The second Iranian Revolution
By Saleem Samad Thousands of enraged Iranians in a nationwide dissent against the Islamic clergy’s
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Pakistan: Drowning in debts and floods
Pakistan in the immediate past has experienced three major crises. – two of which were caused by natural hazards — the 2005 earthquake, which impacted 3.5 million people and the 2010 floods which affected more than 20 million people.
Major diplomatic development in Central Asia
By Valentin Yakushik This week the attention of analysts is fixed on diplomatic developments in Central
Sheikh Hasina’s “Jamdani” diplomacy
In between parleys and visits outside her hotel, Hasina has been able to draw the attention of the Indian media, Indian top officials and the business community to her century-old traditional handloom ‘Jamdani’ saree she wore during her four-day visit.
Arrest of Islamic State terrorist in Russia underscores threat to Central Asia, India
India has been working with Central Asian countries in counter-terrorism both within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, as well as on a bilateral basis
Why Finland and Sweden will compromise with Turkey
What on the surface looks like Finland’s and Sweden’s negotiations with Turkey over the admission of the two previously neutral Scandinavian countries to NATO, is essentially an outward expression of two overlapping heterogeneous processes.
Arms Trade Treaty at risk of irrelevance
If the Arms Trade Treaty’s many signatories reaffirm their commitment to the agreement’s aims, they could start to see real change.
New Uzbekistan Aims to Adopt a New Democratic Constitution
Shavkat Mirziyoyev also stressed the need to continue working to strengthen the constitutional basis of the powers of the Oliy Majlis to exercise parliamentary control.
UAE’s entry into Afghanistan is good news for India
The UAE’s entry into Afghanistan is expected to increase in scope there, giving it a lever over the Taliban. For India, which has sent its high-level delegation to Kabul for talks, and which has forged a unique partnership with the UAE, this is only good news
Imran going, but not gone
The flamboyant cricketer turned politician seems to have dug his own grave. His government is widely known to have blessings from the military hawks. The hawks possess a pathological responsibility to interfere in civil and political affairs.