Binoj Basnyat South Asia is witnessing a generational awakening. Disillusioned with corruption, political stagnation, and weak institutions, youth are stepping into the streets to demand accountability and systemic change. In Nepal today, Gen Z–led protests reflect a … [Read more...] about Nepal’s Gen Z Movement in Comparative Perspective
International Perspectives
Pakistan–Afghanistan Relations Go from Dependence to Defiance: Implications for South Asia
Maj Gen Rajan Kochhar The Pakistan–Afghanistan relationship has long been a complex tapestry of ethnic, political, and strategic contradictions. Rooted in an artificial colonial border and deepened by decades of mistrust, both nations have oscillated between cooperation … [Read more...] about Pakistan–Afghanistan Relations Go from Dependence to Defiance: Implications for South Asia
Pakistan’s biggest business: The Army and its exports of terror
Rishi Suri Every state has its defining institutions. In India, it is democracy and enterprise. In the United States, it is innovation and rule of law. In Pakistan, it is neither democracy nor enterprise, but the Army. Not just as a military machine but as the country’s … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s biggest business: The Army and its exports of terror
Gaza Peace Plan: There is hope in the air
Col Alok Mathur, SM The announcement of Gaza Peace plan is like a gentle shower on the Gaza region which was reeling under a devastating inferno since the last two years, consequent to HAMAS terrorists launching the dastardly Operation Al Aqsa on innocent residents of an … [Read more...] about Gaza Peace Plan: There is hope in the air
Mullah Munir: Flying high on radicalism and fanaticism
Jaibans Singh Asim Munir - Less Soldier, More Mullah The terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on 22 April witnessed the brutal murder of 27 tourists and left many critically wounded. The incident left India and the world aghast and horrified. The Indian response to the … [Read more...] about Mullah Munir: Flying high on radicalism and fanaticism