Democracy On Trial on September 14, 2023In 2007, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared September 15 to be the Worldwide Day of Democracy, to advocate for and uphold democratic principles and urged all member nations and organizations to honour the day in a way that contributes to public awareness. While democracies share characteristics, there is no unique model of […]
Caretaker’s Conundrum on August 26, 2023Kakar admiration has promised free and fair elections, but there is widespread anxiety that the polls would be delayed beyond the constitutionally permitted 90 days stipulation. Nevertheless, ambivalence is still hovering over the proposition lest election may not be conducted at all in the near future. Certainly, given emerging challenges in the realm of economy, […]
The Pyrrhic Victory on August 16, 2023Two years ago on this day, August 15, 2021, the Western-backed regime collapsed like a house of cards as its foreign backers hastily left Afghanistan after a more than two decades occupation. The Afghan Taliban de facto regime then rolled into Kabul. The hardline movement’s evaluation of its first year in power is unimpressive, with […]
Delhi’s Secular Quandary on August 5, 2023Delhi is now in a dominant position both regionally and globally as a result of the country’s rapid economic development and militarization of the occupied Kashmir with the August 5, 2019, event and imperiousness over the last three decades, making it an appealing contender for “great power” status in the coming years. Islamabad’s policy pundit […]
Baptizing the Democracy on July 16, 2023Democracy is more than conducting elections and the observance of democratic institutions. To ensure that democratic values are adequately expressed in the political system, those in charge of managing democratic institutions and procedures must internalize its principles and norms and must be exerted to us spiritedly. Examining the character and behaviour of the main actors, […]
Pakistan’s Kabul Quandary on June 25, 2023Following the division of British India in August 1947, Pakistan was created along Afghanistan’s eastern border. Since then, relations between the two states have been abhorrent; The only country to vote against Pakistan’s membership to the UN following that country’s independence was Afghanistan. A substantial part of Pakistan’s heartland in contemporary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and […]
Finding the Strategic Equilibrium on May 31, 2023China is going to experience an increase in national socioeconomic and public health concerns in 2023. If history is any guide, it is reasonable to anticipate China’s leaders to respond to settle their external environment to focus on domestic concerns. To counteract criticism of their political record, they will try to project to their people […]
Mackinder’s Heartland Revised on May 11, 2023Halford John Mackinder was a British geographer who hypothesized in his 1904″ tractate”. The Geographical Axis of History that whoever holds control over the Eurasian heartland, which stretches through the Volga up the Yangtze and the mountains of the Himalayas through the Arctic, will also have sway over the rest of the world. Mackinder’s idea […]
Reconfiguring Regional Hegemony on April 21, 2023The post-World War II world order has been dominated by the United States of America and, to some extent, its European allies and NATO forces. These forces are responsible for creating and maintaining the global “rules-based order,” especially following the conclusion of the Cold War. However, as the Moscow assault on Ukraine has demonstrated, this […]
Taliban and Afghan Females on March 17, 2023With the extremist Taliban’s myopic view of female education, The KPK government must allow Afghan female students to finish their degrees in neighbouring universities. This would enable the Islamabad policymakers to launch fresh Kabul policy, which it desperately needs following its recent unproductive talks and setbacks with the Taliban clergy administration. Regrettably, the Taliban clergy […]