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Technocracy,science and the ‘depoliticisation’ discourse

The concept of a technocratic set-up has become a resounding buzzword in policy circles, where influential minds firmly believe that it is not politicians, but technocrats who wield the elusive magic wand capable of extricating ...

A city that was…a city that can be—II

Please click here to read Part-I of this article. In the aftermath of the 1971 war and from the results of 1970 elections, a fresh wave of displaced persons from East Pakistan, settled in Karachi, from the pains of which the ...

15-Sep-2025 Read More

From rivalry to potential alliance

In today’s shifting global landscape, a new possibility is emerging in South and Central Asia: a new bloc comprising China, Russia, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. If realised, such a coalition could not only bring peace to o...

14-Sep-2025 Read More

A diplomatic crossroads

Few people, only a few months ago, may have imagined the state of relations between President Donald Trump of the United States and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India today. Of course, in international relations, there are no...

14-Sep-2025 Read More

Beyond symbolism

As global power dynamics continue to shift, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is positioning itself as a serious counterweight to traditional Western-dominated institutions. With 10 member states, two observer states, and 15...

14-Sep-2025 Read More

Besides the climate change

Once again, monsoon rains have inundated vast stretches of Pakistan. Villages lie submerged, farmland ruined and families displaced. Such calamities are often described as “acts of God.” However, evidence increasingly shows ...

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