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Imran casts a long shadow over polling day

By Umair Javed, Lahore University of Management Sciences in Lahore He may be banned and his party in disarray but Imran Khan…

1 year ago

Pakistan readies itself for an orchestrated election

The Pakistan Army manipulates the election process to get a friendly government in place. Pakistan, undergoing a dire economic crisis,…

1 year ago

Pakistan, where democracy wears an army uniform

By Ajay Darshan Behera, Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi The Pakistan military does not want a genuinely popular civilian political leader…

1 year ago

How social media will be weaponised in Bangladesh election

By Sayeed Al-Zaman, Jahangirnagar University in Dhaka As Bangladesh preps for its election, social media is overflowing with information – and being…

1 year ago

India and US at odds over Bangladesh poll

By Sreeradha Datta, Jindal Global University in Sonipat, India Pragmatism and self-interest influence the Indian attitude while the US sees the Bangladesh…

1 year ago

A one-sided election risks Bangladesh’s future

By Ali Riaz, Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, United States With the distinction between the state, government and party obliterated, Bangladesh…

1 year ago

A staged election could result in political instability

Democracy is in peril in Bangladesh with elections widely perceived as flawed. Combined with economic woes and social unrest, the…

1 year ago

Sri Lanka under Emergency: Land of the Gods weeps

Nepotism, the creation of large circles of the family clan and giving them a free hand in accumulating wealth at…

3 years ago

Why is North-east in ferment again?

Intro: In Tripura, things are turning from bad to worse. And, if the North-east starts simmering again, it will be…

3 years ago

Chabahar stares at irrelevance as Taliban surges ahead

The huge Chabahar Port project in Iran, meant to allow India to side-step Pakistan and take the land route to…

4 years ago