico-diplomatic, economic influence, and strategic outreach in the international arena....