Pakistan’s War on Artistic Expression: From Stage Bans to Silenced Poets
As actresses face restrictions over dance performances and poets and journalists confront detention and threats, growing concerns over freedom of…
India’s Enduring Gift: Sixty‑Seven Years of Aid to Tibetan Refugees
Exile is sustained not only by resilience but by the compassion of nations willing to shoulder the burdens of the…
India: Waiting for an inclusive-effective PCI
As the Union government of India has nominated 13 media professionals to fill up the space in its statutory &…
Sanctuary, Sovereignty and Security: India – Canada Diplomacy and the Renewal of Strategic Trust
The October 2026 Security Dialogue, the Counterterrorism Imperative and the Road Ahead On 6 October 2026, National Security Adviser Ajit…
As Poor as a War Zone: Pakistan’s Dwindling Economy and No Signs of Recovery
The World Bank’s October 2026 regional update has produced the most damaging statistic published about Pakistan in years, and it…
Guns for the Powerful, Hunger for the People: Pakistan’s Militarised State and the Crisis of Human Security
In October 2026, the World Bank published a sentence that deserves to stand as the epitaph of a governing model….
Faith at crossroads: Pakistan’s blasphemy laws and India’s secular constitutional shield
A religious accusation in Pakistan can begin with a whispered allegation and end with a prison cell, a death sentence…
Two Days to Peshawar: Provocation, Revenge and the Blowback of Pakistan’s Afghan Gamble
On 30 September 2026, Noorullah Noori, acting Minister of Borders, Tribes and Tribal Affairs in Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration, offered a…
Allies Are Not Bargaining Chips: Why U.S. Commitments in Asia Must Be Non‑Negotiable
The durability of America’s alliances in Asia has long been the bedrock of regional stability. Yet President Donald Trump’s transactional…
Pakistan’s Afghan deportation drive tests the principle of non-refoulement
For decades, Pakistan was a place of refuge for Afghans fleeing war, political persecution and insecurity. Families crossed the border…
