Op-ed: Shiny face of Indian democracy disfigured by repressive laws

In yet another damning report, UN’s high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet expressed 'concern over restrictions on non-governmental organizations, arrests of activists and...

Pakistan’s struggle with air pollution

Over the last 20 years, air in Pakistan has become polluted beyond ordinary levels as climate change becomes a deadly fact. According to a...

Afghanistan: A graveyard of empires?

Afghanistan is a notoriously difficult country to govern. Empire after empire, nation after nation have failed to pacify what is today the modern territory...

Intra-Afghan talks: Understanding the ground realities

Over five weeks into their first face to face meeting, the Afghan government and the Taliban delegations have yet to agree even on the...

Op-ed: Pakistan should raise voice for oppressed people everywhere

Silence ensures a safe journey to the top. Though the silence does do the talking, you can never surely tell one's viewpoint. Like if...

Op-ed: Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz are national security threats to Pakistan

After the Panama-gate saga, the Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Davio Gunnlaugsson resigned in a civil manner and never said “Mujhy Kyun Nikala”. The...

Afghanistan, world’s least peaceful country: Who is responsible?

Imagine Afghanistan. What do you see? Do you visualize poverty, refugees, drugs, suppressed voices, oppressed women, and structural violence? Surely, Afghanistan tells a tale of destruction, terror,...

Reforms needed to destigmatize mental illness in Pakistan

We are dealing with half a million people with 400 psychiatrists in the country. Majority of these psychiatrists are stationed in urban cities. They...

Soldiers for hire: The secret history of Wagner Group’s ties to Russia

Vladimir Putin has now been in charge of the Russian Federation for 20 years, and there is little doubt that during this time the...

Op-ed: Fee hike in exports has left Pakistani businesses rattled

The recent increase in the fee for obtaining Phyto-certificate, mandatory for the export of perishable items, by 800 per cent without comparing with the...

Op-ed: There is US government infighting over trillions in COVID-19 relief while world suffers

Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic has begun, the world is facing a financial crisis, worse than the one in 2008. Unemployment numbers are climbing,...

What does the future hold for Caucasus?

The Eurasian region of Caucasus has yet seen another wave of horrendous violence after 1990's as Azerbaijani and Armenian forces are engaged with each...