Why South Asian Women politicians have not empowered women in their societies?
On the Indian subcontinent, as in no other part of the world, women have risen to the pinnacle of politics. Indira Gandhi of India,...
Are Indian fears about CPEC related to Kashmir issue?
Fahad Shah | Srinagar, India-administered Kashmir - The multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which is being called a "game-changer" in Pakistan, has raised apprehensions in neighboring...
PSL Final: Lahore or Dubai? A Decision hanging on regional dynamics?
LAHORE / ISLAMABAD: Fate of PSL Final - in Lahore or Dubai - will be decided by the Punjab Apex Committee in Lahore today....
Are Indians and Pakistanis on the same page when they talk of draining the swamp of terrorism
M.K. Bhadrakumar| Regional security in South Asia is taking a dramatic turn. Within the space of 48 hours, a new phase is commencing in ‘counter-terrorist’...
RAW & NDS outsource terrorism: set prices to kill Pakistanis?
Mirwais Khan| Discussions with several sources in local police and intelligence in and around Chamman, in Pakistani province of Baluchistan reveal that Indian and Afghan...
Mothers told they had stillborn child and babies sold for $1500: Indian Orphanage shut down
By Anuradha Nagaraj CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Police in eastern India have shut down an orphanage and arrested its owner for illegally selling...
What is India spending it’s massive defense budget on?
Daniel Darling | The Indian government has unveiled its budget estimates for the coming fiscal year, with defense once again in line for a 10...
Can ISIS be stopped from expanding into Asia?
Naveed Ahmed | Quietly but surely, the Islamic State group (IS, formerly known as ISIS) is benefitting from the failures of al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Roughly...
Modi remains popular but faces disappointed voters in UP..!
Prashant Jha | Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced ‘disappointed voters’ in Uttar Pradesh, India’s biggest state...
Farewell Central Superior Services! Good riddance!
Talha ul Huda Before you jump to the conclusion that I’ve attempted the exam, failed and am now spewing venom out of bitterness, let me...
Legal action being taken against Bollywood’s Vidya Balan
The producers of Aami, the proposed biopic on avant-garde author Kamala Das are seriously contemplating on taking legal action against Vidya Balan for her...
Pakistan Army raids inside Afghanistan: difficult decision but necessary
ISLAMABAD - More details are emerging on the nature of strikes Pakistan Army did inside the Afghan territory - after the terrorist attack against...