The Taliban’s new Criminal Procedure Code, enforced nationwide in January 2026, is being marketed as a technical fix for Afghanistan’s courts. That framing is the first deception. A real procedure code tells…
Pakistan’s recent diplomatic activism marks an important moment in its re-emergence as a credible middle power. Despite deep differences in worldview and strategy between the United States and Iran, Pakistan was able…
Bihar Elections 2025 Navigating Polarization and Rising Nationalism Bihar will go into another high stakes Assembly elections on November 6 and 11, 2025. These elections will not only verdict the political survival…
Over the decades, Afghanistan has been identified with the international drug trade serving as the heart of the world’s illicit opium market. The country has always remained the number one source of…
IMF presses Pakistan over tax shortfall, pending court cases The IMF has raised concerns about Pakistan’s revenue performance, questioning why tax collections continue to lag targets and why so much of the…