Taliban’s New Moral Code: Public Backlash Warned
The periphery of Women’s Rights has narrowed further in Afghanistan, with the Taliban releasing a 114-page harsh new Morality Code of Conduct for the Afghan women. The Taliban has introduced […]
On A Ghost Island With A Dark History
Gunkanjima or Hashima – a tiny abandoned island off Nagasaki, lying about 15km from the centre of the city – became popular for coal mining during the industrialisation of Japan […]
Ex-UNSC Chief: UK Should ‘Step Aside’ For India
Kishore Mahbubani, a Singaporean diplomat and geopolitical consultant who served as Permanent Representative of Singapore to the UN between 1984 and 1989, and again between 1998 and 2004, and also […]
Depicting Aynaghar’s Dark Horrors…
Since the mass protests in Bangladesh triggered the fall of the Sheikh Hasina Wazed Government on August 5, 2024, one word – Aynaghar (the Room of Mirrors) – has been […]
Insufficiently Narrated Tragedy Of Sudanese Women
British daily The Guardian recently reported that women are forced to line up for sex with soldiers for food in war-ravaged Sudan! At least 20 women have fled the Sudanese […]
Greece-Turkey Ties Touch A Dangerous Low!
Greece and Turkey often get involved in disputes over certain islands in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The two countries recently increased military activities over their maritime border! Athens has claimed […]
Hijab Ban: Tajik Culture Under Threat?
The National Assembly (or Majlisi Milli), the Upper Chamber of Tajikistan’s bicameral Parliament, triggered a controversy on June 21, 2024 by imposing a ban on the Hijab in the Muslim-majority […]
The Dynamics Of Super- & Small-States
The borders defining today’s nations may seem permanent, but over a broader historical lens, they are fluid and ever-changing. In the last two centuries alone, almost no international boundary has […]
US Pushing For Fresh Gaza Ceasefire Proposal
Hamas recently claimed that the US was constantly pressuring the Palestinian Resistance Movement to accept an Israeli truce proposal. Osama Hamdan, the representative of Hamas in Lebanon, said that the […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 