Explaining Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings
On April 21, 2019, a series of suicide bombings devastated churches and hotels in Sri Lanka. Multiple sites within three different cities (Batticaloa in the […]
Category: Human Rights
What Message Does the Latest India-Pakistan Crisis Send to Militants in Kashmir?
On February 14th of this year, a 20-year-old Kashmiri militant, Adil Ahmad Dar rammed an SUV full of explosives into an Indian paramilitary convoy truck […]
Majoritarian Insecurities in South Asia
At the moment, several countries around the world are witnessing the phenomenon of the majority community feeling irrationally threatened by minorities. But in South Asia, […]
Bangladesh at a Crossroads: What Recent Protests Mean for Democracy
On July 29th, two students were killed in a busy intersection in Dhaka city after a reckless bus driver plowed into them. While numerous deaths […]
فاٹا انضمام پاکستان کےلئے کیا معنی رکھتا ہے؟
حال ہی میں پاکستان نے اپنے علاقے فاٹا، جو کہ سات ایجنسیوں اور چھ فرنٹئیر ریجنز پر مشتمل ہے، کو صوبہ خیبر پختونخواہ میں ضم […]
कश्मीर में एक और हिंसक गर्मी
कश्मीर को पर्यटकों के लिए “शांतिपूर्ण” दर्शाते हुए, पीपुल्स डेमोक्रेटिक पार्टी (पीडीपी) सरकार ने इस मार्च श्रीनगर में ट्रैवल एजेंट्स एसोसिएशन ऑफ इंडिया के ६४ […]
Short Take: Another Hot Summer to Burden Kashmir
Projecting Kashmir as a “peaceful” destination for tourists, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)-led state government hosted the 64th annual Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) […]
The Political Awakening of Pakistan’s Pashtuns
There is a storm brewing in Pakistan: after decades of exclusion and discrimination, the Pashtun community from the country’s tribal areas has come forward to […]
2017 in Review: Sri Lanka
The current coalition government of Sri Lanka was elected in 2015 with a mandate to implement broad political and economic reforms. Unfortunately the young government […]
مہاجرین چیلنج اور پاکستان کی افغان مہاجرین کی وطن واپسی کی پالیسی
۱۱ ستمبر حملوں کے بعد جب امریکہ نے افغانستان پر حملہ کیا تو ہزاروں افغان اپنا ملک چھوڑ کر پاکستانی علاقے میں آگئے۔ ان کی […]