The rise of populists around the globe has often dealt significant blows to democratic governance. Institutional strength and political messaging are key to defeating populists at the polls. We are living in a post-truth age, where lies are peddled as coherent narratives,
In recent years, Washington has described China as its “greatest strategic competitor” and adopted a more aggressive policy to counter Beijing’s growing influence. While U.S. domestic audiences have largely applauded Washington’s more assertive stance, escalating tensions between the United States and China threaten to
Minister of State Hina Rabbani Khar’s one-day visit to Kabul has attracted international media attention. Her demeanour must have been shocking for the Taliban hosts as she descended from the aircraft at the Kabul airport and during her meetings with the Taliban
Muzzling the egalitarian-minded people under the presumption that they are anti-state or a threat to the revolution is unwarranted Muzaffar Warsi, a Pakistani poet, lyricist and a scholar of repute, wrote: “AAB TOU BANDE BHI KHUDA BANDOON KI TAQDEER LIKHAIN; DEY WOH
The Tipu Sultan Express named after the famed freedom icon who resisted British colonialism in South India in the late 18th Century is being renamed Wadiyar Express after the Hindu ruling dynasty that ruled over Mysore before and after Haider Ali and
The relations between Pakistan and the Taliban have hit a bumpy road during the past few weeks. The latest irritant has been the Taliban Acting Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob’s accusations that Pakistan allowed the use of its airspace by the Americans,
Central Asia was historically connected with South Asia through Afghanistan as the strategic connector Central Asia is a veritable heart of Asia and a cradle of civilisations that inspired many a civilisation in Eurasia and beyond. Ellsworth Huntington said, “the evidence points
Naseer Turabi, a legendary Urdu poet, could not have prophesied it better. He was in tears on hearing the news of the Fall of Dhaka in December 1971, and he penned his emotions instantly by saying: Vo ham-safar thā magar us se
Unassuaged grievances lie at the heart of present Baloch insurgency where the largest ethnic group feels politically excluded and economically marginalised. Measured by Estaban Ray method and validated through Wolfson Index, the two widely employed measures for quantifying the inequality and polarisation,
“From the pressure of all desolations faith gushes forth … we are entering a grave illumined by the dawn.” (Victor Hugo) Revolutions around the world have always been triggered by massive inequities and injustice. From the Set and Nubian revolutions in 2730
