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Debt crisis and SDGs

‘Today, 3.3 billion people live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on health, and 2.1 billion live in countries that spend more on interest payments than on…

From safe haven to trap

AT the beginning of June, an Afghan journalist was arrested by Islamabad Police and hastily deported to Afghanistan. He was in the process of renewing his Pakistani visa, but within…

Global hypocrisy

Both developed and developing nations increasingly see peaceful nuclear technology as essential for achieving long-term energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This shift is recognised in international frameworks which…

Lessons from 12-day Israel-Iran war

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when…

Final nail in NPT coffin

Today, the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) stands totally destroyed after the Israeli and US attacks on Iran’s IAEA safeguarded peaceful nuclear facilities. With this, the nuclear nonproliferation regime has also…

Final nail in NPT coffin

Today, the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) stands totally destroyed after the Israeli and US attacks on Iran’s IAEA safeguarded peaceful nuclear facilities. With this, the nuclear nonproliferation regime has also…

The story of Kashmir

Heading the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir diplomacy is often a quiet art – but sometimes, it becomes a roar, a clarion call that cuts through decades of silence and injustice.…

Diplomatic setback

THERE are at least five aspects of the stance adopted by the international community in the recent India-Pakistan conflict and its aftermath which represented a diplomatic setback for New Delhi. One, New…

Middle East in meltdown?

The Middle East is on the brink of a potential regional war following Israel’s preemptive strike against Iran. This military action occurred while high-stakes negotiations between Tehran and Washington were…