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Nepal’s Royalist Revival? Democracy’s Crisis of Confidence
Every year, on Nepal’s Democracy Day, Gyanendra Shah, the country’s former monarch, addresses his former subjects via video. Shah generally bemoans the state of the country, offers platitudes, and ends with the customary royal invocation of Pashupatinath as Nepal’s protector…
ٹرمپ کی جیت پاکستان کے لیےکئی مشکلات(چیلنجز)کا خدشہ ظاہرکرتی ہے
اس وقت جبکہ ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ جنوری 2025 میں دوبارہ عہدہ سنبھالنے کی تیاری میں ہیں، اسلام آباد میں امریکہ کے ساتھ تعلقات کے مستقبل کے بارے میں گہری غیر یقینی پائی جاتی ہے۔ پاکستان تحریک انصاف (پی ٹی آئی) کے…
Pakistan in 2024: Economic Strife, Political Resentment, & Security Pressures Spell Gloom
Pakistan is experiencing multiple crises at once, both at its core and its periphery. The protracted concerns of political instability, economic recession, nation-building anxieties, and threats to security have combined into what many commentators have termed the state’s polycrisis. As…
Nepal in 2024: Has Political Instability Finally Come to an End?
In 2024, Nepal saw continued political instability but gained tentative ground within the economic and geopolitical domains. More stability is expected in the days ahead as a result of two major parties forming the government and bringing an end to…
Trump’s Victory Poses Several Challenges for Pakistan
As Donald Trump prepares to return to office in January 2025, uncertainty looms large in Islamabad over the future of ties with the United States. Among fervent supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Trump's win led to renewed hope that…
Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Elections: A New Dawn?
After a gap of ten years, elections for Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Legislative Assembly were finally held from September 18 to October 1, 2024. While the National Conference (NC) and its alliance partners won a total of 49 seats,…