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Friday, July 11, 2025

How Middlemen are involved in India’s defence deals?

Middlemen or defense agents were banned for years after the multi-million dollar scandal in the 1980s involving alleged kickbacks paid to politicians and officials in the purchase of Bofors guns when Congress was in power. India keeps learning the wrong lessons from defense scams.

Analyzing the sessions of the communist party of China (CPC) central committee

A high-profile meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has adopted a landmark resolution on the major achievements and historical experience of the CPC's 100 years of endeavors, according to a communique released on Thursday. The Party has proved to be a great, glorious, and correct party.

The Agartala conspiracy and the resultant deification of Sheikh Mujib in East Pakistan

Soon after the 1965 war, Sheikh Mujib ur Rahman launched his Six points movement for provincial autonomy. Ayub Khan’s government asserted that this movement was using the issue of provincial autonomy as a smokescreen and its real aim was the secession of East Pakistan.

How PTI was exploited? – Dr Farid A Malik

According to Dr. Farid A Malik, an Ex-Chairman Pakistan Science Foundation, PTI was the first political party that organized 'Think Tanks' which worked under the guidance of Comrade Ahsan Rashid Sahib. Policies were formulated and then presented to the Chairman.

Reckoning the destiny of Narendra Modi

The Republic Day violence at the Lalkilla in Delhi is another step that is hastening the reckoning of PM Narendra Modi with deliberate hatching a conspiracy to turn India into a Hindu nation. But the surprise is amazing because it is coming so fast one after another.

China’s debt trap diplomacy: A hoax?

China is accused of pursuing a diplomatic policy of debt trap, which means luring poor countries into high-interest loan deals for building unsustainable infrastructure projects and when there is a financial crisis for repaying back the loan.

Assessing the Muslim solidarity and moderation in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s proposition of a more tolerant ‘moderate’ Islam is further called into question by its failure to legalize non-Muslim worship and the opening of non-Muslim houses of worship in the kingdom as well as its equation of atheism with terrorism, laments Dr. James M Dorsey.

Policing extremism and terrorism in Pakistan

According to the South Asia Terrorism Portal, Pakistan saw 319 terrorism-related incidents in 2020 and 169 associated deaths of civilians. For want of systemic singular response to counter-terrorism in Pakistan, one has to refer to foreign material of comparable jurisdictions.

Anti-export bias that is stifling Pakistan’s growth

Pakistan cannot afford to have an uncompetitive export-oriented sector. The country must stop following an outdated import-substitution policy that relies on levying protectionist duties as it has contributed to stagnancy in technological innovation and an anti-export bias.

Allama Mashriqi and the Khilafat Movement

On October 27, 1919, Khilafat Day was observed all over India and on November 23, 1919, the first Khilafat Conference met in Delhi. These events happened almost 102 years ago and are considered extremely important events in Muslim history.

What is the post covid-19 scenario of higher education in Punjab?

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only created a global health crisis but has also created a learning crisis across the world for children and adolescents of school-going age. During the first wave of COVID-19, education systems in most countries including Pakistan were adversely affected

Recalibrating the notion of collective self-defence vis-á-vis use of force

The notion of the use of force began from Stone Age, from its Neolithic period when people started dividing into groups and towns, possessing territory and attacking other groups or towns for either confiscating more parts or defending themselves in face of an attack.