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For future prosperity, Afghanistan must look north
When the international community talks about a “regional solution” for Afghanistan, mostly it is referring to the situation in Pakistan. Sometimes the regional solution is expanded…
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What exactly are the changes to land laws in Jammu and Kashmir?
On October 26, the ministry of home affairs introduced sweeping changes to land laws in Jammu and Kashmir. The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation…
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A national dialogue
IT seems as if Prime Minister Imran Khan’s container speeches are coming back to haunt him as he confronts the opposition’s onslaught. The difference is that…
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The real anchor of the Indo-Pacific plan
India’s position made others buy into the idea and incorporate it in their security outlooks The challenge for the Indo-Pacific is getting more acute by the…
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The situation of intellectual community in modern Afghanistan
Although there are numerous intellectuals, degree holders, scholars and universities, they have not played effective role in reconstruction of culture, economy and social integrity in Afghanistan.…
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In Pakistan new battle lines have been drawn
Masks have slipped as Sharif makes an audacious, spectacular attack against the Army chief From afar it may look like a perfect pageant of the din…
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The Opposition to Political Tyranny Is Inspired By Ideas and Books
There are more and more countries where authoritarian developments are making the freedom to disagree harder – often much harder – than it used to be.…
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The twilight of Indian democracy
Protest and journalism are criminal acts, Parliament is irrelevant, duties supersede rights, and profanity flows from the ordinary. On October 8, Justice Sanjay Dhar of the…
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Intra-Afghan Negotiations – The Long Walk to Peace
It finally happened on a Saturday. On September 12 2020, as the world was taking a day off, another round of peace negotiations had just been…
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The Rise of The Opposition?
Does the newly formed PDM have the street power, the tenacity and, most of all, the unity to force a hybrid regime to its knees? The…
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Two conspiracies and a cremation
Let’s keep voting for the people who are leading us into penury and war, tearing us apart limb from limb. As Diwali approaches and Hindus prepare…
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Moment of opportunity
THE initiation of an intra-Afghan dialogue earlier this month represents a moment of hope and opportunity for a negotiated end to the long and bloody war…