The New Agricultural Revolution: Untapping Pakistan’s Green Potential – OpEd
Pakistan's agricultural sector witnessed a tremendous boom as the Green Revolution in the 1960s brought along high-yield crop varieties, contemporary farming methods, and improved infrastructure were...
View ArticleRobotic Hand Rotates Objects Using Touch, Not Vision
Inspired by the effortless way humans handle objects without seeing them, a team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new approach that enables a robotic hand to...
View ArticleIndia’s Complex Stance On Recognizing The Taliban Government: Impact On...
The situation regarding the appointment of the Chief Envoy of Afghanistan in New Delhi has raised intriguing questions about India’s approach to recognizing the Taliban government. This academic...
View ArticleUnraveling Pakistan’s Security Quagmire Under Surging Terrorist Attacks – OpEd
Pakistan’s security landscape has become increasingly volatile, as evidenced by the recent spate of attacks on military bases and law enforcement officers. A newly emerged group, Tehreek-e-Jihad...
View ArticleThe Existential Threat: Combating Climate Change For Future Generations – OpEd
The impact of climate change is felt everywhere in the world, and it has alarming repercussions in many areas. There is an immediate threat from the accelerating thawing of the polar ice shields and...
View ArticleChina-Pakistan Partnership: A Resilient Alliance – OpEd
China and Pakistan share a strong and enduring relationship that has evolved into a threshold alliance over the years. Established in May 1951, their diplomatic ties have transformed into a deep...
View ArticleA Memorial Day For 9 Muharram And Av 9 But Not For Artemis – OpEd
The Shiite commemoration of Ashura, the 9th day of the month of Muharram, falls this year on July 28, 2023 a day after the Jewish commemoration of the destruction of the city of Jerusalem and its...
View ArticleWhen Geopolitics Confronts Law And Public Morality – OpEd
Rivalries between great powers, even for regions like the Illyrian Empire, go deep into the twilight of history. For a long time, the competition for dominance in this region was between the big ones...
View ArticleForeign Minister Qin Gang’s Dismissal: China Frowns On Infidelity Among High...
“Qin Gang was removed from the post of Foreign Minister. China’s top legislature voted to appoint Wang Yi as Foreign Minister,” state news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday cryptically. No reason was...
View ArticleDotty Domains: The Pentagon’s Mali Typo Leak Affair – OpEd
Fleet-footed agility and sharp thinking rarely characterise the plodding bureaucrat. An argument can be made that different attributes are prized: cherished incompetence, spells of inattentiveness,...
View ArticleDoes Greedflation Fit The Facts? – OpEd
By Bryan Cutsinger The return of high inflation has brought forth theories of inflation that have nothing to do with monetary policy. The most popular of these is that rising corporate profits is the...
View ArticleChina Steadily Expanding Investments In Russia Since The Ukraine Conflict –...
China and Russia share a long, multifaceted, and complex relationship dating back to the 17th century when China’s Ming dynasty annexed present-day regions of Far-East Russia (1858-60). The two...
View ArticleThe Minneapolis Effect: When Urban Policing Falls, Murder Soars – OpEd
By James Fite Call it the Minneapolis Effect. Call it the Ferguson Effect. Either way, it takes nothing more than a little logical reasoning to see that when urban policing falls, murder soars. It’s a...
View ArticleCensorship Of The Black Left – OpEd
As the empire crumbles, the neoliberal capitalist order run by a corrupt duopoly is working to silence dissent. The Black left, of course, is always the first target. In recent days and weeks both...
View ArticleProgressives Have Corrupted Not Only Money, But Its History As Well – OpEd
By Connor O’Keeffe As modern monetary theory (MMT) gains prominence in the political sphere, it has revitalized interest in some older theories about the origin of money—namely, the state and credit...
View ArticleReal Economic Security Demands Heretical Thinking – Analysis
By Brad Glosserman Economic security has become a national security priority but it remains poorly understood. The ensuing debates have been stunted or misdirected. Failure to grasp the full sweep of...
View ArticleWagner Mutiny Ex Post Facto: What’s Next In Russia And Africa? – Analysis
By Raphael Parens (FPRI) — After bulldozing trucks and shooting down government aircraft, Wagner Group’s columns, which had been advancing northward from Rostov, stalled out miles from Moscow. Their...
View ArticleKhalistan Movement: Recent Activities And Indian Response – Analysis
By Abhishek Verma Introduction Khalistani separatist activities in Western countries have been on the rise. On 2 July 2023, the Indian Consulate in San Francisco was set on fire (causing minor damage)...
View ArticleUS Trade Policy Options For Pacific Islands States Require Washington’s...
By Marcus Noland The Pacific Islands have emerged as a zone of contestation in the ongoing rivalry between China and the United States. While the US has long been the dominant military power in the...
View ArticleRussia Says NATO’s Involvement In Caucasus Will Destabilize Region
NATO’s involvement in the South Caucasus will destabilize the region and put off a full-fledged peace settlement for a long time, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria...
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