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Counterterrorism Expert Ajmal Sohail on Pakistan’s ISI Targeting the Chinese in Afghanistan
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan recently announced that on February 21, it had intercepted a consignment of weapons from Pakistan that was headed for the Wakhan Corridor, a sliver of strategic Afghan territory that borders Tajikistan,…
Shelter Security and Human Dignity: How India is Advancing Human Rights through Inclusive Housing
In India, the push for “Housing for All” has increasingly been framed as a human rights agenda that links shelter with equality, social security and self respect for the poorest citizens. Within this framework, the focus on women-led…
Shaping the rules of the algorithmic age: India pushes for global AI standards at AI Impact Summit
The corridors of New Delhi have become a focal point of the global technology conversation as political leaders, policymakers, and technology executives converge for the India AI Impact Summit.
At a moment when artificial intelligence is…
Why Pakistan’s FATF Exit Has Not Ended Global Concerns Over Money Laundering and Terror Financing
Pakistan’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in 2022 was hailed domestically as a diplomatic victory and a sign of improved financial governance. Yet three years later, the optimism surrounding that milestone has…
Pakistan’s Perpetual Economic Rollovers and Debt-Ridden Economy
Pakistan’s recent request to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to roll over 3 billion dollars of deposits once again highlights how the country’s macroeconomic stability hinges on external bailouts rather than durable structural reforms.This…
PIA Privatisation, Corruption and its Unpredictable Future
The privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been sold as a big reform to end decades of losses, but its structur is opaque and highlights institutionalised corruption. Rather than resolving structural weaknesses, the…
Deaths from Iran protests reach more than 500, rights group says
Unrest in Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group said on Sunday, as Tehran threatened to target U.S. military bases if President Donald Trump carries out his renewed threats to intervene on behalf of protesters.
With the…
Pakistan: When the State Does Not Fight Terrorism, but Manages It
The text argues that Pakistan has developed a systematic model of managing, rather than dismantling, extremist networks by providing tolerance, political cover, and indirect state support that allow violence-linked organizations to remain…
Dhaka pays the price of accepting Chinese loans, but refuses to learn
Bangladesh has slipped into a debt trap. The confirmation has come from none other than Chairman of the National Board of Revenue of Bangladesh M. Abdur Raman Khan. In a way, this is not a surprising development. Bangladesh has gone the…
Pakistan’s Military-Driven Diplomacy Fuels Conflict with Afghanistan
The ongoing conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan is not simply a clash between two neighbors. It is the outcome of the Pakistan military-driven diplomacy, one built on crisis, force, and national-security posturing rather than honest…