Opinion

Pakistan's annual pension bill has crossed one trillion rupees

There is a peculiar vulnerability that shadows old age

This unholy alliance exploited legal loopholes and weak governance to strip the region of its forests

India says it will explore other markets, but thanks to the competence of Modi's predecessors

These incidents of flooding were triggered by Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)

India's new weapon is the "Sahyog" portal

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As a historic constant, Afghanistan has traditionally endured a contest between Pashtunwali and Islam

Industrial development is the backbone of progress in today's world, powering economic growth, innovation

It is important for resource-constrained countries like Pakistan to have a broader framework to deal with this menace

Effective consular protection is not a diplomatic courtesy; it is a constitutional and moral obligation

Central and South Asia are natural fusions for regional aspiration which can easily augment the trajectory of progress

I would be surprised to know that the facts I am about to write were things you already knew

The symbolic importance of Alaska, as the venue of the summit

India's archetypal practice of changing goalposts when it suits its interests

These ordeals are not exceptional

Superman has always been more than a cape and laser eyes

Every creak in an old building is a warning; every ignored warning is a ticking clock

Just a bloody rinse-and-repeat cycle of cruelty wrapped in tribal codes and fake piety

The perceived paradigm shift in the Sino-Indian relations is now a reality and needs to be examined from three sides

We need to empower local communities, local organisations and local journalists to ensure that the promises are kept

SOEs are not alone in bleeding public funds

India has benefited from the punishing relationship that has developed between China and the United States

Mrs Jones responds not with punishment but with compassion when the street boy

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Beijing's special representative on border issues, visited New Delhi

The study features 87 females being interviewed in detail

US chose to directly engage with Taliban movement, created circumstances for Taliban's return to power in August 2021

I came to know about our barber's young son who died in a traffic accident on a nearby flyover bridge

To produce their potential social impact, sanctions require dispensation based on established tenets of merit, ability

The absence of a formal joint statement after Wang Yi's meetings with Afghan officials indicates a troubling reality

ECI has taken pains to oppose calls for transparency

For Pakistan, the way forward is not to copy Denmark or deregulate like Dubai

Renova Group processed over 1.1 million tonnes of waste

Drop scene at Alaska

Rethinking art and design education in Pakistan

Tracking the renewable energy transition

Why collective climate action is our only hope

This will be a policy very much in line with America First and MAGA

The first quarter of the 21st century has witnessed the rise of identities shaped by a wave of individuation

There are compelling reasons for Washington to keep India in its orbit and repair the damaged relations

The nation is being fed with certain narratives and good ones are rewarded accordingly

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Fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution - freedom of speech, assembly, movement, association

More than 68,000 Palestinians, including 15,000 children and several hundred journalists, have been killed

Climate anxiety looms like a spectral presence rising seas mirrored by rising dread

Discussions on a binding global plastic treaty collapsed thanks to large oil producing nations

The mind's linear functioning on socials slows down the cognitive processing and retrieval of information