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Flight of the International Students’ Trend
Getting an education abroad is an increasingly likely prospect for students across the globe, especially for those…
South China Sea: The Stand-Off Explained
Rodrigo Duterte, the current President of the Philippines, recently stated the country will no longer challenge…
Balochistan: The Overlooked Casualty of South Asian Soft…
As Asian nations grow in power and economic clout, regional disputes have increased, most publicly through…
‘Modi’fying Indian Foreign Policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reoriented foreign policy to reflect his vision of a more active, assertive…
The Punisher: the Filipino Peoples’ President
Last May, the Philippines had its presidential elections, and winning by a significant margin was Rodrigo…
The Uri Attack and What It Means for Indo-Pak Relations
Since the independence of India and subsequent creation of Pakistan, the two nations have been perpetually in…
Myanmar, the New Emblem of Democracy?
Military coup, dictatorship, fragile democracy - Myanmar, also known as Burma, has experienced it all. Independence…
Faltering but Firm: Why China’s Grip on Myanmar…
Aung San Suu Kyi’s recent diplomatic trip to Beijing at the end of August should put to rest Chinese fears of…
An Army with a State: Pakistan’s Serial Praetorians
Two states were born at the stroke of midnight on August 14th 1947 from the twilight of the British Raj in the…
A Girl In the River: Oscar-Winning Film to Create Change…
On the night of the 88th Academy Awards, director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy took home an Oscar for her film, A Girl…
Afghanistan’s Opium Solution
For fourteen years, beginning in 2001, the U.S. fought a war on two fronts in Afghanistan: one to destroy the…
What Do We Do With Disaster? Remembering the…
Nearly two weeks ago, on October 26th, Afghanistan was hit by an earthquake. The earthquake, falling between 7.5…