Why “Herd Immunity” is a horrible idea for Pakistan? on May 18, 2020Pakistan reported its first COVID-19 case on February 26. Since then, amid a poorly-executed countrywide lockdown, it has reached a total of 24,648 confirmed cases and 585 deaths, as of May 7. Although you may argue that these COVID-19 figures are low when compared to the US and Europe, they are certainly far from depicting […]
Is the dawn of a new nuclear-age impending? on January 21, 2020The storm was long brewing on the nuclear horizon, but by the end of 2018 it became obvious. Even in its first month, 2019 is replete with nuclear threats and ambitions.North Korea has continued its streak of testing missiles.The UShas not only failed to break the deadlock on denuclearisation negotiations with North Korea but has […]
India’s descent into an uprising on December 27, 2019The new laws,the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register for Citizens (NRC), overturn what it means to be Indian. Several weeks have passed since Indian streets flooded with crowds protesting against a controversial new citizenship law. Despite Indian state’s imposition of ban on public gatherings, even that couldn’t stop hundreds of thousands of […]
The ‘Age of Revolts’ against populism on December 11, 2019The ongoing protests suggest that people, all across the world, are fighting for their rights, freedom and, liberation. The world is on fire lately with various protests occurring in different corners of the world. Protestors in Iran have risen against the government over petrol price hikes to which the authorities responded by shutting internet services […]
Broken legacies of the British Empire: the odd case of Kashmir and Hong Kong on December 6, 2019The British Empire of the past is no more but the British imperialism’s leftovers are still intact in Asia even this day where two prolonged crises-Hong Kong and Kashmir-share the same roots. Hong Kong is witnessing an unending streak of protests in which large numbers of people are participating calling for greater freedom of expression […]
Is Nuclear Non-Proliferation still a realistic goal? on December 3, 2019Recently, the Moscow Nonproliferation Conference (MNC) was held in Russia where delegates from around 40 countries met to discuss the rising threat of using nuclear weapons in the potential interstate conflicts. The diplomats contemplated on the goals of denuclearisation and disarmament at a crucial time when the nuclear non-proliferation has received severe and numerous adverse […]
Iran’s dilemma on November 26, 2019The recent hike in the fuel prices by the Iranian government has evoked mass protests from the citizens. The protests turned violent when demonstrators set ablaze some banks and stores. Given the large number of participants in the ongoing protests, the Iranian authorities responded in full as the clash between protestors and security forces resulted […]
‘Justice first,’ peace later! on November 23, 2019The problem with past and present peace negotiations is that they consistently centred towards giving the Palestinians “economic opportunities.” The word ‘peace’ is often taken by the Palestinians as the continuation of the status quo and Israel’s occupation. The moment Donald Trump stepped into the White House, he vowed to broker a peace deal between […]
Gory October and resilient Iraqis on November 3, 2019Neither a foreign occupation nor an ISIL militant assault, Iraq bleeds because of its corrupt alien political system. Iraq is bleeding not because of some foreign invasion or bombings by militant outfit Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) but by the government’s stark use of forces to strike down the ongoing protests. October […]
Gory October and resilient Iraqis on November 2, 2019Iraq is bleeding not because of some foreign invasion or bombings by the militant outfit, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), but by the government’s stark use of forces to strike down the ongoing protests. October has seen more blood spilled in Iraq than any other month in the recent times of […]