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Climate Change & Food Security in South Asia

According to a recent report by World Food Programme, Pakistan and Afghanistan are identified as high-risk \’hunger hotspots\’ due to extreme droughts triggered by climate change.

Kashmiri Resistance: Terrorism or Insurgency

Attack on an Indian Army in Poonch raises a critical question: is it terrorism as India claims, or Kashmiri resistance? Amid sparked debate, one thing’s clear – incident carries crucial implications amidst several upcoming international events in India.

India Under the BJP: A Reign of Bigotry

Ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in India, Muslim minorities in particular have been compelled to endure life as second-class citizens in what is referred to as the largest democracy in the world.

Of Woes and Wishes: Pakistan

Pakistan has rarely been free of the dread of an impending crisis, as history demonstrates. The nation\’s quest for survival has been fascinating and perilous since its inception. But, it must tenaciously hold onto the hope that gave it birth.

Iran Enriched Uranium 83.7%

Inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog found uranium particles enriched up to 83.7% in Iran’s underground Fordo nuclear site

Afghans in Pakistan: The Predicaments

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.

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?

COP27: Pakistan Amid Climate Divide

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.

US and Afghanistan: Old Foes, New Times

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.

Climate Crisis and Floods: Natural Disaster or Own Folies?

Despite the attention the world is now giving to the catastrophic floods in Pakistan, the question of responsibility and early prevention is still not ruled out. Lack of preventive strategies at home and indifference of the global powers to climate change remain the leading factors that brought on this havoc on vulnerable populations.