Opinion
Bitterly Divided, Pakistan Stands at Unprecedented Crossroads in 2023
THE new year sees Pakistan at an unprecedented crossroads. A painful and messy reconfiguration of the country’s political order over the past year has...
Political Narrative of 2023 Will Set the Tone for Lok Sabha Polls
Deepika Bhan
Year 2023 is going to be a period of extremely intense political activities across the country.
It is the springboard year for the 2024...
Eating the Last Cannibal
Generally, a state that wants to claim to represent "civilization" will take pains to obscure its original sins and keep its barbaric dark side...
The Price of Betraying Palestine: Moroccans Challenge Normalisation with Israel
RAMZY BAROUD
TWO years ago, Morocco and Israel signed the US-brokered “Joint Declaration”, thus officially recognising Israel and instating diplomatic ties. Though other Arab countries...
Is the Bank of Japan Holstering Its Bazooka?
Takatoshi Ito
TOKYO – On December 20, the Bank of Japan decided to raise its ceiling on ten-year government bond yields from 0.25% to 0.5%. Within minutes...