As bad as it is, there is no short-term solution for Pakistan’s current energy crisis
The incumbent government is cash-strapped and in no position to magically cure the power sector’s many structural issues.
The roads of death
Road crashes have become the norm in Bangladesh, claiming lives on a regular basis.
We dig our own grave when we kill a river
There are 310 rivers in the country, according to an estimate by Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority. Of them, 175 are in miserable condition, and 65 are almost dead.
The gang-rape on Bahaudin Zakaria Express has left women feeling ever more insecure in public spaces
Aside from the long-term trauma that the victim in this case is likely to suffer, women in general are left feeling ever more insecure in the public space.
All the way on dual citizenship
A law allowing dual citizenship would go a long way in tapping the potential of people who would serve Indonesia and contribute to its development.
Even as govt and TTP agree on ceasefire extension, prospects of peace remain bleak
Simply put, if the TTP's demands were to be met, it would amount to a surrender of the state’s authority over parts of the erstwhile tribal belt where the militants are active.
A bleak future awaits Pakistan if politics and economics continue to collide
The writer says all political actors need to think as much about the country’s economic future as their own partisan interests.
Imran Khan’s march to chaos
Whether or not Khan succeeds in his objective, the situation is becoming increasingly untenable for the present dispensation.
Another perspective about Singapore’s rejection of preacher Somad
The writer says people sometimes need to try to see problems from the perspective of people who are different from them.
24 years on, can we agree to realize a violence-free Indonesia?
One of the strains that persistently emerge from time to time is between the youths and the grown-ups.