Industrial Slump in Germany Offers Europe a Warning From the Future
Industrial confidence in Germany has fallen to its lowest level since the pandemic, and the message reaches far beyond Berlin….
Power without authority: Pakistan’s women lawmakers excel in Parliament but remain locked out of real power
Inside Pakistan’s Senate, a quiet contradiction unfolds—one that challenges entrenched assumptions about representation while exposing the rigid architecture of political…
Japan Breaks Its Postwar Taboo Lethal Arms Exports and the Indo Pacific Balance
For decades, Japan’s arms export policy was a symbol of its postwar pacifism. The “Three Principles on Transfer of Defense…
The UN at a Crossroads and America’s Leverage
From my vantage point as a transatlantic analyst observing the evolving relationship between Washington and multilateral institutions, the latest congressional…
India–Korea axis: Technology, trade, and the reordering of the Indo-Pacific
On the evening of 20 April 2026, at the state banquet in Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, India, President Lee Jae Myung chose…
Immigration: Sikh violence reaches Italy
MILAN: The demonstration in Milan organised by Lega and the Patriots for Europe was not a routine political gathering. It…
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws and Minority Persecution Doomed “Gandhara Heritage”
The Gandhara region stretching across present‑day Taxila in Swat Valley and Peshawar, which once stood as a luminous center of…
The problem with Pakistan as a peace broker
Pakistan was always an improbable choice as a peace broker. The expectation that Islamabad could translate access into outcomes has…
Hungary’s Democratic Turn: An Indian Reading of a Changing World
On the night of 12 April 2026, the banks of the Danube in Budapest became a cathedral of democratic catharsis….
A society numb to pain: Rising child abuse cases reveal Pakistan’s deepening crisis of silence
In societies where outrage fades quickly, tragedy risks becoming routine. In Pakistan, the growing number of child abuse cases reflects…
