India, often termed as ‘mother of democracy’ with the epithet of ‘Shining India’ is actually a sham. In fact, the society is deeply polarised and the phenomenon of Hindutva has scaled new heights of fanaticism. The BJP-led government’s Hindutva ideology has exposed…
A month ago, the death of 22-year-old Masha Amini, an Iranian Kurdish girl caused spontaneous protests throughout the country. Approximately 190 people, including 28 children, have reportedly been killed while protests continue unabated; mostly women are leading the demonstrations demanding freedom of…
In January 2021, Pakistan released its first-ever National Security Policy (NSP), shifting its focus from geopolitics to geo-economics. Pakistan’s renewed interest in industrialization and regional connectivity with Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Eurasia is due to past failures to prioritize these goals…
Is our democracy delivering? Are our institutions strong and independent and yet amenable to the civilian democratic control? The above are the live questions begging answers to some of the perennial issues blighting our politico-economic landscape. We need to introspect as to…
The significance of Pakistan as a transit route for Afghanistan is evident by the fact that major volume of imports to Afghanistan from countries with which it does not share a border, have been transiting through Pakistan. Islamabad and Kabul signed Afghanistan-Pakistan…
ISLAMABAD: October 8, is a painful reminder of the calamity inflicted upon the nation. The earthquake struck at 8:50 am with a Richter scale force of 7.6.
The Brigade that I was commanding had suffered heavy casualties with massive damages to living…
With 13,000 deaths and practically every house rendered uninhabitable, the days after the first earthquake were the most tough for survival
October 8th 2005 is a painful reminder of the calamity inflicted upon the nation. The earthquake had struck at 8.50 am…
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has been quite active during the past fortnight; when he addressed the UN General Assembly (UNGA), he held bilateral meetings with the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Indian diaspora in the US.…
Psychosocial trauma caused due to conflict or terrorism has deep seated impact on human psychology. It has been widely ignored as compared to material losses that are easily quantifiable. The impact of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) particularly, on the youth hailing from…
The Indian reaction to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s address at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 23 in New York was along predictable lines. The Kashmir dispute had suffered stalemate for the past decades when Prime Minister…