Could a third term under Narendra Modi see the formalising of second-class status for minorities and the destruction of the country’s ancient composite culture?
Let 2024 be the year when we all proactively ensure that our communities are safeguarded and that the future is secure against the inevitable next storm.
The mix of divisive cultural politics and growth-oriented economics that feeds Hindu middle-class ambition and provides targeted welfare are key ingredients in the BJP’s political trajectory.
Public sentiment against Israel has led to a 20-30pc sales decline and the closure of several popular Western company outlets over the past six months.
In the last fiscal year, Pakistan’s goods exports to India and Iran totalled just $0.3m and $28,000, respectively, while exports to Afghanistan fell to $522m from $553m
The only way forward for PML-N, PPP, PTI is to sit together and evolve a new charter of democracy that entails civilian supremacy over military matters.
While hypotheses created by political scientists can pass a test or fail it, many analysts are now lazily relying on social media chatter to determine their views.
Liberal arts colleges that preach ethical and moral lessons of human rights and democratic values seem to be taking on the role of authoritarians by stifling peaceful protest.