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Crisis of Pakistani democracy
THE ongoing battle between the opposition and the PTI government has brought to the surface the worst of the prevailing political culture. It illustrates patterns of…
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The Tatmadaw’s Role in Myanmar’s New Politics
How has Myanmar’s military recalibrated its role in a changing political system? Myanmar has transitioned into a quasi-democratic administration by completing the seven-step road map laid…
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The Kremlin Faces a Difficult 2021
The opposition has become more diverse and noticeably stronger. President Vladimir Putin has exhausted his political agenda. Even his recent referendum to “reset” the political clock…
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Death in refugee camps: The hidden victims of COVID-19
There must be enough kindness in world to place refugees at the centre of policy making With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019,…
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Importance of Tibet’s rivers for Asian water security
China's 'Great Wall of Concrete' damming rivers sourced on the Tibetan Plateau threatens downstream countries With the recent signing of the Tibet Policy and Support Act…
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Time to rewrite the constitution
It is time to move beyond the idea of political stability to the idea of constitutional stability. Prime Minister KP Oli's move to dissolve Parliament has…
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Russia moves East, India West, straining ties
"Russia is losing India!" - I have been hearing such lamentations in Moscow for as long as I have followed world politics. Pessimism and alarmism are…
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Can academics afford political neutrality?
Society needs its intellectuals to take part in discussion using all available platforms The year 2020 has come to an end. It has been an incredibly…
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The Hasina–Modi December summit
We are on the cusp of our 50th anniversary. Come March 26, 2021, it will be 50 years since Bangladesh had declared its Independence. We restate…
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Planning the future of unemployed youth
• Immediate focus needed to bring solutions to youth issues and work must start from Divisional Secretaries • Youth unemployment is at 20.8% which is a…
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The year of living anxiously
2020 was a devastating year for Pakistan as for the rest of the world. The year of the pandemic disrupted lives everywhere and tested people’s endurance…
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What is driving Asia’s technological rise?
Enhancing technological collaboration remains a priority for Asia and the rest of the world. Asia is a technological force to be reckoned with. Over the last…
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Brexit deal done: what’s in it and where next for the UK and EU?
To misquote Shakespeare, our Brexit negotiating revels now are ended. The tempestuous talks did not lead to a dramatic walkout, even if at times the UK…
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The real cost of lockdown
The IMF has estimated the cost to the global economy of the pandemic to have been $28 trillion this year, while successive lockdowns are thought to…
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World Rankings and Indexes: Like Ducks to Water
Ever since a London based agency Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) partnered with Times Higher Education to measure "academic excellence" against a host of quality indicators at the…
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Why China’s new hydro power project could have security implications for India
•Beijing’s planned dam on the Yarlung Tsangporiver (the Brahmaputra in India) could be another sore point between the neighbours, who are locked in a border dispute…