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A Strategic Shift: The Pragmatic Recalibration of India-Afghanistan Relations
The relationship between India and Afghanistan is undergoing a radical transformation, serving as a compelling case study of how contradictory political ideologies are being…
Ghani’s Hollow Vision: Self-Praise, No Accountability, and Zero Solutions
Ashraf Ghani has resurfaced, and as always, he arrives armed with paragraphs of poetic abstractions, circular reasoning, and self-exonerating reflections. His latest statement on X…
Pakistan’s Budget Prioritizes Guns Over Its People
One of the foundational lessons in introductory economics concerns the central problem of scarcity and the critical choice of “what to produce.” This principle dictates that every…
Bangladesh at a Constitutional Crossroads
Bangladesh at a Constitutional Crossroads: Institutional Legacies and the Imperative for Reform Following the Hasina Conviction
Abstract: The recent in absentia conviction of…
The Bipartisan Comfort with Islamophobia is a Threat to Us All
The election of Zohran Mamdani as the first Muslim mayor of New York City should have been a pure celebration of American pluralism. Instead, his victory was preceded by a…
Bangladesh’s Bhutto Moment: The Trial of Sheikh Hasina and echoes of Rawalpindi in Dhaka
By: Simantik Dowerah
Source: firstpost.com
Both Sheikh Hasina and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto trials is a sad reflection on power, justice and institutional fragility in…
World Bank Warns Pakistan’s Export Crisis is Symptom of Deeper Economic Malaise, Urges Urgent Reforms
The World Bank has issued a stark warning to Pakistan, stating that the country's chronic export weakness is no longer a cyclical issue but a direct consequence of deep-seated…
The Unfinished War for Afghanistan’s Future
On this day, four years ago, the world I knew was erased. The Afghan Republic collapsed not with a negotiated whimper, but with a sudden, shocking silence. In an instant, the…
Perfume, Politics, and Perfidy: The Scent of Shifting Alliances
Childhood memories have a strange way of resurfacing in the theater of global politics. I was reminded of a rhyme we used to chant in Bangla: “Pipra pipra koyta bou, saatta aatta…
From War to Politics: The Paradox of Pragmatic Survival in Syria and the Isolation of Victory in Afghanistan
Both the Syrian and Afghan experiences emerged from prolonged and bloody conflicts, united by the common goal of liberation from oppression and the pursuit of sovereignty. Yet…