Religion Over Reform: The Unregulated Madrassa Challenge in Pakistan
In a nation as complex and divided as Pakistan, the schism between its two educational systems, mainstream secular institutions and…
East Asia’s Precarious Balance of Power
The world’s most strategically disputed area exists in East Asia because of its combination of past events and its economic…
Pakistan’s proxy war 2.0 in Afghanistan to unseat the Taliban
ISLAMABAD: Four years after the Taliban returned to power in Kabul, Pakistan is orchestrating another proxy war in its decades-long…
Muttaqi visits Delhi, increases India-IEA engagement
NEW DELHI: When Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in New Delhi on October 9, 2025, it was more…
The China-Taiwan domino affects South Asia
Sun Tzu’s saying “The highest art of war is to defeat the enemy without fighting” in his manual “The Art…
Pakistan’s financial crisis, exposes persistent economic fault lines
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s external sector continues to bleed, and the latest current account numbers for the first two months of fiscal…
Starmer in India: Reimagining a 21st-Century UK–India Compact
LONDON/NEW DELHI: When UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer lands in Mumbai for a two-day visit on 8–9 October 2025, he…
Taiwan Must Guard Its Silicon Shield, Not Export It
TAIPEI/OP-ED: The Trump administration’s push for Taiwan to relocate half of its semiconductor production to the United States—framed as a…
Pakistan’s constitutional discrimination of minorities
ISLAMABAD: In August 1947, the Indian Sub-Continent saw the birth of India and Pakistan. Pakistan was pre-dominantly Muslim dominated but…
Munir’s Power Games at the Cost of Peace of Afghanistan
Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has accused Army Chief Asim Munir of deliberately sabotaging relations with Afghanistan. In…
