Politics
Pakistan’s Crowd Moment
May 9 was a momentous day with lots of firsts, at least in the perennially docile Punjab; and the State's response has been, at...
All Eyes on Turkey’s Elections
On Sunday, Turkish voters will participate in a second round of voting that will determine whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains in power. This...
U.S. Visa Curbs on Bangladesh: Counting Chickens Before They Hatch
Since the United States imposed unilateral sanctions on Bangladesh’s elite security force -- the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and some of its former and...
Welcome to the Feudal Mexican States
Total state sovereignty is a concept that much of the world population takes for granted, even if they may not know anything about it....
Cambodia: Government Invents Red Tape to Stop Opposition Registering for Election
The Cambodian government is making up new bureaucratic obstacles to try to prevent the risk of any real opposition party being able to contest...
Erdoğan’s Last Stand?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is an ‘election machine’. The main opposition, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), acknowledges that without hesitation. As far as...
INC is Steering It’s Way Out of a Maelstrom
Even though he has been disqualified as being a member of Parliament, after a Gujarat court declared him guilty in a 2019 defamation case,...
The Geopolitical Violence of Translating the Dalai Lama
How do you translate intimacy? Recent news involving the Dalai Lama interacting with an Indian boy at a public event on Feb. 28, 2023...
It Is Not Freedom of Expression
The terms ‘Freedom of Speech’ and ‘Freedom of Expression’ have been exploited to their maximum in many societies in the recent past. In the...
Fall and Rebirth of Hong Kong: A Changing Landscape for Asia’s Former World City
In June 1995, one year ahead of Hong Kong’s transfer of sovereignty to China, Fortune magazine titled its cover story “The Death of Hong...
The French-UK Agreement on Small Boats Migrants: What Does It Mean?
In an effort to prevent people from trying to cross the English Channel in tiny boats, which is a frequent cause of tension between...
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Human Rights
The Irony of Becoming What You Once Hated
Resistance is a 2020 biographical drama film based on...
Economy
What Does EU’s Growing Engagement With India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan Mean for South Asia?
India and the EU are hosting the Global Gateway...
Education
Exploring the Role of TVET in Balochistan’s Youth Unemployment Crisis and Sustainable Development Goals
Technical and vocational training programs are considered pivotal in...
Defense
What’s the Way Forward for the West in Ukraine?
The result of Moscow's horrific war in Ukraine will...
Economy
Bangladesh’s Decision to Pay the Russian Debt for Rooppur in Yuan: Pros and Cons
The importance of nuclear power plants in developing countries...
