Ensuring democratic rule remains an elusive goal for the post-colonial Indian Subcontinent, which is still perpetuating top-down and hegemonic governance mechanisms inherited from colonial times. Let’s first consider the situation … Read More
Like many other parts of the formerly colonised world, the Indian subcontinent continues struggling with the consequences of arbitrarily drawn colonial borders. Problematic colonial border demarcations became a major cause … Read More
Much of South Asia is in a period of transition at present. While the political contours within individual states vary, much of the region is still plagued by authoritarian rule. … Read More
The heavy toll of the Israeli assault on Palestinian civilians has prompted increasing calls for persecuting the Israeli state for war crimes and for what is widely being described as … Read More
The use of political and economic pressure to compel belligerent states to comply with international norms is not a novel or untested idea. Given the disturbingly unproportional use of Israeli … Read More
Countries around the world, including Pakistan, are gearing up for next month’s climate summit in the UAE. However, given the current state of global affairs, we may not see adequate … Read More
Despite its dark underbelly of divisiveness, India’s meteoric rise orchestrated by the Modi-led government is hard to ignore. No one could have imagined a couple of decades ago, even after … Read More
Even in the era of a strongman resurgence, the case of Modi has been unique. Despite his problematic human rights record and his persistent ethno-majoritarianism, Modi has become the selfstyled … Read More
There is growing empirical evidence linking macroeconomic instability and conflict. Conflicts have direct economic costs on multiple fronts. The cyclical relationship between conflict and economic stress is what is often … Read More
The frosty reception of Pakistans foreign minister in Goa during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) moot illustrated the latent hostility plaguing the Indian subcontinent. While the border situation is calm, … Read More
