Analysis
The Democratic Threat to Democracy
Although the current trend of democratic backsliding has been framed as a competition between Western-style democracy and Chinese-style authoritarianism, the truth is more complicated. Today's liberal…
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Taliban’s Refusal to Moderate Further Isolates Them
Organization of Islamic Conference backs away from aid The most recent ‘extraordinary’ meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) held in Islamabad on December…
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Challenging The Rise of Majoritarianism
The widely telecast inauguration of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor by Prime Minister Narendra Modi displayed the nefarious designs of the ruling regime. The invocation of Hindu…
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The Prospects for Indo-Pak Relations in 2022
The two neighbours may well just muddle along in 2022. But structural changes are altering the internal and external context of the bilateral relationship as well…
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A Tale of Two Conventions
The public wanted the younger generation to take over the leadership from the ageing, corrupt incumbents. In the last six weeks, Nepal held two of the…
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International Institutions Must Help Afghanistan Cope With Its Economic and Humanitarian Crisis
Afghanistan faces an economic and humanitarian crisis, deepened by the international community's refusal to recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. After seizing power…
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How Religion Ignites India’s Language Wars
IT may come as a surprise to many people, but it's true: Bengali had a chance to be India's top language. The idea was killed after…
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The Sialkot Lynching Underscores the Danger of State-Sanctioned Religious Hate in Pakistan and India
The gruesome lynching of a foreign national by religious extremists in Pakistan last week poses important lessons for India, whose Hindu nationalist rulers are pursuing the…
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How South Asian States are Managing Chinese Influence
A day after the devastating earthquake in Nepal in April 2015, China dispatched a 68-member search-and-rescue team to aid its southern neighbor. Within months, it had…
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Afghan Insurgents Are a Dead End
Rebuilding U.S. standing requires an end to backing militants abroad. Following the United States’ withdrawal of ground forces from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s renewed control, members…
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India is Changing From Within
The India that I used to visit in all humility as an academician, journalist and one who was eager to explore from where my ancestors dwelled…
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The Haqqani Network: The New Kingmakers in Kabul
In some ways, the Taliban that is now in power in Kabul looks a great deal like the Taliban that ruled Afghanistan in the run-up to…