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Re-imagining Pakistan's Human Capital Crisis: It Must Dismantle Policy Structures That Serve Elite Interests

New Delhi, March 19 -- Pakistan's Human Capital Index shows a significant but devastating reality that makes many developing countries envious: the Human Capital Index (HCI) of 0.41 means a newborn ba... Read More


Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal Under Fire: Serving Justice or Political Retribution?

New Delhi, March 18 -- Few institutions in Bangladesh have carried as much symbolic weight as the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). Established to prosecute atrocities committed during the country'... Read More


The Delhi Tightrope: Can India Lead BRICS without Triggering a Trumpian Trade War?

New Delhi, March 18 -- There is a specific kind of electricity in the air in New Delhi this year. On the surface, it's the usual hum of hosting a global summit. But beneath the "Humanity First" banner... Read More


Delivering West Bengal From Its Vice-Laden Politics: Voters Must Draw Strength From Their Electoral Power

New Delhi, March 18 -- As the assembly election in West Bengal, one of India's most politically volatile states, just weeks away, the eastern border state finds itself firmly in the grip of election f... Read More


Can Ladakhis' trust be restored by freeing Sonam Wangchuk?

New Delhi, March 18 -- India released Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jodhpur Central Jail on March 14, 2026, after revoking with "immediate effect" his 170-day detention under the National Securi... Read More


Reevaluating Shakti: Transforming Divine Energy into Powerful Social Capital in South Asia

New Delhi, March 17 -- The academia of gender and religion has been too inclined to believe that South Asian feminine spiritual expression was mostly sidelined or entirely devotional. However, as a st... Read More


Iran Is No Pushover: Lessons from a Troop-less War With Regional Ramifications

New Delhi, March 17 -- President Donald Trump reportedly chose the name "Operation Epic Fury" from a shortlist of around 20 options, saying it conveyed strength and resolve. Under this operation, the ... Read More


Strait of Hormuz: From Oil Chokepoint to Clean Energy Turning Point ?

New Delhi, March 17 -- The Strait of Hormuz is barely 21 nautical miles wide at its narrowest point. Yet, through this narrow corridor flows nearly 20 percent of the world's oil and gas supply, meetin... Read More


Nepal's Energy Dilemma: Hydropower Projects Run Into Citizen Protests

New Delhi, March 17 -- Nepal's hydropower sector is entering a defining moment. Once regarded primarily as a domestic development necessity, electricity has now emerged as the centrepiece of the count... Read More


AI and Children: Proper Teaching of AI in Schools a Must to Fire Creativity

New Delhi, March 16 -- Last month with great fanfare the AI Impact Summit was organized in New Delhi where the world's who's who in AI participated. Some very interesting issues were discussed but the... Read More