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The Gilgit Baltistan Question
Gilgit Baltistan (GB) region has always remained strategically important to Pakistan as it is a gateway to Central Asian republics through Wakhan corridor on its north…
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Will Biden administration make climate a priority?
President-elect of the US has his task cut out for the most challenging issue of our times The 2020 election is over. And the big winners…
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NLD prepares for new era of changes and reform
Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy's electoral victory has emboldened its leaders to press on with major changes, including at the very top of the government.…
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Coronavirus has put scientists in the frame alongside politicians – and poses questions about leadership
If there’s one thing we’ve got used to in the pandemic, it’s seeing our political leaders on TV standing next to scientists. So striking is the…
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Facebook Is Going After Its Critics in the Name of Privacy
The company wants to shut down an academic study of political ad targeting, just as it prepares to reinstate targeted political ads. FACEBOOK HAS BROUGHT its…
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Donald Trump is still busy trying to bulldoze democracy
The red light flashing danger to democracy grew more intense on 19 November. We thought it could hardly get worse, with Trump toady Lindsey Graham sticking…
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What does the Nagorno-Karabakh deal mean for Turkey and Russia?
Ankara managed to get a foothold in the South Caucasus, but Moscow still has the upper hand in the region. On November 11, Russian troops took…
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RCEP shifts Indo-Pacific dynamics, blow to Delhi
The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership has significantly altered the Indo-Pacific strategic environment While the entire world was focused on the American presidential election,…
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Will vaccines end our economic slump?
In the past week alone, we heard three good pieces of news about the success of Covid-19 vaccine developments from Pfizer, Moderna and Russia. All of…
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In coronavirus war, hang on, help is on the way with COVID-19 vaccine: Anthony Fauci Q&A
With U.S. coronavirus deaths passing 250,000 and at least two effective vaccines on the horizon, the USA TODAY Editorial Board spoke Wednesday with Dr. Anthony Fauci,…
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In Africa’s debt fog, China loses too
Zambia has been careening toward a debt debacle for months, even years. Now it has become the first African nation to default on sovereign payments since…
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Joe Biden’s world order
In less than four years, outgoing US President Donald Trump has achieved what, historically, only devastating wars had done: recasting the global order. With his isolationism,…