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Nepal and a Feminist Foreign Policy
In July 2021, Ratnanagar Municipality in Bagmati Pradesh enacted a policy that banned women with children under the age of two from going abroad for foreign employment. The local representatives reasoned that children were deprived of maternal care when mothers…
Reflections from Afghanistan
Editor's Note: Afghanistan is experiencing a critical juncture in its history. The United States has withdrawn from their longest-ever war, the government has withered away, and the Taliban have taken control of most of the country, including Kabul. Tired of…
Hazaras in Afghanistan Face Genocide post-U.S. Withdrawal
In May 2021, three explosions at Sayed-ul Shuhada high school, located in a mainly Hazara neighborhood west of Kabul, rocked the city, killing nearly 100 students and wounding 150 others, overwhelmingly teenage girls under 18. The attack was followed by…
India at the UNSC: The First Six Months
Since the early 1990s, India has made its ambition to hold a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) abundantly clear. Over time, New Delhi has worked aggressively towards this end. While the international community builds consensus over UNSC reforms through the…
ہاٹ ٹیک: فلسطین میں بحران کے بارے میں ہم ہندوستان اور پاکستان کی عوامی ردعمل سے کیا سیکھ سکتے ہیں؟
شیخ جراح کے پڑوس میں فلسطینیوں کو بے دخل کرنے کی کوشش کے بعد اسرائیلی سکیورٹی فورسز نے مقبوضہ مشرقی یروشلم سمیت مسجد اقصیٰ پر چار حملے کرتے ہوئے اسلام کے مقدس ترین مقامات پر حملوں اور گرفتاریوں میں تیزی لائی ہے۔ اسرائیلی نیم…
India’s and Pakistan’s Public Responses to the Violence in Israel and Palestine
Following the attempted evictions of Palestinians in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Israeli security forces have ramped up attacks and arrests in occupied East Jerusalem, including four raids on al-Aqsa mosque, among the holiest sites in Islam. The militant group…