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…
China’s Rejection of Universal Human Rights and the Rule of Law
China’s ruling Communist Party does not believe in universal human rights or the rule of law as understood internationally. Instead,…
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…
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…
The Warning Tibet Ignored: Gyalo Thondup and China’s Takeover
History often turns on moments when warnings are dismissed. In 1952, Gyalo Thondup – brother of His Holiness the Dalai…
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….
Europe tightens return rules. Can it enforce the safeguards?
EU ministers gave final approval to the new Return Regulation in Luxembourg on 1 October, strengthening governments’ powers to remove…
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…
Balochistan- Billions Below, Questions Above
On September 24, 2026, Reuters placed Balochistan on a much larger global map: the race for critical mineral resources. At…
