PM Modi’s adept external affairs policy on show: The Statesman
Last week, the summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed to strengthen the longstanding partnership between India and Russia.
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ASEAN and defence pact: The Jakarta Post
Surprisingly all the regional bloc leaders, including President Jokowi, have been silent about the Manila-Tokyo deal, despite the potentially overarching consequences of the…
Neighbourly lesson: The Kathmandu Post
Having faced almost 10 times the number of Indian casualties, Nepal’s plight is comparatively more dire. Nepal must, therefore, double up its efforts by putting diplomatic…
Policing the police: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Recently, three police officers from Caloocan City were charged with extortion and illegal gambling, while the commanders of 19 police stations in Davao City were reassigned to…
Tibetan muddle: The Statesman
With the Dalai Lama having celebrated his 89th birthday, the global Tibetan community is on the cusp of a significant transition.
Policed state: Dawn
According to a recent statement made before the Sindh High Court on behalf of the ministry, the government feels it necessary to keep the ban on X in place because it considers…
Is the system rigged against meritocracy?: The Daily Star
Shedding light into the PSC scandal, investigations have revealed that Tk 2 crore allegedly passed between two racket members, both PSC officials, to obtain and sell the question…
A record-high national budget: Philippine Daily Inquirer
The notable decline in underemployment rate points to an improvement in the quality of jobs as there are fewer employed individuals wanting to have additional hours of work for…
Government should reform the quota system: The Daily Star
Since, in totality, 55 per cent of government jobs used to be reserved under the quota system—including 30 per cent for freedom fighters' children and grandchildren—the…
Of human capital: The Statesman
The connected issue of having sufficient local trained manpower to design advanced infrastructure according to local requirements, or even operate it, is hardly considered, while…