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IRSHAD SALIM: December 16, 2021 marked 50 years of estrangement between East Pakistan and West Pakistan –the former wing of Pakistan became independent as Bangladesh, and the millions of both
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Kanti Bajpai in This Week in Asia has peddled geo-economy first and geopolitics later between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan, who have gone to wars on the Kashmir dispute at
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IRSHAD SALIM: Here’s my 2nd insight (of many) on what some of the factors I believe led to Dhaka Debacle in December 1971. The 1st insight written on it in
Trump has lost the appeal to block the Jan. 6 Capitol riot probe from getting White House records. A federal appeals court rejected former President’s effort to block a House
Canada joins a growing list of countries planning a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the decision, shortly after Britain’s Boris Johnson said UK
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Editor’s Note: The following article by Mr. Tariq Khan discusses structural and institutional problems which in his view are facing Pakistan and suggests possible solutions. Governance, Political Order and National
Continue readingShould Pakistan be ruled by NSC followed by a Presidential system?
Can a nuclear or WMD-free zone work in a politically contested and chaotic Middle East? Two countries in the region — Israel and Iran — already have nuclear capabilities. Last
BY JAVED JABBAR: My first article published on November 1, 2021, juxtaposed “moderate” with “Pakistan.” That probably raised some skeptical eyebrows — until the text was read. This second contribution’s
Continue readingIn Pakistan Some Extremisms are Worth Strengthening
BY BABAR CHEEMA: A total and comprehensive victory for America in Afghanistan would have been an unmitigated disaster for Pakistan. It would have created a situation where America would have
TWO awesome videoclips on Turkey shared with us on WhatsApp:
Alcohol consumption is said to be widespread and rising in India, across all the states and union territories (UT). An estimated 160 million consume alcohol. Its use is at the
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Mia Mottley – Barbados’ prime minister – stole the show at COP26 Summit and what her proposals for a new global settlement for those on the climate frontline are actually
Continue readingCOP26 Summit: The Speech the World Needs to Hear