Opinion

Flood plain of the Ravi found mostly contaminated with arsenic

Pakistan needs to think out of the box, and realise what opportunities exist to address Kashmir issue

It is time for prime minister to be wise and large-hearted while dealing with opposition parties

This is not the Pakistan Jinnah imagined for women, nor the one Benazir lived and died for

The more concerned the US becomes with a militant, the more popular he becomes in the militant fraternity

At this experimental stage it is important that the funds are utilised wisely and in a planned manner

Cyber security threats occurring globally are leaving no country protected fully from security breaches

International community needs to recognise the casus belli between Pakistan and India

The much-hyped mainstreaming of Fata is a good case study of how various vested groups operate in a polity

How long will the two neighbours live in fear of a conflict that could reach the nuclear threshold?

What we need is a broad skills base by creating an agile but demand-led skills engine that can respond to any

Dear India, it’s time to shun denial in favour of peace

Digital economy might be the only salvation for this country of 200+ million with a youth bulge

The scars of war in Iran and Iraq, Lebanon and Mozambique are not just scars, they are wounds that still pain

India must choose where it stands, on the side of peace and stability or with its prime minister

One needs to sit Modi down and show him the filmed Hiroshima attack and pray to God to bless him with better judgment

All in all, fossils (whether living or dead) had more profitably be left to the researchers

What to do with the citizens of the West who voluntarily left their home countries to join the ISIS

Contrary to victory claims and celebrations, international media outlets debunked the success of Indian air strikes

It goes without saying that gender balance is essential for economies and communities to thrive

Unfortunately, like in Hitler’s Germany the military in India has also become an accomplice to Modi’s policies

The casualties of Modi’s violence are usually Indian, even as he brays for war with Pakistan

The nature of Pakistani response was the concluding factor in the current crisis

India thought it was chasing Pakistan; in reality it was chasing its tail

Pakistan should avail diplomatic and legal options to pursue India’s violation of its territorial integrity

This time, things look much more serious because of the famous ‘tilt’ of many in the world in favour of India

We, South Asians, live in a nuclear tinderbox

Is the current conflict between India and Pakistan a result of Modi’s efforts to win the Indian elections next...

Sanity should prevail on both sides and let’s give peace a chance

Peace is inextricably linked with investment, strategic variable in achieving growth, development & poverty reduction

Fingers are pointed at Modi regime as it has tried to gain mileage from the Pulwama incident to seek world sympathy

Many development economists have called for setting a minimum global wage

All such assertions betray a complete lack of knowledge of the ground realities

It is encouraging to see that 74.66% of different-abled children are enrolled in schools

Hatred cannot be a national property and therefore mustn’t be preserved in the psyche of people

The Mueller report would soon be sent to the Justice Department

We need to be proactive with our diplomacy to capture a share of the emerging global labour market

Democratic practices and culture within the political parties is as crucial as in parliament or in governance matters

For any positive outcome both the countries have to look through this problem using a completely different lens

The issue is India-occupied Kashmir and its resolution lies within India

War is the great deception, and we are its audience

We know, first hand, what happens when trust is lost in those who are supposed to take care of us

The civil-military debate has kept our focus away from real underlying reasons of fiscal mismanagement

Does India need an enemy with friends like Modi, BJP, Sangh, Parishad, Dal, and the saffron brigade?

Democracy is today a big thing — a thing to cherish and to propagate

History of Pakistan-India relations shows dialogue is the only way forward

Heatwave in 2018 killed dozens from Quebec in Canada to Japan

With the advent of Modi Sarkar in India, there seems to be a drive at undoing all that was sane in India

Pakistan has been relentlessly trying to pursue the creation of peace and tranquillity in the region

Out of a total of 20 million people who need help securing food, nearly 10 million are just a step away from famine