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Time for a new SAARC summit?
The problems faced by India and Pakistan and the smaller regional states are not unsolvable
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Where is $100 billion investment?
Sate power concentrated in the SIFC has been deployed to the maximum to demonstrate zero tolerance for smuggling
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Sikhs in the crosshair of India’s rogue activities
Clear signs of tension between the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Justin Tureadu
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Is Pakistan ungovernable?
We normally tend to attribute failure to ineptitude and incompetence or a lack of will and purpose
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Pakistan’s Fermi paradox
The people are perhaps the poorest in the entire history of the nation
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Inclusive classrooms
A dull classroom on the other hand can make students bored and unstimulated
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Afghanistan — understanding the greater game
The Afghan cemetery has buried Mongols, Persians, Turkic tribes
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A tale of two summits
BRICS Summit in the land of Mandela reflected the late leader’s ethos of pluralism and inclusivity
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End of another sordid saga in Supreme Court history
Judiciary in Pakistan has, for ages, played second fiddle to the powers-that-be
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See within; discover yourself
In the 20th century, both World Wars threatened the existence of the individual both physically and psychologically
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Pakistan’s destiny hangs in the balance
Conditions in Pakistan have reached a dangerous tipping point
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Election delay and the rule of law
President Alvi's letter to CEC, proposing Nov 6 as date for general elections, has evoked a heated debate in country
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Institutions above individuals: a call for national integrity
Institutions serve as foundational structures that influence the trajectory of governance and societal affairs
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Sources of information
Every year, I get a wonderful opportunity to speak to undergraduate students at my university
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Afghanistan’s growing hostility to Pakistan
Pakistan stands ready to resolve all bilateral issues and concerns through constructive dialogue
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International terror war theatre shifting to Pakistan?
Are the goal-posts in counter-terrorism changing? Is the battleground expanding beyond Afghanistan?
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Attarn
Attarn dance is a prominent feature of Pashtoon culture with affiliations to both festivity and war
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the world stage
India now, no doubt, is one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world
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Elections in an uncharted territory!
The rise of social media plays a critical role in fostering societal polarisation and fragmentation
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A judicial manifesto
A specter is haunting Pakistan, the specter of democracy
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A whisper of hope(lessness)
The time we live in is the winter of Pakistan’s history
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Russia and North Korea: an engagement that displeases US
North Korea is a country that was denied diplomatic engagement after the end of the Korean War in 1953
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50 years of Germany in the United Nations
German foreign policy must never limit itself to the protection of German interests
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Financial crisis: a case of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Constitution of 1973 has offered solution to the most contested issue of distribution of the powers
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Understanding the shifts in G20 and beyond
Xi’s G20 absence serves as a critical marker
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What we do by default
Default configurations are seldom customised to your native ecosystem
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Two more ministers
Two ministers have been added to a cabinet that is already larger than the limited mandate of the caretaker government
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India’s bid to create a ‘new spice route’
Despite its dark underbelly of divisiveness, meteoric rise orchestrated by the Modi-led government is hard to ignore
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Rethinking electoral politics
Mainstream political parties operate as fiefdoms, with no internal transparency in terms of democratic norms
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Geopolitics: big-power politics
Constructivists prompt the idea that like all human relations, international relations are socially constructed
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G-20 Summit: a tale of hypocrisy and greed
This meeting was for many things but here is the one thing it was not for: vox populi
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Has Indus Water Treaty become obsolete?
In view of the climatic challenges the region faces, the issue of water cannot be termed a perfunctory dispute
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Afghan Emirate, Al-Qaeda, Da’esh and TTP
Some recent assessment presented in the UNSC identifies key threats by various terrorist outfits in Afghanistan
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TTP and the breach of pact
Part of agreement was assurance that Afghanistan won't allow terrorists to use its soil to attack a foreign country
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Horse doctor
It would be wise to leave certain jobs to those who have spent their lives studying them and learning about them
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Ancient gods have got a rebirth in Pakistan
History’s first major uprising for human rights came in Egypt
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Dealing effectively with national and global challenges
If Muslims in India are properly organised and led, they can be an effective political force
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A story of four meetings: same pipedreams?
Common to them all was the chief of army staff (COAS)
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Breaking free from colonial governance legacy
British Empire, at its zenith, ruled over a vast array of colonies and territories across the world
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Crackdown on power thieves
Power distribution companies have announced massive reshuffles, punitive action against staff
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Good vs good enough
Many outside reviewers are unable to objectively evaluate the work of Pakistani scholars on its merit
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Reframing adaptation: the urgency of climate action
At global climate conferences adaptation struggles to secure a place in the spotlight
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The price of strategic miscalculations
Years 2022 and 2023 will be remembered for miscalculations jeopardising the country’s economy, politics and governance
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A tale of two submarines
There are very few decorated warriors in industrial age warfare who display prodigies of valour in two wars
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The Hand of Orion: Betelgeuse
Ancient and medieval astronomers were well aware that stars in the night sky came in multiple colors
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A summit of surprises
G20 Summit in New Delhi was marked with three surprises
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India’s rise
There was a time when Pakistan’s per capita income was better than in regional countries, including India
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Electoral rolls conundrum
New demarcation of electoral boundaries, the number of voters may undergo a shift from one electoral area to another
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India is now a world leader in science and technology
AI is creating the base on which the world would build its economic structures and social systems
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Pink Eye in Karachi amid pharma mess
Reasons for hike in these cases seem to be poor sanitation, weather conditions, lack of precautionary measures