Liberal Turk intellectuals have coined the phrase “Pakistanisation of Turkey” when discussing fallout of Syrian crisis

How is organised extortion by most private educational institutions different from organised crime?

By condemning Badhaber Air Base attack, Ashraf Ghani broke the ice that had formed following Kabul attacks in August

Illegally constructed mosques continue to operate, with Imams saying what they want

Jointly, they have systematically imperilled the PSM’s function, prevented it from operating at optimum capacity

A politically empowered and operationally independent police can stand up to terrorist gangs and criminal syndicates

The Sharifs and Imran Khan can turn Pakistan around only if they handle education on a war-footing

Khanzada essentially represented strategic transformation Pakistani civil-military ruling elite reluctantly embraced

It’s ironic that Pakistan govt appreciates work by NGOs, but some in positions of power view them with suspicion

A German official said life outside New Delhi airport was in sharp contrast to what he had read about a shining India