Qatar Crisis: Pakistan’s Policy Dilemma
Pakistan is in a difficult position to get involved in another conflict of the Middle East. The recent rift between Saudi Arabia and Qatar...
A ‘Second Amendment’ to India’s Constitution
The mass shooting at Las Vegas on October 01, the most gruesome and deadliest of all mass shootings in US history, segued, predictably, into...
Kumari- A Tale of the Living Goddess
Kumari, literally translating to a ‘pre-pubescent virgin’, is also the name of the living goddess in Nepal chosen at a very young age. They...
Incorporating Critical Thinking in Higher Education: A Bangladesh Perspective
Let me start with a story. In August 2014, I was hired by the Political Science Department at the City University, Mogadishu, Somalia. In...
Cleaning Up the Ganges: A Free Markets Alternative
My recent reading of an article detailing the amount of money squandered on the cleanup of the Ganges River prompted me to look into...
Modi-Merkel mutually beneficial partnership set to continue
Germany is gearing up to vote for the 19th Bundestag or the Lower House of the Parliament which will, in turn, elect the German...
Is secularism dying in India?
Gauri Lankesh was shot to death on September 5, 2017. A consistent critic of Hindutva politics and right-wing Hindu extremism, the journalist-activist edited Gauri...
Can India End the Scourge of Corruption?
Records tell that India has a long distance to cover to contribute to the BRICS recent plan of working together to combat corruption. However,...
BRICS potentially strengthens Trump’s hand in tackling Pakistani support of militants
Pakistan, already furious and reeling from US President Donald J. Trump’s threat to sanction it for supporting militants, has been dealt a potential body...
Xiamen BRICS Summit: Triumph for Indian Diplomacy
The 9th BRICS summit was concluded on September 4, 2017 in Xiamen, China. The BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) group was formed in...