Why the KMT Chairwoman’s Meeting with Xi Serves Beijing, Not Taiwan
When Kuomintang KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun travels to Beijing to meet Xi Jinping, the optics will be carefully choreographed, handshakes,…
Pakistan’s Economic Standing in Jeopardy against India’s Trade Deals with the EU and the US
India has taken a significant leap in its trade history by bagging two crucial trade deals this year. First, there…
Pakistan’s Shrinking Room for Neutrality Amid the Expanding War in West Asia
As the war expands in West Asia and Saudi Arabia hardens its security posture, Pakistan is being pulled toward a…
Jaishankar’s G7 Moment: India and the Normative Recasting of Global Governance
PARIS: India’s participation at the March 26–27, 2026 G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in France, represented by EAM Dr S. Jaishankar,…
Taiwan’s Democracy at thirty and why Self Deterrence Is Essential
Thirty years into its democratic experiment, Taiwan stands as one of Asia’s most vibrant democracies. Its elections are fiercely contested,…
Tibet’s Political Silence and the Dalai Lama’s Moral Voice
In the annals of international diplomacy, recognition is the currency of sovereignty. Yet no state has ever formally recognized the…
How the PECA Amendment in Pakistan Suppresses Activists, Human Rights Defenders, and Civil Society Organizations
Pakistan has always had a complicated relationship with media freedom, but what has unfolded since January 2025 marks a qualitatively…
Islamophobia Day: Pakistan’s politics of selective outrage
ROME: Pakistan’s recurring claims of Islamophobia on the global stage demand closer scrutiny, not automatic endorsement. The language of victimhood…
Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, congratulates Nepali citizens for a successful election
GUWAHATI: Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi congratulated the people of Nepal and also the interim government in Kathmandu for…
Resource Exploitation and Indigenous Rights in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province by area and one of its most resource‑rich, has long been at the heart of a…
