A bitter taste of unpopular decisions
The outcome of the by-elections has not just sealed the fate of Hamza Shehbaz’s government in Punjab but also sent alarm bells ringing for Shehbaz Sharif’s federal government.
Is right-wing populism fading?
Far from receding, the forces of retrogressive populism may be around much longer than thought.
Why is there a gas crisis in a country that is gas-rich?
The current gas crisis in the country was not inevitable, but is the result of not doing enough to find and lift the gas from below the ground.
A lesson from Sri Lanka
Learning from Sri Lanka, Indonesia should refrain from complacency, or else history will repeat itself.
Repeat of Karachi’s monsoon misery shows that authorities haven’t learnt much from the past
Without an improved drainage and urban disaster response mechanism in the long term, the people of Karachi will be left to face the gushing floodwaters on their own.
Muslims are not alone in being hounded in India
Seldom if ever has one seen the community taking to the streets on issues of education and health, or even jobs for their people or other Indians.
Time for all-out preparations to tackle the fourth wave of Covid-19
Comprehensive, combined and concerted efforts are the only weapons to overcome the fourth wave.
Reimagining the post-pandemic world
Governments and policymakers all around the world are examining ways to deal with the pandemic-inflicted devastation, considering recovery measures, and probing for different…
Indonesia’s looming meat crisis
The country’s outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has spread to 19 provinces so far, affecting some 232,000 farm animals.
The Pakistani state has always had brutal tendencies and been intolerant of dissent
The writer says the Pakistani state has always preferred a unilateral sledgehammer approach to engaging with dissidents.