As India takes the lead in hosting multiple global conventions on counterterrorism within a short span, using them for political mileage, it becomes necessary to call its credentials into question.
From the reluctance of the rich to the pressure of the vulnerable, the journey to COP27 has been one of prevailing duplicity and limitations, notably from the major contributors to emissions, on whom the ultimate success of climate justice depends.
The attack from Afghanistan on Pakistani soldiers at the Spin Boldak-Chaman border and the confession video of the assailant doing rounds on social media raises questions about the Taliban\’s role— or lack thereof.
Despite a cross-border movement numbering thousands each day, Afghans have been subject to various procedural hassles upon their arrival in Pakistan. Effective regulation is urgently necessary to preserve the symbiotic relationship between the two nations.
The poetry of Allama Iqbal evokes parallels between the ordeals of the past and the anxieties of the present. As Muslims in the region, particularly in Pakistan, reawaken hopes for the future, it is perhaps wise to seek inspiration from where their ancestors first discovered it.
The Guantanamo Bay detention center has become a haunting image of injustices, abuse, and torture meted out to the inmates unlawfully detained during the War on Terror. Amid calls for its closure, those still imprisoned are in a perpetual limbo between war and peace.
Despite Pakistan\’s troubled political history, this week has witnessed unprecedented public acknowledgments of deep-seated fissures among political and apolitical actors. It is opportune for the nation to reassess and rechart its course.
The security dynamics of South Asia have been exacerbated by the existence of two security rivalry dyads, including China-India and India-Pakistan. Amid ongoing developments, it is not too difficult to foresee heightened nuclear risks and the undermining of regional stability.
Floods in Pakistan have not only revealed the country\’s extreme vulnerability to climate change but also the great North-South divide whereby the privileged carbon-intensive lifestyles of many in the North have greatly imperiled the relatively disadvantaged South.
Recent talks between the US and Taliban officials offer a glimpse of hope for renewed engagement between the two countries, but existing fissures will demand greater effort and transformed strategies to cultivate durable peace.