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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
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Rendezvous in Paris
It was enough for IMF to leave Pakistan languishing in poverty for demonising their institution
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Wagner Group — an analysis
Wagner HQ (and technology center) is in St Petersburg and offices in Hong Kong and 20 African countries
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The summit for a new global financial pact
These 'climate resilient debt clauses' apply only to new loans
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Silent struggle
Migration flow has also become a significant source of revenue for various criminal entities
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MHM — an unappreciated development challenge
Access to sanitary products in Pakistan is a challenge for many females
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Moral criminals
Even after 76 years, Pakistan is unable to provide bread to its citizens
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World Drug Day — prevention is the cure
Sadly, actions around the Prevention pillar remain idle so far
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Implications of expanding multi-faceted Indo-US ties
Modi’s brazen denial shows to what extent he can twist facts and mislead the world
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Serious spaces?
Beyond universities, there are few public spaces that allow for serious questions and reflections
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The cruel sea: wake-up call for our economic transformation
Drawing parallels between Vietnam two decades ago and Pakistan today reveals striking similarities
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Why critical thinking?
There are seven essentials to develop critical thinking in any society
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Immunisation: are we doing it the right way?
Preventable infectious diseases are still haunting, impacting tremendously on quality and well-being of Pakistanis
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India exhibits strategic opportunism
Delhi is clearly strategically aligning itself away from Asia and looks more and more towards the West
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Pakistan’s growing population challenge
Prevailing economic uncertainties are thought to vanish as the country clinches a deal with IMF
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Blinken visit to Beijing
Blinken arrived early on the morning of Sunday, June 18
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Turkish elections — lessons for Pakistan
On the first test though, the whole political class and other stakeholders failed us unscrupulously
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Will India play a US game?
US-India bilateral relationship has seen many ups and downs over the years
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Am I getting too old?
I miss my friends but not enough apparently
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Democracy sans justice
Meanwhile, the absence of justice defies the foundational norm of democracy
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China’s global south strategy
Americans are surely not sitting with their eyes closed
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Iqbal, Superman and Insan-e-Kamil — Masjid-e-Qartaba
Love is the drive that commands the drive of nature and of time
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Failure is not an option
But indeed, outrage over the ruthless waste of the infinite resources the providence has bestowed upon us
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Redline
And now association with PTI has emerged as a redline
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Is rise of far-right in Europe dangerous for democracy?
Now the major issue in European politics is ‘immigrants’
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Localise international aid
Enabling local actors to absorb and effectively spend donor provided funds will not happen overnight
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Forget tax increases, reduce spending
Grants and transfers are the third largest expenditure
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Balochistan — a recipe for development and security
There is no doubt that Balochistan is the least developed province of the country
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US cannot take India for granted
The trajectory of Indo-US relations since 2006 in particular is envy of many countries
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India’s strategic outlook
India is part of region’s naval exercises
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Economics is always political
The idea that this is not possible in Pakistan is utter nonsense
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Miscoordinated policies and ANDSF collapse
America’s prioritisation of ‘short-term security assistance’ over ‘long-term security cooperation’ played a roll
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Vagaries of climate change
The climate is defined as long-term averages and variations in weather measured over multiple decades
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Schadenfreude: anti-social emotion
This morbid personality trait has psychological and ideological roots
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Dealing with natural and man-made catastrophes
Adverse impact of not treating these issues seriously is incalculable on people, national economy, on flora and fauna
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For a more responsive, just and inclusive global financial system
This is the objective of the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, which will be held on 22 and 23 June in Paris
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Three dimensions
We are unwilling to ask the most fundamental question: why are we failing our own people?