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The Myth  and the reality of Indian democracy

The Myth  and the reality of Indian democracy
Asif Mahmood Kumar Ketkar’s revelation that the CIA and Mossad helped engineer the fall of Congress in 2014 should not shock anyone watching India’s political decay. For years, New Delhi marketed itself as the world’s largest democracy while quietly se…
Affordable medicine: a right, not a privilege
By Sardar Khan Niazi A country where millions struggle day-to-day to meet basic needs, the going up price tag of medicine is more than an inconvenience--it is a crisis. The right to health is enshrined in international human rights agreements and recog…
Palestine’s recognition is not a reward to Hamas
By Sardar Khan Niazi In recent months, several European countries, including Norway, Ireland, and Spain, have taken the historic step of recognizing the State of Palestine. Predictably, these announcements have sparked strong reactions, particularly fr…
More provinces, Strong Federation
By Sardar Khan NiaziThe debate over the creation of new provinces in Pakistan has once again surfaced, and what makes it promising this time is that the Constitution itself ensures that any such step can only be taken through broad consultation and consen…
IGnoble Peace Prize?
 Asif MahmoodThe Nobel Peace Prize was meant to honor those who heal wounds and build bridges. Today it risks becoming a stage for those who exploit grief, glorify violence, and polish their image through foreign lobbies. The campaign to present Mahrang B…
South Asia’s Israel and the Middle East’s India
Asif Mahmood India today stands in South Asia as Israel stands in the Middle East. Both present themselves as democracies, both enjoy Western patronage, yet both are built on occupation, dispossession and the systematic denial of Muslim rights. Kashmir…
Time to re-green our country
By Sardar Khan Niazi As Pakistan stands in the combat zone of the global climate crisis, it is time we confront an uncomfortable truth: we are rapidly losing our green cover and with it the natural resilience that once protected our land and our people…
September 20 to mark State Sovereignty Day in Azerbaijan
For centuries, the greatest aspiration of the people of Azerbaijan has been to live in an independent and sovereign state, to build a developed society founded on our national and moral values, on solidarity, humanism, justice, and the rule of law. Despit…
The Young Man and the Sea
Asif Mahmood Some books are not merely read, they are lived. Ernest Hemingway’s  "The Old Man and the Sea" is one such masterpiece. It is the story of Santiago, the aged fisherman, who battles the unforgiving sea and an immense marlin to prove tha…

Pakistan’s consistent call for justice in Palestine

Strategic Framework

PTI Keeps Shooting Itself in the Foot

Recent floods devastate Pakistani agriculture
By Sardar Khan Niazi Pakistan's agriculture has fallen victim to a natural disaster. The floods have ruined the fields that have been he backbone of the national economy. This disaster was not just a surge of water; it stripped the soil of its fertilit…
Affordable medicine: a right, not a privilege
By Sardar Khan Niazi A country where millions struggle day-to-day to meet basic needs, the going up price tag of medicine is more than an inconvenience--it is a crisis. The right to health is enshrined in international human rights agreements and recog…
Palestine’s recognition is not a reward to Hamas
By Sardar Khan Niazi In recent months, several European countries, including Norway, Ireland, and Spain, have taken the historic step of recognizing the State of Palestine. Predictably, these announcements have sparked strong reactions, particularly fr…
More provinces, Strong Federation
By Sardar Khan NiaziThe debate over the creation of new provinces in Pakistan has once again surfaced, and what makes it promising this time is that the Constitution itself ensures that any such step can only be taken through broad consultation and consen…
IGnoble Peace Prize?
 Asif MahmoodThe Nobel Peace Prize was meant to honor those who heal wounds and build bridges. Today it risks becoming a stage for those who exploit grief, glorify violence, and polish their image through foreign lobbies. The campaign to present Mahrang B…
South Asia’s Israel and the Middle East’s India
Asif Mahmood India today stands in South Asia as Israel stands in the Middle East. Both present themselves as democracies, both enjoy Western patronage, yet both are built on occupation, dispossession and the systematic denial of Muslim rights. Kashmir…
Time to re-green our country
By Sardar Khan Niazi As Pakistan stands in the combat zone of the global climate crisis, it is time we confront an uncomfortable truth: we are rapidly losing our green cover and with it the natural resilience that once protected our land and our people…
September 20 to mark State Sovereignty Day in Azerbaijan
For centuries, the greatest aspiration of the people of Azerbaijan has been to live in an independent and sovereign state, to build a developed society founded on our national and moral values, on solidarity, humanism, justice, and the rule of law. Despit…

Pakistan’s consistent call for justice in Palestine

Strategic Framework

PTI Keeps Shooting Itself in the Foot

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