Measuring South Asian Democracy: An Assessment of 2018
Several key trends in 2018 point toward the gradual entrenchment of democracy in South Asia. While most South Asian democracies are neither theoretically flawless nor […]
The Electoral Politics of the BJP’s Statue Nationalism
India has built the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity, on a river island of the Narmada River in Gujarat. The statue is a […]
سال ۲۰۱۹ کی جانب : نئے پاکستان کیلئے ایک کٹھن راستہ
پاکستان کے ۲۲ویں وزیراعظم عمران خان کے انتخاب کے ساتھ سال ۲۰۱۸ پاکستان کے لئے نتیجہ خیز ثابت ہوا۔ پاکستان تحریک انصاف (پی ٹی آئی) […]
Looking Ahead to 2019: A Tumultuous Road to Naya Pakistan
With the election of the country’s 22nd prime minster, Imran Khan, 2018 proved to be a consequential year for Pakistan. It was the first national […]
Looking Ahead to 2019: Bangladesh’s Crucial Inflection Point
Every year brings Bangladesh more trials and tribulations than the last. Alongside the massive Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh also faces the challenge of hosting a free […]
Contesting Authority: Female Participation in Pakistan’s Islamist Parties
Despite a new law stipulating that all political parties must give five percent of their tickets to women, Pakistan did not see meaningful female participation […]
Afghan Presidential Elections: Could Deferral Help the Peace Process?
Late last month, in a surprise move, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan announced that next year’s presidential elections will proceed as planned on […]
The Politics of Opportunism in Kashmir
Kashmir’s political scene has been active since the alliance between People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) broke down and Governor’s Rule was instituted […]
صدر ٹرمپ کی پاکستان سے متعلق حکمت عملی کو درپیش مسئلہ
افغانستان کے ہمسائے میں امریکہ کے پاس واحد اتحادی پاکستان ہے۔ لیکن گزشتہ برس وائٹ ہاؤس نے جنوبی ایشیا سے متعلق نئی پالیسی کا اعلان […]
بھارت کے ساتھ تعلقات کی بہتری: پاکستان کی معاشی ترقی کےلئے ناگزیر
۲۵ جولائی کو انتخابات میں کامیابی کے بعد تقریر میں وزیراعظم عمران خان نے بھارت کے ساتھ تعلقات میں بہتری، تجارتی راستے کھولنے اور کشمیر […]