The Red Sea And The Return Of Maritime Great Power Rivalry The Red Sea crisis is no longer a limited maritime disruption but a geopolitical battleground of great-power rivalry whose instability threatens global trade,

From the Suez Canal to the Cape route, maritime disruption is reshaping global trade and power dynamics.
By Maria Mansab

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#RedSeaCrisis #GlobalTrade #Geopolitics #EnergySecurity #MaritimeRoutes #SupplyChain

The Red Sea And The Return Of Maritime Great Power Rivalry The Red Sea crisis is no longer a limited maritime disruption but a geopolitical battleground of great-power rivalry whose instability threatens global trade,

The Red Sea crisis exposes global trade vulnerabilities as conflict and rivalry disrupt key shipping routes.
By Maria Mansab

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#RedSeaCrisis #GlobalTrade #Geopolitics #EnergySecurity #MaritimeRoutes #SupplyChain

India Watches From The Sidelines As Pakistan Shapes Iran–US Diplomacy As the prospect of an Islamabad Accord draws closer, New Delhi faces a sobering question: in a region being reshaped by crisis, has India's silence spoken too

As Islamabad hosts high-stakes negotiations, Pakistan’s role expands in regional diplomacy, exposing New Delhi’s cautious and increasingly questioned foreign policy stance.
By Daman A. Bozdar & Mustafa. Bozdar

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#IndiaPakistan #diplomacy #IranUS

Injected With Neglect: How Pakistan’s Healthcare System Is Fueling An HIV Crisis Pakistan’s HIV outbreaks are not medical anomalies but a repeated failure of the state to enforce basic healthcare safety, turning hospitals into vectors of

Preventable HIV outbreaks reveal a deeper crisis: negligence, weak oversight, and broken healthcare safeguards.
By Yummna Hina Khan

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#PublicHealth #HIVCrisis #PakistanHealth #AIDS #HIV #HealthcareFailure #HumanRights #InfectionControl

The Robe And The Sword: Buddhism, Power, And The Politics Of Violence The book’s real provocation lies not in placing “Buddhist” and “violence” in the same sentence, but in asking a deeper question: what happens to a philosophy

The Robe and the Sword explores how religion and politics fuel exclusion and militant nationalism in South and Southeast Asia.
By Bilal Ahmad Tantray

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#SoniaFaleiro #TheRobeAndTheSword #bookreview

The Economics Of Peace In A Divided Region The events of April 2026 mark a shift from confrontation to dialogue in South Asia, as Pakistan commits to a renewed peace process aimed at regional stability,

As nuclear risks and economic pressures converge, South Asia edges toward dialogue, testing whether peace can outlast its long history of breakdowns.
By Sharjeel Tareef

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#SouthAsia #peaceprocess #PakistanDiplomacy2026 #regionalstability #nuclearrisk

The Economics Of Peace In A Divided Region The events of April 2026 mark a shift from confrontation to dialogue in South Asia, as Pakistan commits to a renewed peace process aimed at regional stability,

As nuclear risks and economic pressures converge, South Asia edges toward dialogue, testing whether peace can outlast its long history of breakdowns.
By Sharjeel Tareef

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#SouthAsia #peaceprocess #PakistanDiplomacy2026 #regionalstability #nuclearrisk

Why Climate Goals Cannot Survive A World At War Wars are undermining climate progress by increasing emissions, disrupting policies, and diverting resources from global mitigation efforts

A lone tree stands between life and devastation, symbolising how conflict reshapes ecosystems, economies, and the fragile balance of the planet.
By Dr. Tariq Aziz

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#climatechange #war #globalconflicts #carbon #ClimateEmergency #sustainable

India Watches From The Sidelines As Pakistan Shapes Iran–US Diplomacy As the prospect of an Islamabad Accord draws closer, New Delhi faces a sobering question: in a region being reshaped by crisis, has India's silence spoken too

Pakistan’s mediation in Iran–US talks marks a sharp diplomatic shift in the region, while India’s silence draws growing scrutiny at home and abroad.
By Daman A. Bozdar & Mustafa. Bozdar

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#IndiaPakistan #diplomacy #IranUS #ceasefiretalks #Islamabad

Injected With Neglect: How Pakistan’s Healthcare System Is Fueling An HIV Crisis Pakistan’s HIV outbreaks are not medical anomalies but a repeated failure of the state to enforce basic healthcare safety, turning hospitals into vectors of

Unsafe injections fuel a growing HIV/AIDS crisis in Pakistan, turning hospitals into sources of harm.
By Yummna Hina Khan

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#PublicHealth #HIVCrisis #PakistanHealth #HealthcareFailure #HumanRights #InfectionControl

The Robe And The Sword: Buddhism, Power, And The Politics Of Violence The book’s real provocation lies not in placing “Buddhist” and “violence” in the same sentence, but in asking a deeper question: what happens to a philosophy

Sonia Faleiro’s The Robe and the Sword explores how Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand become entangled in nationalism, violence and state power, challenging the image of Buddhism as purely peaceful.
By Bilal Ahmad Tantray

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The Economics Of Peace In A Divided Region The events of April 2026 mark a shift from confrontation to dialogue in South Asia, as Pakistan commits to a renewed peace process aimed at regional stability,

A cautious diplomatic shift in South Asia signals a fragile move from confrontation to dialogue, shaped by economic urgency and regional instability.
By Sharjeel Tareef

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#SouthAsia #peaceprocess #PakistanDiplomacy2026 #regionalstability #nuclearrisk

Why Climate Goals Cannot Survive A World At War Wars are undermining climate progress by increasing emissions, disrupting policies, and diverting resources from global mitigation efforts

A divided landscape captures the stark contrast between environmental harmony and the destruction of war, reflecting its hidden cost on climate and sustainability.
By Dr. Tariq Aziz

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#climatechange #war #globalconflicts #carbon #sustainable #development

The Futility Of Nuclear Weapons – II The 2026 US-Israeli attack on Iran highlights the terrifying reality of nuclear brinkmanship, as threats of total annihilation replaced diplomacy

The stability–instability paradox reveals a harsh truth: nuclear arms may deter war, yet make conflict more likely.
By Ahmad Faruqui & Julian Spencer-Churchill

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#GlobalSecurity #Deterrence #Geopolitics #ArmsRace #WorldPeace

The Futility Of Nuclear Weapons – II The 2026 US-Israeli attack on Iran highlights the terrifying reality of nuclear brinkmanship, as threats of total annihilation replaced diplomacy

Nuclear weapons promise security but often deliver instability, as history from Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings shows.
By Ahmad Faruqui & Julian Spencer-Churchill

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#NuclearWeapons #GlobalSecurity #Deterrence #Geopolitics #ArmsRace #WorldPeace

Pakistan’s Pragmatic Mediation: Filling The Vacuum In The Middle East’s Latest Unnecessary Crisis Pakistan’s vantage point, rooted in necessity and executed without extensive public display, is presented as having enabled it to function as a broker in a

From ceasefire brokering to hosting talks, Pakistan emerges as a pivotal actor in easing tensions around Strait of Hormuz.
By Mohsin Durrani

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#PakistanDiplomacy #USIranTalks #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #GlobalSecurity #ForeignPolicy

The Politics Of Prices In Times Of External Conflict A persistently widening gap in SPI quintile inflation between 2025 and 2026, driven by geopolitical conflict and petroleum price volatility, shows that all

Inflation isn’t equal—SPI data exposes how fuel and food shocks hit lower quintiles hardest amid ongoing global tensions.
By Saud Ahmed Khan & Amena Urooj

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#PakistanEconomy #InflationCrisis #SPI #EconomicAnalysis #CostOfLiving #PublicPolicy

The Forgotten Women Of Classical Music And Their Lost Legacy She died in poverty near the radio station where once her picture was displayed, yet she remained a great thumri singer whose life traced the rise and fall of

She sang with soul and defied norms—yet history erased her name, leaving only her Thumri behind.
By Kausar S Khan

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#Thumri #ClassicalMusic #ForgottenVoices #SouthAsianHeritage #MusicHistory #CulturalMemory

The Illusion Of International Law In A World Of Power Politics Every institution designed to protect weaker states from stronger ones has been neutralised, bypassed, vetoed, or threatened into irrelevance the moment it

Chessboard geopolitics symbolising rivalry and restraint, where states act as pieces in a system shaped by power rather than law.
By Iftikhar Talpur

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#internationalsystem #critique #nuclear #IranForeignPolicy #internationallaw

Last Of The Mohicans: Raza Kazim’s Radical Anatomy of the Pakistani Soul Kazim dedicated his life to diagnosing a profound national ailment: the disappearance of a cohesive society and its replacement by isolated, survivalist

More than a polymath, Raza Kazim was a mirror—exposing a society fractured by history, and urging a return to collective purpose.
By Adnan Tariq

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#RazaKazim #Pakistani #philosophy #Society #theory #SagarVeena #SanjanNagarInstitute

Pakistan's Education Statistics: Between Projection And Reality- Part III A country that carefully counts its children but inadequately educates them has not solved its education crisis. It has merely documented it

Millions of children are enrolled, but learning outcomes remain weak as fragmented systems replace a coherent national education strategy.
By Mohammad Nafees

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#PakistanEducation #EducationCrisis #educationsystem #madrassa #inequality

Pakistan’s Pragmatic Mediation: Filling The Vacuum In The Middle East’s Latest Unnecessary Crisis Pakistan’s vantage point, rooted in necessity and executed without extensive public display, is presented as having enabled it to function as a broker in a

Pakistan steps into a rare diplomatic role, hosting US–Iran talks Islamabad April 2026 amid rising Gulf tensions.
By Mohsin Durrani

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#PakistanDiplomacy #USIranTalks #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #GlobalSecurity #ForeignPolicy

Ending A War Without Victory In an interdependent multipolar world, conflicts are increasingly resolved not through decisive victory but through negotiated exits that manage escalation,

Ceasefire diplomacy across Tehran, Washington, Riyadh and beyond reflects a new era where global interdependence defines both conflict and resolution.
By Dr. Jan Muhammad Shaikh

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#USIran #middleeastwars #geopolitics #worldorder #StraitofHormuz

How Preventable Errors Are Fuelling HIV In Pakistan Pakistan’s recurring HIV outbreaks expose unsafe injections, weak oversight and stigma, revealing a healthcare system failing to learn from past crises

From Punjab to Islamabad, rising HIV cases reveal systemic negligence, stigma, and unsafe medical practices driving a recurring public health failure.
By Kiva Malick

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#HIVPakistan #PublicHealth #HealthcareSystem #InfectionControl #PakistanNews

Arbitration Vs Justice: Where Should Courts Draw The Line? An arbitrator’s findings are final and binding and are not to be lightly interfered with, with judicial scrutiny confined only to exceptional cases of patent

Pakistan’s arbitration law stands at the crossroads of efficiency and justice, as courts navigate between restraint and necessary intervention.
By Wasim Abid

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#ArbitrationPakistan #judicialreview #arbitrationawards #ArbitrationAct1940 #GerrysCase

The Field Marshal’s Hour The choice is not between ideal democracy and authoritarian certainty; it is between stagnation and the possibility of reset

The debate over unified authority reflects deeper tensions between democracy, stability, and the search for decisive state coherence in Pakistan.
By Omar Quraishi

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#PakistanPolitics #AsimMunir #leadership #civilmilitaryrelations

The Politics Of Prices In Times Of External Conflict A persistently widening gap in SPI quintile inflation between 2025 and 2026, driven by geopolitical conflict and petroleum price volatility, shows that all

As Gulf tensions rise, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics SPI data shows inflation hitting middle-income groups hardest.
By Saud Ahmed Khan & Amena Urooj

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#PakistanEconomy #InflationCrisis #SPI #EconomicAnalysis #CostOfLiving #PublicPolicy

The Forgotten Women Of Classical Music And Their Lost Legacy She died in poverty near the radio station where once her picture was displayed, yet she remained a great thumri singer whose life traced the rise and fall of

A queen of Thumri, she ruled hearts—but died in silence, her grave lost, her voice echoing through time.
By Kausar S Khan

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#Thumri #ClassicalMusic #ForgottenVoices #SouthAsianHeritage #MusicHistory #CulturalMemory

The Illusion Of International Law In A World Of Power Politics Every institution designed to protect weaker states from stronger ones has been neutralised, bypassed, vetoed, or threatened into irrelevance the moment it

A stark visual metaphor of global power politics, where order, law, and deterrence collide in an anarchical international system.
By Iftikhar Talpur

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#internationalsystem #critique #nuclear #IranForeignPolicy #globalpower #internationallaw

Last Of The Mohicans: Raza Kazim’s Radical Anatomy of the Pakistani Soul Kazim dedicated his life to diagnosing a profound national ailment: the disappearance of a cohesive society and its replacement by isolated, survivalist

Raza Kazim saw Pakistan’s crisis as social disintegration—his life challenged us to rebuild the lost “We” beyond individual survival.
By Adnan Tariq

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#RazaKazim #Pakistani #philosophy #Society #theory #SagarVeena #SanjanNagarInstitute #Partition