India’s Growing Arms Footprint in Afghanistan Enables Regional Power Projection
SHASHANK JOSHI | Nov 1, 2016 India’s growing arms footprint in Afghanistan points to an important future aspect of its regional power projection. “We have a...
After Shutting Liquor Shops, Bihar Seeks Suggestions On Prohibition
The Supreme Court is to shortly hear a petition regarding prohibition in the State and the government is said to have taken this step...
Promotional Funds For India’s Entry To Oscars, Film Festivals
The announcement was made by I&B Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu here on Tuesday at a press conference for the 47th edition of the International...
Dummies’ Guide to Pakistani Politics
What is happening in Pakistan? Why its happening the way it is happening and how can Pakistan change and become a genuinely democratic polity?...
India And Nepal Must Build On Their Unique Political, Social And Economic Ties
C. Raja Mohan | As the first Indian president to visit Nepal in nearly two decades, Pranab Mukherjeewould want to bring the healing touch to a...
BRICS And Walls
Christophe Jaffrelot | With the benefit of hindsight, one can learn several lessons from the BRICS summit in Goa. Before this event, close observers of India’s...
Analysing The Trade Relationship Between Pakistan And India
Aadil Nakhoda | Oct 31, 2016 The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) consists of eight South Asian nations, namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,...
In Delhi, Alleged Cases Of Poop Falling From Planes. National Green Tribunal Investigates
Imagine human excreta falling on you from airplanes flying above! A former senior armyman has moved the National Green Tribunal alleging dumping of human...
‘Afghan Girl’ in 1985 National Geographic Photo Is Arrested in Pakistan
An Afghan woman whose photograph as a young refugee with piercing green eyes was published on the cover of National Geographic in 1985, becoming...
Pakistan’s Honor-Killing Law Isn’t Enough
Bina Shah | Oct 28, 2016 KARACHI, Pakistan — In Pakistan today, it’s a sad reality that regressive societal attitudes toward women label us as...
The Dead Begin To Speak Up In India
Arundhati Roy | Oct 28, 2016 Kashmir is in the process of being isolated, cut off from the outside world by two concentric rings of...
Freedom of the Press
Hassan Niazi | Oct 26, 2016 On October 11, the Government of Pakistan took another step to undermine free speech. By placing one of the...