Skip to main content
  • Open Article

    Why sectarian tensions continue to simmer in Pakistan’s Kurram district

    A picturesque mountainous region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Kurram has been plagued by tensions since late July, when a land dispute between Shia and Sunni tribes resulted in at least 46 deaths.

    View Point
  • Open Article

    How the US became blind to Israeli terror

    ICJ finding of a “plausible genocide” in Gaza, and subsequent ruling that Israel is responsible for an apartheid system in the West Bank and East Jerusalem would not have surprised former US Presidents

    View Point
  • Open Article

    Why was Pakistan’s PM in Russia amid the Ukraine invasion?

    Against a backdrop of rapidly rising tensions between Russia and the West, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s long-planned February 23-24 visit to Moscow,the official state visit by a Pakistani head of government in two decades

    View Point
  • Open Article

    Something Is Rotten in Jerusalem

    Anyone interested in understanding the root of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict need only visit East Jerusalem. There you can see all the major flashpoints.

    View Point
  • Open Article

    Why Bangladesh is being called ‘South Asian Economic Miracle'

    Bangladesh has achieved enviable success in various fields including poverty alleviation, expansion of education, development of women, reduction of child and maternal mortality rate.

    View Point
  • Open Article

    Çay required? New regulations for becoming a Turkish citizen in 2022

    Becoming a Turkish citizen could bring many benefits with it, being able to boast a grand history of empires, free education and university, and full medical assistance.

    Feature
  • Open Article

    Should Bangladesh Lease Land from South Sudan?

    For a long period of time, Bangladesh has been striving to ensure food security at home by planning to shop farmland abroad. Recently, South Sudan, has expressed interest in leasing vast area of fallow land to Bangladesh

    View Point
  • Open Article

    How Uttar Pradesh Elections Will Determine PM Modi's Future

    The outcome of the elections in Uttar Pradesh will be a litmus test for the BJP. This will largely determine the Hindu nationalist party’s political future.

    View Point
  • Open Article

    Biden is enabling America's indefensible history with Saudi Arabia

    When Yemeni Houthi rebels struck Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, killing three people on Jan. 17, the Biden administration strongly condemned what it called “terrorist attacks.” It was the 14th time the State Department

    View Point
  • Open Article

    AUKUS vs. QUAD: A Reality Check

    THE past week saw the US’s hard push to contain China in its own backyard, by the formation of a new defence agreement known as AUKUS, with no precedent in diplomatic world.

    View Point
  • Open Article

    Afghanistan: The End of the Occupation

    Fourth, the War on Terror has also been politically defeated in the United States. The majority of Americans are now in favor of withdrawal from Afghanistan and against any more foreign wars.

    View Point
  • Open Article

    The Reality Check

    Israel has started talking tough about going to war with Iran. Then Hezbollah sent a reality check. 2006 will forever haunt Israel as it confronts the fact that, when comes to shove, it's not as capable as it claims to b

    View Point
  • Open Article

    India and Pakistan: the aftermath of crisis

    The recent military exchange between India and Pakistan has raised the stakes in a volatile region. Taking such significant risks – heavy-handed response to terrorist provocation being the latest.

    View Point
  • Open Article

    Time For India To Fight TRP Nationalism

    Ever since the Pulwama attack they have worked up a nationalist frenzy and batted for a full scale war with Pakistan. And when India launched  strikes on Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, these channels.

    View Point
  • Open Article

    'Death of a Princess': Adultery and execution in Saudi Arabia

    In 1980, a drama was screened in the UK which was to reshape perceptions of Saudi Arabia, a key Middle East ally. Death of a Princess followed the short life of Princess Mishael, a 19-year-old.

    Interview
  • Open Article

    Shia Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood: Could an alliance be on the cards?

    One of the most interesting unintended consequences of Jamal Khashoggi's murder last October in the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul has been a clash over the leadership of the Muslim world. 

    View Point
  • Open Article

    Nancy Pelosi’s Great Wall of Resistance 

    Whoever explained to then-President-elect Donald Trump what it meant to be president – if anyone did – neglected to tell him that on occasion a president loses a policy fight. That person also

    View Point
  • Open Article

    Search continues for elusive peace in Afghanistan

    President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw half of America’s forces from Afghanistan has brought with it a sense of urgency and uncertainty to the situation. The urgency has raised hopes that the US.

    View Point
  • Open Article

    The Wall, The Endless War, and the Troops Who Pay

    The suicide bombing in Manbij, Syria which killed up to twenty people, including two U.S. soldiers, a State Department employee, and a defense contractor, adds to the tragic toll of the war in Syria.

    View Point
  • Open Article

    A Muslim Response To ISIS

    In this part of the essay, I wish to address two things. One, how has Muslim leadership refuted ISIS and exposed the inadequacy of its religious and ideological foundations. Second, as the ISIS issue has already.

    View Point
  • Open Article

    The Agony of Being Naseeruddin Shah

    The storm of abuse and sheer vitriol that greeted Naseeruddin Shah’s lament over the alarming state of the nation only proves his point. The actor wasn’t even referring to the routine attacks and abuse.

    View Point
  • Open Article

    Is trouble brewing in the Indian Ocean?

    The “great game” of the Kipling era was between Britain in India and expanding Tsarist Russia. Now a new one has emerged in the Indian Ocean, with multiple players on one side and China on the other. 

    View Point
  • Open Article

    War with Pakistan, communal riots likely after BJP poll wipeout

    Today, most Hindus in India are communal, and so are most Muslims. It is only when we create a fully industrial society that the poison of communalism will disappear. Secularism is a feature of an industrial society.

    View Point
  • Open Article

    Trump's international anti-Iran coalition looks like it's falling apart. He doesn't have a back-up plan.

    President Donald Trump set out to pick a fight with Iran from the early days of his administration. But a set of astonishing developments has pulled the rug out from under his feet, and the next three months.

    View Point

Want your BRAND to reach a wider audience?

Find out how

Search Articles