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Rohingya persecution
Tyranny against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar has gone on and on for decades
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In the eye of the storm after BRICs summit
However, Pakistan’s euphoria over Chinese and Russian praise and support soon received a jolt
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How 9/11 changed Pakistan
Within days of 9/11, media from all corners of the world descended on Islamabad
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Indian BMD will offer false sense of security
After Donald Trump’s new South Asia policy, scant attention was paid to development on the Pakistan-India border
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Freedom, not suspicion
A bigger problem, however, is the environment on our campuses
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More a coma than a NAP
There is much unfinished business that is going to act as a storage battery for trouble in the future
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RIP Gauri Lankesh
It was not just her paper that rankled many, it was her ideas
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Political change and economic progress
Peaceful and orderly transfer of power is an important component of political development
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The rise of Hindutva
By ‘Hinduising’ a secular society, the integrity of the country is in danger
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Gender dimensions of climate change
The consultation and participation of women in climate change initiatives must be ensured
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Managing urban flooding
We should not undermine the role of weather forecast for urban management system
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Flawed audit oversight system in Pakistan
Concept of appointing members of an oversight board on recommendation of a ‘nominating committee’ is unfathomable
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The rickety-ride to information
It calls for courage and truthfulness to admit that we have a quasi-functional RTI system
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Manufacturing outrage
Outrage is a growth industry in Pakistan
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The inhumanity of humankind!
The history of man’s march towards civilisation is replete with vivid instances of man’s inhumanity to man
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Growing nuclearisation of the Indian Ocean Region
The US and China are taking up an increased role in the Indian Ocean and the littoral states are pushing their weight
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Where to, now?
But do we have the time to change course before the onrushing train of world public opinion crashes into Pakistan
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Census woes and vows
No census can be perfect, the latest census is no exception
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Dealing with our intellectual crisis
This is a persistent problem
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CPEC: debunking the naysayers
CPEC will not bring automatic prosperity for Pakistan
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Deciphering the BRICS declaration
India and China will be able to forge an independent path of bilateral and regional cooperation
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Illusory goals in Afghanistan
Trump’s speech appears to be sketchy with considerable incoherence and lack of clear-cut strategy
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No bravado, please!
Why do we always first wait for the tragedy to occur and then look for damage control?
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Trump’s exit strategy from Afghanistan
Graceful US exit from the region with some credibility intact might be the only definition of success
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Terrorism is not the threat
he closest the Taliban have got to giving the state a nudge was their occupation of the Swat valley
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Democracy, governance and citizens
The question is why democratic governments with public trust and faith in them would remain indifferent
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The fall guys
Missing pieces of evidence, inconsistent narratives and shifting versions of eyewitnesses keep adding to the mystery
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Harmonising policies with Afghanistan
The desire for normalisation of bilateral relations could not have come without a nod from Washington
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Lahore — world’s largest city in 2050
Lahore has grown haphazardly in all directions as the city that was once confined within 13 gates
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Russia’s CPEC dream is Pakistan’s dilemma
Russia would not take much time to join the project provided Pakistan and more importantly China let it join it
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Possible results of Trump’s Afghan approach
Trump’s speech may therefore create a quasi-autonomous state in the Pashtun areas on the Afghan side of the border
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Genocide and beyond
The year 2015 was the year of hope in Myanmar
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Eid: not equal for all
Every Eid event I have ever gone to has people behind the scene who never get to celebrate the holiday
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Politics at the Foreign Office
Professionalism took a hit as the semi-literate, uncouth, indicted and dishonourable were handed plum diplomatic posts
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The mind of an extremist
Extremists are incapable of dispassionately examining the basis of their views and beliefs
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‘Insurgent peace-making’
The method centred on lengthy and iterative one-to-one interviews
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Trump’s puzzling Afghanistan plan
Pakistan has lost 60,000 troops and civilians in the fight against the Taliban since 2001
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Our intellectual crisis
We also need to equip our future generations for critical thinking
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Climate financing and the problem of akrasia
Developed economies know how much they would have to invest to mitigate developing economies adapt to climate change
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Biometric verification: not a silver bullet
With a year to general elections, federal lawmakers are in a race to decide the fate of the new Elections Bill
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Adding fuel to the fire
To temper Pakistan, Tillerson has since acknowledged that resolving the Kashmir issue could bring peace in Afghanistan
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Why not an Af-Pak wall, Mr President?
After the wall, you won’t have to pay a secure Afghanistan as many billions as you do now
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China-India row far from settled after disengagement
Will India commit another 'Himalayan blunder' like it did in 1962?
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A bottlenecked democracy
The Panama corruption case has the potential to reverse this trend
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Helpless in Houston
The pictures can never tell the whole story in a disaster as vast as that unfolding in Texas
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The fetish of speed
Advocates of technological progress at all costs argue that with things moving faster, life has become more efficient
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Stop in the name of driver verification
Intrusive and detailed screening of drivers should be the top priority
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Women’s economic empowerment
Female labour force participation in Pakistan is at 22 per cent
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Beyond the census, NFC awaits
NFC should ponder over whether it is time this system of centre to provincial financial transfers should change
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The Afghan war and Pakistan
Washington is in a serious fix because it cannot take incalculable risks of losing the longest war it has ever fought