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State Neglect

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Dr Kamal Monnoo

The Ducky Mess

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Salman Masood

Technologies Changing the World

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Atle Hetland

India’s Army Turns Saffron

By any democratic standard, a nation’s armed forces are expected to embody professionalism, neutrality and constitutional duty. Yet in today’s...

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Nazia Mustafa

The Terrorism Trend

Competition inundates every field. The sphere of terrorism offers no exception. The drift of terrorism surfaced in the ongoing month of November is...

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Dr. Tehmina Aslam Ranjha

Bihar Election – A Systemic Electoral ...

Something unsettling happens when a democracy begins to resemble a theatre production. The spotlight stays fixed on the performers, the script...

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Omay Aimen

COP 30 Promises

Climate change is roiling the world with adverse impacts, from hurricanes and floods to fires and extreme heat. To address these negative effects,...

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Attiya Munawer

AI and Ethics

In today’s world, the debate of whether AI itself is good or bad is totally in the hands of the driver. If the driver is good, then AI will be used...

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Usman Ali Awan

Character and Conduct

Character and Conduct

The debate remains whether character is followed by manners or conduct. Psychologists of repute maintain that manners precede conduct, and there is...

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Sirajuddin Aziz

WWI’s Impact On Arabs

This past week, I travelled to Iowa to deliver remarks on Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War I. Instead of comments typical of the...

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Dr. James J. Zogby

Washington vs Caracas

America has slipped into a conflict it refuses to name. The signs aren’t subtle. They aren’t even deniable. They are simply scattered across...

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M A Hossain

Gaza Peace Paradox

On Monday, 18 November 2025, the UN Security Council passed a US-sponsored resolution that backs US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for...

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Saleem Qamar Butt

Incompetent and Complicit

Pakistan may need to further refine its current Afghan policy. Its desired end state henceforth could be to forge very friendly, productive,...

23.11.2025 2

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Imran Malik

Will India Return Hasina?

South Asia rarely experiences moments that expose the region’s diplomatic contradictions as starkly as the drama surrounding Sheikh Hasina Wajid. A...

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Omay Aimen