US ambassador Donald Blome’s visit to the Pakistani port city of Gwadar raised a lot of heat and dust in the desert lands of Balochistan. The glare on the ambassador’s visit on September 12 remains…
Environment: Let’s be the change, say people
The coronavirus-induced lockdown has shown to the world that nature is the ultimate boss. When humankind was locked up, animals and birds ventured forth from their confined habitats, maybe to check if all was well…
Internal politics and coronavirus trigger Chinese belligerence
Attack is the best form of defence. China believes in it and has rolled it off for the world to see. In the last few weeks, a belligerent China has threatened to take over Taiwan,…
Potty Culture: An ode to the toilet museum…
Ancient culture and heritage have always been an international draw for travellers and tourists. It is but natural that a country of India's size with an unequalled diversity also possesses many quirky things—one being the…
CPEC pushes Pakistan into the dragon’s greedy mouth
Pakistani politicians wear the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on their sleeves with the same pride that its military generals wear medals on their chests. Politicians couldn’t deliver a viable democracy and the generals victory in…
Kabul retaliates as Taliban attacks kids, women, Sikhs
With Afghan President Ashraf Ghani deciding to launch a military offensive against the Taliban, the US-Taliban bilateral peace deal is fast unraveling. Ever since the US signed a peace deal with the Taliban on February…
Pakistani state, deep state, target scribes even in…
Pakistan is considered to be one of the most dangerous places for journalists. This year journalists discovered that, if they get too troublesome for those who matter, they are not safe even in Europe. Pakistani…
Religious Right impedes American battle against coronavirus
The world regaled in the reports of a gaumutra, cow urine, party hosted by right-wing fringe elements in India. We read with bated breath news from China about teas, traditional medicines and chicken soup cures.…
Beijing feels the heat over coronavirus misinformation
Countries are mounting pressure on China to come clean about the origins of the novel coronavirus. Over the last four months, since the unknown virus originated in Wuhan, Beijing has sought to downplay the deadly…