In the face of exhaustion and dysfunction, optimism isn’t escapism—it’s resistance.There’s a quiet kind of strain that many people feel today—not just in moments of crisis, but in the rhythm ...
Read moreA vibrant democracy cannot thrive without a free press. Powers-that-be must stop treating journalists as tools. At the same time, media organisations must clean their houses — rid themselves of illi ...
Read moreEven Musharraf faced assassination attempts when he tried to rein them in. He too was scared. In interviews, he often dodged direct questions about Hafiz Saeed or Masood Azhar-an admission, of sorts, ...
Read moreThe world is not what it used to be, and few countries can afford to pretend otherwise. The structures that once kept global stability intact-alliances built during the Cold War, a period when th ...
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