India

India’s Demographic Dividend: Empowering the Youth for a Brighter Future

India's demographic dividend, which began in the 1980s and will end by 2040, has been a significant factor in its economic growth. Unlike China, which ended in the mid-2010s, India has fully capitalized on its 9-10% annual growth rate for...
Picsart

Kamakshi Wason wins the Dr Sarojini International Award for Working Women

Dr Kamakshi Wason, Global COO and Director of Academic Programs at the global think tank Tillotoma Foundation has been awarded the prestigious Dr Sarojini Naidu International Award for the year 2023 by the nomination committee of the International Women's Film...
Pakistan

Unmasking the Unrest: Escalation of Retaliatory Violence in Balochistan, Pakistan

On October 14, 2023, at least six non-local labourers were killed and two injured by Baloch militants in the Satellite Town area of Turbat city, Kech District of Balochistan. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed the operation was based on...
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Crisis Recovery: A Strategic Foreign Policy Approach

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe attended the United Nations General Assembly in the US in September 2023, emphasizing the need for climate finance and international solidarity for smaller, climate-vulnerable, and debt-inflicted countries like Sri Lanka. He called on developed countries...
Earthquake Afghanistan

Western Afghanistan Rattled by Another Powerful Earthquake

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan, causing thousands of deaths and flattened villages a week earlier. The latest quake, centered about 30 kilometers outside Herat, the capital of Herat province, is the fourth measured at 6.3 magnitude in the...
Pakistan- China

CPEC: Assessing the Overhyped ‘Game-Changer’ Impact

A recent report by Nikkei Asia claims that China has rejected Pakistan's proposals for new projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the $50 billion Pakistani component of the Belt and Road. The report reveals that China turned down Pakistan's...
Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s Incomplete Public Works: A Hurdle for Ruling Party’s Re-Election

Bangladesh's ruling Awami League has been promoting big-ticket infrastructure projects, including an airport terminal and a nuclear plant, as it campaigns for reelection. Critics argue that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's self-praise in South Asia is a tactic to shift attention...
Afghanistan Earthquake

UN Food Agency’s Aid Distribution to Quake-Stricken Afghanistan

Kabul Aid workers have reached earthquake-stricken areas of western Afghanistan and distributed emergency food supplies to those affected. Rescue efforts continue after powerful earthquakes caused widespread destruction and killed over 2,000 people in the country's worst natural disaster in years....
Pakistan students protest

Pakistan’s Zealotry on Display: A March of Extremism

Islamabad On September 24, 2023, the Police desecrated 74 graves of Ahmadis in Daska City, Sialkot District, Punjab, under pressure from Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). The authorities ensured no Ahmadi was near the graveyard, destroying their tombstones. A Christian family in...
Taliban spokesman

Taliban Condemns Pakistan’s Threat to Expel Afghan Refugees: Refugees Pose No Security Threat

The Taliban, who now control Afghanistan, have expressed their disapproval of Pakistan's plan to repatriate millions of Afghan refugees from its soil. The Afghan refugee crisis has persisted for decades, with Pakistan hosting one of the world's largest populations of...
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