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Time for a revised paradigm in South Asia
Second is the character of the Modi regime which mars any chance of betterment
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Military trials, state prerogative and democracy
Locke conceded the right of rebellion only in the extreme eventuality of personal life being perilously endangered
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American mosques and Pakistani politics
What is happening in Pakistan is on everyone’s mind among the overseas Pakistani community
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Universities and climate resilience
There should be a deliberate promotion of climate-related intellectual discourse by faculties focused on environment
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Anthology of warfare — 4th generation…
It was Third-Generation (3GW) that introduced ‘maneuver’ as opposed to ‘movement’
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The window to act is closing rapidly
We are already witnessing these forecasts playing out in the severest way
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Happiness is a journey, not a destination
First stage was to accumulate wealth and resources
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The dying republic
This certainly engenders the need to question India’s commitment to secularism or to being a republic
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The transformational impact of AI
The development of AI has been going on for the last 15-20 years and what we see now is a different form of it
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Can IMF deal end our balance of payments crisis?
SBA provides short-term financial assistance to countries facing balance-of-payments problems
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The Russia-Ukraine war: possible scenarios
16 months on, human suffering on both sides of the border continues on due to war and sanctions
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Accidents and Aftermath
Country continues horrific desensitisation to cylinder explosions in vehicles, homes, hotels, offices and businesses
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Will the Indian top court do justice to Kashmiris?
Should Indian judiciary fail to establish its credibility, political polarisation in the country will deepen
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Asia Cup powerplay
Game fans hope that cricket remains a sanctuary from divisive realm of regional politics
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An endless tale of hope and change
I began reading the next chapter with mixed feelings of hopefulness and grief
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India and China in the emerging global order
India is foremost among the nations America is courting
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And now a brain-eating bug
In 2014, Karachi reported eight deaths, even though only two major hospitals were testing for it
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China’s new ‘Toolbox’ for security and sovereignty
It calls on state agencies charged with executing Xi’s vision to strengthen interdepartmental coordination
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Learning poverty
Only those lucky ones who have educated parents or who can afford to have coaching classes are able to learn
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From charity to philanthropy to impact investment
Philanthropic efforts should be inclusive and reach marginalised populations that are often overlooked
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Ukraine’s counteroffensive and Putin’s options
Zelenskyy is also yesterday’s comedian who has turned into supreme commander of Ukrainian armed forces
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The two facets of injustice
Evil nexus between the two adds to the legitimacy of injustice and leaves little prospect of resistance
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A turnaround is possible
But this would call for undertaking painfully drastic reforms
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Need for gender dialogue
In terms of efforts made towards improving the situation of gender disparity, there are many to count
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Forks in the road
Perhaps, the help of a novelist might be needed to explore the other possibilities
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Inhuman sanctions war of the US
On the campaign trail, Biden promised to end his predecessor’s “maximum pressure” sanctions
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Modi strikes again
While India grew significantly over the past decade, Modi has not been able to make this growth equitable
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Democracy — the sacred cow
Power is a social construct — it is hierarchical, it is authoritative, it craves for influence and control
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Democracy under assault
Indian Muslims cannot fall back on the strength of law in seeking equivalence in citizenship as Indians
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Understanding SIFC
A crumbling economy has been falling behind the requirements of the security budget
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The Milleresque world
One day my father left the tannery for good abruptly but he didn’t reveal this to us
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Modi’s speech depicts a shameful America
Modi kept talking about his similar speech in front of the US congress members back in 2016
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Miscoordination, training, ownership problems and ANDSF collapse
US/NATO only dictated the ‘overarching guidance’ and coordinated the training effort
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Existential threat
In the beginning, climate changes were justified as part of development and economic growth
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Retain hope
Even today, we are searching for happiness, prosperity, success, authority, and rights
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New wilayas of TTP
Announcement of new wilayas of TTP in Punjab may emulate Taliban’s shadow governance mode
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Fostering democratic culture
To settle differences among various parties the parliament and other legal avenues should be relied upon
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Kirman Carpet
That is one reason why man, religion and philosophy have put to eternal question
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Predictions vs ideas
The country remains in dire need of new ideas reenvisioning the future
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Indian theatre commands
Pakistan and India have so far failed to develop integrated commands like US, Russia and China
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Sweden’s baptism of fire
Sweden's Islamophobia problem: inserting ‘freedom of speech’ under the guise of ‘hate speech’ is disingenuous
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What is a woman?
Legalising self-perceived identity endangers women's spaces
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Russia’s deployment of TNWs in Belarus
All of this noted, Russia’s intention to station its TNWs is perceived to meet security-related objectives
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Fulbright: a ray of hope
This is from an application I came across this year while officially reviewing the Fulbright applications
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De-dollarisation of the global financial system
After the Ukrainian incursion, US and European sanctions on Russia accelerated the global urge for de-dollarisation
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Narendra Modi’s visit to the US
There is a charged debate involving a host of analysts about the state of politics around the world
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This is not a heatwave
US has long started considering the threat of climate change as a national security issue
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The treasure of reading
Reading enriches and nourishes us in different priceless ways
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Modi’s India: a case of mismatched priorities
India needs to concentrate on cooperation instead of competition for the region to prosper
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Truth or happiness? If you have to choose…
Confirmation bias is not restricted to politics