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Boris Johnson Survived the Confidence Vote. What Next?
A constitutional crisis was averted on Monday – but politically (as distinct from constitutionally) the result was the worst possible for the current Prime Minister. Minister…
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Politics of the TikTok Generation
The role that the TikTok algorithm plays in a national poll will have to be watched with interest. Even among the people born and living at…
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Cost of confrontation
PEOPLE can be forgiven for thinking or hoping that the political confrontation between Imran Khan’s PTI and the coalition government is beginning to ease. There is…
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Western Leaders Ought to Take Escalation Over Ukraine Seriously
While the United States and Europe have taken significant action to assist Ukraine and pressure Russia, there is increasing pressure to “do more.” With Russian war…
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Deepening Federal Democracy
The experience of the last five years shows that federalism has empowered local units Under the federal democratic constitution, Nepal impressively concluded the second local level…
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What the Crisis in Sri Lanka Means for the World
Many middle-income and developing countries are now suffering from a combination of internal political dysfunction and external economic shocks generated mainly by COVID-19 and the war…
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The Sanctions Weapon
Not since the 1930s has an economy the size of Russia’s been placed under such a wide array of commercial restrictions as those imposed in response…
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Deaths and Injuries in Road Crashes are A ‘silent Epidemic on Wheels’
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated mind-numbing statistics over the past two years: half a billion cases, 6 million deaths, 1 million in the U.S. alone. But…
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Myanmar’s Internal Situation Shouldn’t Hobble India’s ‘Act East’ Policy
Even a cursory look at the situation in Myanmar, post the February 1, 2021, military takeover, conjures up a picture of a country that is spiralling…
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Why Climate Change Spells Danger for South Asia
A heatwave in the region has highlighted the urgency of addressing climate policy The heatwave effecting the subcontinent has brought climate change to the forefront of…
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Sri Lanka’s Economy Measured in Endless Queues
World’s first all-organic farming nation faces worst-ever crisis There are queues for petrol, diesel, gas, kerosene, etc. Husbands, wives and children wait in separate queues. Sri…
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Speech and Censorship
PAKISTAN’S ranking fell a further 12 places on the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index released earlier this month. This has to be a point of…
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World Food Crisis: Causes, Consequences and Solutions
The war is exacerbating the food crisis, but to end it, the United States must first realise no military solution to the conflict in Ukraine will…
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The Clash of Asia’s Titans
With global attention focused on Russia’s war in Ukraine, China’s territorial expansionism in Asia—especially its expanding border conflict with India—has largely fallen off the international community’s…
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The Coming World Order
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended the world order—and with it the energy, production, distribution and finance systems. The war in Ukraine is part of the…
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Trump and Biden Let Afghanistan Collapse
The Taliban didn’t have to take over. But Washington made sure they would. The catastrophic collapse of the Afghan republic and the subsequent takeover of the…