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Has India’s Military Recruitment Plan Backfired?
The Agnipath plan has triggered protests among potential soldiers and criticism from veterans, but it’s not likely to dent Modi’s government. Indian leaders, regardless of political…
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Turkey – Time to Choose Sides in Ukraine War
Turkey is playing a delicate balancing act between Ukraine, Russia and NATO. The Turks are rightly proud of the success of Bayraktar drones in the conflict…
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Putin Needs A Drawn-Out War – The West’s Timidity Gives Him One
Russia’s latest attack on civilian targets in Ukraine, causing at least 18 deaths in a shopping centre in Kremenchuk, far from the frontline, could be interpreted…
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Spotlight on losses associated with so called development projects
Construction of the Hambantota Port began after obtaining a loan of 1320 million US$ from China Lotus Tower, the Conference Hall in Hambantota, Sooriyawewa Stadium and…
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Who Speaks for Europe?
The once-dominant Franco-German powerhouse no longer exclusively speaks for Europe, as the war in Ukraine has proved beyond doubt. From Romania, France’s President Emmanuel Macron proclaimed…
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Defence Budget in A Tough Economic Scenario
Considering the state of the national economy, defence spending will remain very tight The defence budget has traditionally been a major component of Pakistan’s national budget…
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Economists, businesses for big projects to create skilled manpower
We have to focus on increasing employment opportunities. Even before the outbreak of Covid-19, we noticed that the unemployment rate was high among youth, and it…
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Scope limited for discussions by stakeholders on budget: seminar
Economists and businesses on Friday said that the scope for discussions and giving opinions by stakeholders on the national budget was limited and it appeared that…
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MPs don’t play effective role in making budget
Lawmakers, who are the people's representatives, often fail to play any role in creating the budget in a constitutional manner. And so, only the finance minister's…
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A More United, Better-Armed Opposition Can Bring Democracy to Myanmar
Myanmar’s rocky democratic transition ended abruptly in a military coup on February 1, 2021. Yet, the generals have kicked a hornet’s nest. The country’s Bamar majority…
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The Complex Nationalism of China’s Gen-Z
China’s youngest generation is often associated with hyper-nationalism. That oversimplifies their complex, individualized relationships with their country. China’s Gen-Z (defined loosely as individuals born after 1996)…
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Geopolitical Conflicts and Economic Crusade
US operates its foreign policy based on how well it is able to shape a given environment in any region There is a unique way in…