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Military Coup Puts Myanmar Back to Square One
Military deposes Aung San SuuKyi's NLD-led government and imposes one-year of emergency rule until new polls are held Myanmar’s experiment with electoral democracy has come to…
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The Journey Towards Fighting Corruption
Debates on any global index and ranking where a country does not perform well are common almost everywhere. From politicians to experts to common citizens—all have…
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Brexit Lessons for the EU and Its Neighbours
The EU can learn from Brexit how to manage divergence and differentiate integration – for the sake of its other neighbours Through Brexit, the European Union…
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UNHRC: Govt. Between the Devil and Deep Blue Sea
The President has appointed a three-member Commission of Inquiry to review the reports of the preceding commissions and committees that investigated human rights issues in Sri…
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Do We Need a New Definition of Education Abroad Post-COVID?
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an undeniable and potentially lasting impact on education abroad programming. Emerging developments point to the beginning of a new era, one…
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Red Fort isn’t Just a Historic Monument. Its Breach Crossed a Red Line in Indian Mind
Indians guard the Red Fort’s autonomy and sanctity zealously, and bristle when they perceive a threat. When the farmers protesting against the Narendra Modi government’s three…
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The U.S. is Finally Catching up to the Domestic Terrorism Threat
It’s often said that soldiers don’t hear the artillery shell hurtling toward them until it explodes. For most Americans, that was true with the insurgency that…
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Article 93 of Constitution: Flouted Clause in HoR Dissolution
The constitutional bench, while giving its verdict on the issue, should also provide the explanation of Article 93 in accordance with this case for future references.…
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Some Legislatures have Held Governments to Account During COVID-19. But Not All
The coronavirus pandemic has gone hand-in-hand with considerable democratic backsliding. According to a new study, democratic freedoms were undermined in 83 countries from March to September…
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Defining Challenges
PAKISTAN is faced with a number of severe challenges that have been left unaddressed for far too long. The impact of these development challenges started becoming…
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Biden Team Must Pressure Afghanistan’s Taliban to Stop the Violence
The Biden administration has announced a review of last year’s U.S.-Taliban peace deal and an assessment of whether the Taliban are holding up to their end…
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Putin, Poison, and Self-Inflicted Wounds: Navalny’s Return to Russia
Instead of blackballing Navalny, the Kremlin has turned him into the world’s most famous political prisoner. The dramatic arrest of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny at…