Counterterrorism and Terrorism: On India
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.
Joyland: A Gender Rebellions
The controversy over the domestic release of the Pakistani film ‘Joyland’ brings to the fore the larger debate on mainstreaming LGBTQ discourse under the garb of artistic liberties and their compliance or lack thereof in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Friendship Gate and Fiery Exchanges: Of Pak-Afghan Border
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.
Poetry of Allama Iqbal: The Eternal Flame
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.
Afghan Refugee: Do We Ever Belong?
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Every day hundreds and thousands of people cross the borders in pursuit of better economic opportunities and living conditions, perhaps sometimes only for the sake of survival. However, the level of brutality that they have to go through is insane. Such is the case of Afghan refugee.
A New Era of Kashmiri Resistance Is Born as Poetry Takes the Helm
Decades upon decades of forced control, yet generations upon generations have not lost hope; A young generation of Kashmiri poets is giving the struggle a new meaning and form.
South Asia: The New Nuclear Age
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.
India-Pakistan Rivalry and Concepts of Rules, Laws, & Justice
Can a No ball decision in a cricket match awaken the Pakistani Nation to the sinister relationship between power and justice?
The Indian Route: Harmony or Hegemony?
From secularism to systemic persecution of religious minorities, from proscribing international condemnation to unilaterally and forcefully imposing decisions over bilateral territorial disputes; India is essentially paradoxical in dodging global indicators as well as in its very fabric.
October 8: Of Tremors and Resilience
Through its apocalyptic imagery, October 8 has since its tragic dawn in 2005 captured the zenith of both loss and resilience of the Pakistani nation faced with the continual threat of earthquakes. What does the risk analysis infer?