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Sri Lanka: The Great Economic Recession

Sri Lanka is witnessing the worst economic crisis in history. Varying hypotheses exist as to what brought this calamity over Sri Lanka. Internal economic policies coupled with systemic factors pushed Sri Lanka into a debt pile it does not seem to be coming out of.

Two-Day Nation-Wide Workers’ Strike in India

On the call of the Central Labor Union, India witnessed a two-day workers’ strike in almost all parts of the country. Protests were held and demands channeled. The call for the strike was given in the light of the economic policies of the government that are not benefitting the workers and contract as well as […]

The Maldives’ India Out Conundrum

Maldives’ ‘India Out’ campaign is picking foot on the basis of some developments the general public perceives as a sovereignty breach. What are these developments? How does the Island country seek to strike a balance between its needs as a small economy and the public demand to ensure territorial integrity?

Insurgency in Balochistan and Pakistan’s Security Concerns

Regional geopolitics and competition have played a major role in fueling the insurgency in Balochistan, Pakistan. The streak of attacks by insurgent groups and terrorism\’s recent wave in Pakistan, especially when the Interim Afghan Government is hunting down ISKP in Afghanistan, make security challenges apparent.

OIC 48th CFM – Why is it Important for Pakistan?

OIC’s 48th session in Islamabad has erected Pakistan as a pivot of the OIC. For the first time, OIC has voiced very clearly the issues that concern the regional stability of South Asia. It remains to be seen, however, that will OIC be able to raise its stature from a popularly-claimed defunct body to a platform perfectly capable of voicing issues and concerns in a way that promotes action?

Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Selective Morality and Outrage of the Western World

The invasion of Ukraine caused massive outrage in the Western world and the media. But why do we miss to see such condemnation and outrage on the severe and unjust wars where the West, itself, is an aggressor?

Preventive vs. Creative Aim in Pakistan’s Founding Vision

Pakistan, the vision of founding fathers, and the aim of a separate homeland – March 23, 1940, unreserved triumph or unfinished business?

The Kashmir Files: A Regime of Lies

With his latest film Kashmir Files, Bollywood filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, who is notorious for his anti-Muslim prejudice, has sparked a polarising discussion about Kashmiri Pandits. Being viewed as a BJP supporter has also made the film and its contents controversial. Even, Mr Agnihotri’s previous film – The Tashkent Files, which was about a conspiracy in […]

China Seeks Joint Probe into Indian ‘Missile Misfire’

An accidental missile fired by India last week prompted Pakistan to prepare a retaliatory strike, people familiar with the matter said, showing how close the nuclear-armed neighbors came to blows over a potentially disastrous mistake. The Indian Air Force fired the BrahMos medium-range cruise missile on March 9 from the garrison town of Ambala, about 200 kilometers […]