GROWING inequality and pervasive poverty further lock countries into the cycle of higher population growth rates and increasing climate vulnerabilities. Some recent studies have inverted this proposition: without reducing social…
AN unspoken dispute stalks India’s Congress party. It may define the battle lines for the scattered opposition groups to align against a ferocious but not invincible right-wing assault on democracy.…
This year has been a year of elections, the most ever observed in a calendar year in international history. It has also been a year of increasing far-right populism. A…
Pakistan has maintained a friendly and cooperative policy towards South Asian states due to its peaceful coexistence policy. Pakistan has generally aimed for a peaceful neighbourhood and as well as…
AT the time of writing, almost five days after the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was reported to have suddenly died in an Arctic penal colony, his mother was still…
Emigration has occupied perhaps more than its usual share of space in the public discourse in the past year. Op-eds that popped up in the media have included pure opinions…
Instead of choosing the winners and losers which was the case with the industrial policy 1.0, the thrust of the new policy that is still evolving is to align the…
Historically, ‘diaspora’ had a very specific meaning – mostly ascribed to Jews and Armenians’ dispersions around the world – epitomizing the historical oppression and neglect these communities had to face…
For 10 years, the UK Home Office’s Hostile Environment policy has been treating migrants as undeserving of the same fundamental rights as other individuals – in particular their right to…
I spent August 14 in deep reflection this year. What kind of celebration is most appropriate for this country? What are the lessons from 75 years of independence that should…
