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Looming Afghan Disaster
AFGHANISTAN is heading towards a full-blown civil war, following the US-led troop pullout and, with Pakistan fearing the inevitable fallout of that slide into chaos, the…
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Who is Your Neighbour? What We are Not Seeing in Pew Study on India
The missing heterogeneity of our neighbourhoods should be viewed as a cultural, emotional and intellectual loss — a kind of social poverty. There’s much to celebrate…
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India Looks West
A hostile China and the looming US withdrawal from Afghanistan have forced India to rethink its regional strategy. Recent conciliatory moves by India’s nationalist government on…
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How China Views India on The Party’s 100th Anniversary
While historically Beijing has seen Delhi as an inferior rival, recent developments are forcing a new approach Amid immense international curiosity, the Communist Party of China…
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Pandemics and Political Performance
‘Globally, the pandemic has shown that we are facing a democratic recession, revealing challenges that have long been building beneath the surface.’ Cartoon: Bruce Mackinnon The…
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Rohingya Repatriation Unlikely If It’s ‘Business as Usual’ in Global Politics
If foreign companies continue to do business with the Myanmar junta, the latter will persist with its brutal offensives against Rohingya Muslims. Since the February 1…
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Be Aware of Freedom Populism
As the pandemic slowly comes to an end, a new and deadly form of populism is rising. Madrid regional government leader Isabel Diaz Ayuso waves to…
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State of Disunion
PAKISTAN has historically relied on two centres of power, ie, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — both as original benefactor and a US proxy — and…
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Israeli Leaders Should Reject Netanyahu’s Preference for Military Solutions
As Israel’s former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bows out, some of his ideas that have not only guided Israel’s security policies but also inspired America’s military…
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A Step Forward After Two Steps Back: Twist in J&K
The question of J&K’s statehood remains on the table and none less than Shah gave assurance that statehood would be restored at some point Prime Minister…
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Is A Global Goal on Adaptation Possible
At the historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change made at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)…
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Rohingya Refugees Facing Medical Crisis on Bhasan Char
Partly because of poor planning, the island's meager health care system is being overwhelmed by a diarrhea outbreak More than a quarter of the approximately 18,000…