By Dr Anna Choi, Director and Senior Research Fellow at Future Consensus Institute, South Korea The 2022 FIFA World Cup has kicked off in Qatar and stadiums are filled with cheers from fans supporting their home countries and players. As international sports events like the
China has established its footprints in the Indo-Pacific region while the US is trying to retain its stronghold. Other emerging players like Japan, Australia and India, as part of alliances, are also trying to gain influence in the region. The interests of
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
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
The Taliban 2.0 regime has stayed put in power for more than a year. As they marked their one-year rule on August 15, 2022, it was a muted affair. The mood in the capital, Kabul, was dull and there was hardly anything
Amidst scepticism, the US return to the Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is again making rounds in the media and diplomatic circles. The Ukrainian crisis has provided the necessary trigger to allow the Iranian oil
President Joe Biden wound up his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia on the 16th of July. He received a lukewarm reception in Jeddah, where instead of King Salman or Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the Mayor of Jeddah received him. Earlier, he
Dr. Zahid Shahab Ahmed is based Deakin University in Australia and studies peace and security in South Asia and the Middle East. 31.05.2022 This article focuses on how Australian civil society has reacted to Hindu nationalism. The rise of the Bharatiya Janata
Anti-Americanism has never ever united Pakistanis. It was a ploy. It has always been a theatrical call by politicians leaning on the right side of the divide, primarily reactionary-or-orthodox elements. Nor has campaigning against Washington brought in dividends. Rather, this love-hate-card was
