Year in Review: Nepal in 2019
Since its landmark national elections in 2017—the first in two decades—the past two years in Nepal have been a time of newfound stability. In 2018 […]
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Ayodhya Verdict: Is the Political Climate in India Impeding the Rights of Religious Minorities?
On November 9, India’s apex court ruled in favor of Hindu nationalist groups in a long-standing dispute over a contested holy site in Ayodhya, which […]
Pakistan’s Highest Court Suspends the Army Chief’s Term Extension. What Now?
Last week, the Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended a government-issued directive that approved a three-year term extension for the current chief of army staff. It’s […]
Pakistan’s Political and Diplomatic Challenges at the 2020 FATF Plenary
Last month, Pakistan received a provisional reprieve from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international money laundering and terror financing watchdog, allowing it four […]
Afghan Elections and Peace Talks: Is the Government Losing on Both Fronts?
As multiple rounds of direct talks between the United States and the Taliban reached a dead-end in September, rekindled hopes for an as-yet elusive peace […]
The Azadi March in Pakistan: Testing the PTI’s Prudence
In a bid to topple the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in Pakistan, the Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Fazlur Rehman has launched an Azadi (freedom) […]
What to Expect from Sri Lanka’s Upcoming Presidential Election
On November 16, around 16 million eligible Sri Lankan voters return to the polls after four years to cast their ballots to elect a new […]
Understanding India’s National Register of Citizens
On August 31, 2019, India published the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for the northeastern state of Assam. The document aims to identify “legal” migrants […]
Beyond Strategic Ties and Economic Assistance: A Call to Rethink Pakistan’s Middle East Policy
Only a month after assuming office, Imran Khan made his first overseas trip as Pakistan’s prime minister to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates […]
Can Federalism Diffuse Ethnic Tensions? The Case of Pakistan’s South Punjab Province
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ’s eleven-point election manifesto in 2018 included establishing a southern Punjab province as an administrative […]