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In 1991 President George H.W. Bush announced unilateral, sweeping reductions in U.S. tactical nuclear forces. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was supposed to take parallel steps, but he hardly got the chance as the Soviet Union
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“‘There are no heroes, there are no villains.’ That is what the long-term demographic history of India tells us,” says historian Ravi K. Mishra. The statement goes to the centre of his
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The Airport as a Model for Governance There is an intriguing proposition which, at first blush, might appear whimsical but which, upon closer examination, possesses considerable analytical force: a country could learn
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The Taliban returned to power nearly five years ago with grand promises of stability, but their ruling apparatus has instead pushed Afghanistan into a cycle of self-inflicted economic ruin and social regression.
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A trade deal without the people’s voice; an agreement beyond parliamentary scrutiny, democratic accountability, and national debate—raising profound questions about sovereignty, legitimacy, and consent. Trade agreements are not merely commercial instruments. When
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When dissent is labeled as treason, democracy itself is under threat. In India today, the “Pakistani threat” has evolved from a genuine security issue into a political tool, justifying mass arrests and
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