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In 1882, Walt Whitman, the American poet of democracy and nearly everything else in the human spirit, worried that his …
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After months of tense negotiations, the European Union and United Kingdom have finally come to a post-Brexit agreement according to …
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As January 20th approaches, the world awaits the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States. …
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Read MoreIndia’s Politics and Society By Amna Ejaz Rafi
THE Hindu nationalist political parties struggle towards constitutional empowerment has brought religion as a political and social factor in India. …
Read MoreEntering 2021 With Hope | Editorial
So the Covid-infected world lurches into 2021, with a mix of hope and concern related to the vaccine — like …
Read MorePipeline In The Works | Editorial
Pakistan’s foreign ministry appears to have correctly identified that the way forward is to build deeper economic and diplomatic cooperation …
Read MoreGoodbye 2020 By Inam Ul Haque
You are reading this column on the last day of 2020, a year that will go down in human history …
Read MorePak-Saudi Relations | Editorial
Sound diplomacy required Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has confirmed that a high-level Saudi delegation is to visit Pakistan soon …
Read MoreDigital Age: Protecting Users Online By Tayyaba Iftikhar
SOCIAL media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and others have given a new definition to the term “connected” whereby …
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It was a hurried dash and came just before the end of the transition period. The UK and the European …
Read MoreWho Causes Climate Change? By Imran Jan
The short answer is: all of us. Doubtlessly, climate change is caused majorly by the oil corporations. However, taking refuge …
Read MoreRussia is Back — But in a Different Way By Shahid Javed Burki
Russia is back on the front pages of Western newspapers but not in the way it was expected to appear …
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WILL A Biden administration’s foreign policy be radically different from that of Donald Trump? Apart from symbolic acts like rejoining …
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IN THE four years since Joe Biden was last in the White House, Xi Jinping’s China has become more authoritarian …
Read MoreYear 2020 For Pakistan and the World By Yasmeen Aftab Ali
COVID 19 has completely changed life as we knew it for people world over. Of course since stupidity has no …
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