Opinion & Analysis

There is now growing consensus around the world that continuing use of fossil fuels for producing the increasing need for energy is causing global warming that has already had devastating...

Universities around the world are under siege. Rising tuition fees, declining graduate employability and the rapid spread of micro-credentials and AI-powered learning platforms have led many to ask: is a...

For most of its existence, humankind has tried to make sense of, cursed, battled, and at times even invoked natural calamities over which it had little control. This unpredictability and...

China dominated global politics in the first week of September 2025. First, we had the SCO meeting in Tianjin, and then the Victory Day parade was held in Beijing to...

India's evolving strategic posture in the Indian Ocean is increasingly shaped by Continuous at Sea Deterrence, which seeks to ensure the permanent deployment of at least one nuclear-armed ballistic missile...

The Supreme Court has taken a major step towards protecting women from abandonment, ruling that there is no link between maintenance and consummation of marriage or rukhsati. The decision, authored...

The appointment of Diella, an AI-powered digital assistant, as Albania's first "virtually created" cabinet minister signals how far the world has travelled in the realm of artificial intelligence. Diella's task...

A toothless statement from the UN Security Council not naming the aggressor, Israel, called for Qatar's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Though it condemned the act of the Jewish state by...

Scholars, policymakers, public office-holders and citizens may be wondering alike: how long will the new warmth in the Pak-US relations last? These apprehensions emanate from expressions like "there are no...

The anniversary of 9/11 reminds us that terrorism is not a relic of the past; it is a shape-shifting threat that continues to haunt nations, especially those like Pakistan that...