Stories from Syed Mohammad Ali
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Withering freedom of expression
Alongside illiberalism, disinformation, stifling freedom of expression have become major problems
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Why development aid must be localised
Local organisations often have greater legitimacy and more knowledge of on-ground contexts
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Time to transcend the obsession with growth
Global elites use their affluence to coopt policymakers, and they employ deceptive tactics
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Eco-elitist exclusion
Local influentials capture natural resources which disenfranchised communities depend on
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Greenwashing
Greenwashing
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Time to broaden South Aisa’s water sharing treaties
Water-sharing agreements across South Asia lack mechanisms for integrated river basin management
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Elite capture is wrecking Pakistan
Pakistan is turning into an irredeemably sinking ship
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Reading between the lines of Biden’s letter to Pakistan
The US wants to revitalise security cooperation with Pakistan
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Donors don’t care much about air pollution
Air pollution has become a serious global health problem
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The triumph of Moditva
Modi has distorted the Indian polity into a very illiberal form of democracy