In lecturing about the state of liberal democracy over the past couple of years, I have been frequently asked whether the authoritarian tide taking place around the world can be stopped, and
Guns have fallen silent along the Af-Pak border after deadly clashes between the Taliban and Pakistan, with only limited skirmishes continuing. The ceasefire maintaining this fragile calm along the border remains precarious,
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When India placed the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance last year, attention naturally focused on the diplomatic and legal consequences of the decision. Yet the more consequential question may lie elsewhere:
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It was the handiwork of the Washington establishment and its circle of domestic confederates! Few political controversies have exposed the inner workings of Bangladesh’s recent past interim administration ran by Muhammad Yunus’s
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Some time ago, I received an invitation from my Sri Lankan friend Ramani to join a WhatsApp group of Sri Lankans, who had studied Russian at the Pushkin Institute in Moscow at
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Israel’s upcoming election is being framed as one of the most consequential in its recent history, not only for the country itself but for political dynamics stretching far beyond its borders. As
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On May 25, 2026, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at three locations in the Srinagar and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), in connection with a terrorism funding case
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On 15 April, I had the great honour of speaking in the Gedung Merdeka (Independence Hall) in Bandung, Indonesia. I was struck not by nostalgia, but by urgency. Bandung is not our
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The recent flurry of agreements between Sri Lanka and the Maldives reflects a significant deepening of bilateral relations that extends beyond traditional diplomatic engagement into the domains of security, law enforcement, economic
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It’s a fascinating moment for world politics and global markets. Geopolitically, the world is in turmoil, primarily because the United States, still the superpower, has become a fundamentally unreliable actor. President Donald
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There are moments in history when words lose their meaning. Not because dictionaries are rewritten, nor because language itself changes, but because political power empties words of the realities they once described.
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On May 30, 2026, the historic UEFA Champions League victory of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) was overshadowed by widespread violence across France. What began as celebrations following PSG’s triumph quickly descended into riots
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As tensions between Washington and Tehran threatened to escalate into a wider regional confrontation, the United States once again found itself relying on a familiar intermediary: Pakistan. The episode exposed a contradiction
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After the elections in Myanmar, the Generals returned to power through electoral means, consolidating their legitimacy. India’s approach towards Myanmar has a complex political history, but given today’s strategic realities, India requires
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When a government cannot silence its critics at home, it follows them abroad. That is the defining logic of transnational repression: the use of state power to intimidate, surveil, harass, or eliminate
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Water, in contemporary international relations, is far more than a natural resource; it is a strategic asset that shapes national power, environmental security, and state resilience. For Pakistan, a state of over
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