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Back to the status quo

The recent hasty legislation carried out by parliament clearly indicates that the houses of public representatives have become merely a rubber stamp. It is thought that, since July 1, more…

Crushing Kashmir

Four years ago today, India arbitrarily revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under its constitution and transformed it into a union territory directly governed from Delhi in a…

A new mediator in the region

Earlier this year, China emerged as a new trustworthy mediator in the Middle Eastern region by successfully brokering a detente between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The subsequent Sino-Palestinian strategic partnership…

The state of the media

In today’s constantly changing world, even as the print media somewhat sadly fades away, the media in all its other forms has become a more and more powerful entity. We…

Euphoria must not give way to despair

The nation is in a state of euphoria since it successfully clinched an International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) $3 billion 9-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) a couple of days ago. Ironically, Euphoria may…

Religious minorities’ woes

Amidst all the kerfuffle about general elections looming on the horizon, our attention has been diverted (inadvertently or deliberately?) from the continuing plight of religious minorities in our society. Consider.…

What did Ukraine get from Vilnius?

Although, despite intense campaigning and pleading by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Vilnius summit did not give any timetable for Ukraine’s path towards its membership, Nato acknowledged in paragraph 11…