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  • Published on 10:26 GMT

    EU Deepens Central Asia Ties as Rights Record Varies Across Region

    The European Union is rapidly deepening its trade, investment, and political ties with Central Asia, even as its latest assessment points to worsening human rights conditions across much of the region. The latest assessments are contained in the EU’s …

    Source: Times of Central Asia - Neutral
  • Published on 06:28 GMT

    THE MINING BOOM IS REAL, BUT DEMOCRACY IS DYING: HOW ZIMBABWE MAY BE BUILDING AFRICA’S FIRST RESOURCE-BACKED ONE-PARTY ...

    THE MINING BOOM IS REAL, BUT DEMOCRACY IS DYING: HOW ZIMBABWE MAY BE BUILDING AFRICA’S FIRST RESOURCE-BACKED ONE-PARTY STATE By Gabriel Manyati In the same week that lithium export earnings for the first half of 2026 were reported at US$782 million –  more …

    Source: Zambian Observer - Indeterminate
  • Published on 04:47 GMT

    Two-Nation Theory and genesis of Pakistan

    <p>IN South Asia, the rise of Muslim political consciousness and the creation of Pakistan reflected a prolonged constitutional and political struggle led by Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The demand for Pakistan was rooted in the belief that the …

    Source: Dawn - Center-left
  • Published on Aug 13, 2026

    Closing U.S. consulate in Indonesia may undermine Indo-Pacific strategy

    The United States is considering closing its consulate in Medan, Indonesia, which is near the highly strategic Strait of Malacca. File Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The Trump administration's decision to close the U.S. Consulate in …

    Source: United Press International (UPI) - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 12, 2026

    Taiwan’s view on Free and Open Indo-Pacific

    Written by Dr Madhukar Shyam and Manya Singhal. Image credit: 08.05 總統出席「凱達格蘭論壇：2025印太安全對話」開幕式 by 總統府/ Flickr, license: CC BY 4.0. Taiwan, also known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an independent democracy in East Asia. However, the People’s …

    Source: Taiwan Insight - Neutral
  • Published on 06:17 GMT

    Pakistan’s Crackdown on Journalists Comes Under Heavy Fire

    Democracy, Featured, Global, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, International Justice, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Press Freedom, TerraViva United Nations Credit: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) UNITED NATIONS, Aug 14 2026 (IPS) - …

    Source: Inter Press Service - Left-wing
  • Published on 02:33 GMT

    Pakistan: Leveraging past insights for future growth

    As we celebrate 79th Independence Day of Pakistan, it is appropriate that we take stock of what Pakistan was, what it went through in recent decades and what we can hope for in the future. It came into being on 14th of August 1947. This was the period when …

    Source: Business Recorder - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 10, 2026

    Suu Kyi and Hasina are back. South Asia still can’t move past its strongwomen

    The past week has been interesting for India’s  neighbourhood. Within a span of just a few days, two of South Asia’s most consequential political figures Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar and Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh re-emerged into public view after …

    Source: The Print - Neutral
  • Published on 01:56 GMT

    Independence without fiscal sovereignty

    Today (August 14, 2026), Pakistan completes 79 years as an independent state. Political sovereignty passed from Westminster in 1947. Fiscal sovereignty, understood as the capacity of citizens and their elected governments to raise resources, decide …

    Source: Business Recorder - Neutral
  • Published on 04:46 GMT

    Pakistan's leadership stresses need for unity, reforms as nation celebrates Independence Day

    <p>Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership has stressed the need for unity and reforms as the nation celebrates 79 years of independence today.</p> <p>According to state-run <em>Radio Pakistan</em>, the day dawned …

    Source: Dawn - Center-left
  • Published on 09:05 GMT

    A 19-year acquittal gave 12 men their freedom, not their lives

    A year ago, on July 21, 2025, 12 men who were arrested in 2006 and accused in the Mumbai local train blasts case were acquitted—after 19 agonising years. The Bombay High Court overturned a 2015 Special Court ruling that had sentenced 5 of them to death and …

    Source: Frontline - The Hindu - Indeterminate
  • Published on 05:10 GMT

    Colby: Silence on Chinese aggression is a new strategy based on war fears

    The Pentagon’s senior defense policymaker on Thursday defended the lack of any mention of Chinese aggression toward the Philippines in the South China Sea or Beijing’s military pressure against Taiwan in recent remarks as part of a new U.S. strategy aimed …

    Source: The Washington Times - Washington D.C. - Right-wing
  • Published on 03:19 GMT

    What China really wants, according to Australia’s former ambassador

    Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Share AAA Beijing: From his home in Canberra’s red-brick inner north, former diplomat Graham Fletcher offers a blunt analogy for how Beijing would like …

    Source: WAtoday - Neutral
  • Published on 05:18 GMT

    Allan Gyngell Lecture

    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Can I first acknowledge the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation and pay my respects to elders past and present. And I want to acknowledge the presence here today of Allan’ daughter-in-law Chell. Catherine, can I …

    Source: The National Tribune - Center-left
  • Published on 04:35 GMT

    Government-funded media in the US: First Amendment explainer

    The First Amendment prevents the government from determining who is and is not a journalist and, to a large degree, from telling journalists what they can and cannot say. And, unlike many countries around the world, there are no state-run or official media …

    Source: Toledo Legal News - Ohio - Pending
  • Published on 02:33 GMT

    From rupture to renewal: reclaiming the promise of 1947

    As Pakistan marks its 80th Independence Day this August 14 (today), standard government celebrations offer a necessary moment for honest self-reflection. Almost eight decades into statehood, we must examine the wide gap between the egalitarian promise of …

    Source: Business Recorder - Neutral
  • Published on 08:39 GMT

    The SEP and the struggle against imperialist war

    We are publishing here “The SEP and the Struggle Against Imperialist War,” the first of six resolutions adopted unanimously by the Ninth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US), held from August 2 to 7, 2026. The resolution was introduced by …

    Source: World Socialist Web Site - Left-wing
  • Published on Aug 13, 2026

    The Battle for 51: Inside the Eleven Senate Races That Will Make or Break the Firewall

    Between keeping a clear path for potential Supreme Court confirmations and the mayhem that a Democrat-controlled Senate would cause for President Trump’s final two years, keeping control of the Senate is the top priority for Republicans during the midterm …

    Source: America First Report - Pending
  • Published on Aug 10, 2026

    There Is No One Theory of Development: Authoritarianism vs Democracy

    Pakistan does not need a hard state. It needs a development state. Egypt is a hard state; Vietnam is a development state. Anyone serious about Pakistan's future must understand the difference. The obvious counter-example is India. It has remained a …

    Source: Friday Times - Pending

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