Modi’s Victory: Are We Envisaging a Surge in Religious Extremism?
Indubitably, India’s federal election 2019—
the most intriguing issue among many young Indian voters and international
stakeholders—was the most wide-ranging and probably most expensive election
campaign in...
Modi Wins May Loses
The Indian elections are over. Despite Narendra Modi's abysmal economic
record -- industrial production has slumped, farmers are in trouble and had
been demonstrating their plight,...
Indian Elections 2019: Towards New Economic and Political Goals
The current protracted election campaign has been
enduringly characterized, by a lingering overhang of foreign policy and
national security considerations, punctuated by constant reminders of India’s
rising...
US geopolitical interests offer Iran sanctions loophole amid mounting tension
The Indian-backed Iranian port of Chabahar has emerged as a major
loophole in a tightening military and economic noose and ever harsher US
sanctions that President...
Pointless Colonial Massacres and Post-Colonial Wars and Killings on the Indian Subcontinent
Two colonial mass killings from the
twentieth century are always remembered: The Qissa Khwani
Bazaar massacre on April 23, 1930 in
Peshawar (then India, now in Pakistan)...
The Durand Line Issue
The Durand Line is a 2,200-kilometre
debated border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. It was set up in 1893 between
Sir Mortimer Durand, a British negotiator and...
Indian Nuclear Explosions of May 98 and Befitting Response
India
started nuclear program soon after independence. The Atomic Energy Act was
passed on 15 April 1948, leading to the establishment of the Indian Atomic
Energy Commission...
Is PTM Genuine to its Cause?
Pashtun Tahafuz
Movement (PTM) v/s Sate is a fiery tale which none can anticipate how it will
end. Sparked from the extra judicial murder of model...
RSS: Grim Reality under the Secular Veil of India
Religious
extremism is not something novel to mankind. Between 132-136 CE, Romans faced
the confrontation with the Jews. A Jew extremist, Simon Bar Kokhba, led the
revolt...
IMF bailout package and public opinion
The 22nd
bailout package for Pakistan at its final stages. There exists a mix of public
opinion on this package, some are in favor and some...