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Philippines’ extrajudicial killings in war on drugs now under international legal scrutiny

Since the election of President Duterte in the Philippines in May 2016, there has been a state sanctioned crackdown on the drug trade. Police has been accused of actively ordering extrajudicial killings, or ‘rub-outs’. 

Modi govt is creating a ‘Rafale scam’ where none exists due to its arrogance

Unless details are made available to Parliament and thus to the people, GOI is acting in secrecy and misusing its power.

Indian soldiers will guard garrisons better with smart fences, night vision cameras

People doubt our preparedness levels and ask how we can protect the country if we can't even protect our own bases.

Arun Jaitley hasn’t fulfilled his promise to farmers. So why is he pretending like he has?

The FM knew that the media would not spend that much of time and attention on farmers. He knew that on farmers, you need not put your money where your mouth is.

What Narendra Modi can learn from Virat Kohli on being a better leader

This isn’t a prescription for improved governance, but is a brief recipe for more effective political leadership from Narendra Modi. 

For many, Asma Jahangir was the one-stop shop for human rights in Pakistan

A fearless advocate for human rights in Pakistan, the loss of Asma Jahangir will now make people think twice before speaking out.

As Modi eyes a legacy greater than Nehru’s why are his followers losing confidence?

Have BJP supporters begun to realise the hollowness of their politics? Why has the party become so dependent on one person’s so-called messianic appeal?

Lawyers hid themselves in Asma Jahangir’s office when they were chased by the security agencies

Asma Jahangir’s real struggle began under General Zia-ul-Haq’s military government and its Islamisation process, the darkest period in Pakistan’s history.

Religiosity in Pakistan has reached dangerous heights: Asma Jahangir

In this 2012 column, noted human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir had written against the rising religious violence being perpetrated in Pakistan.  

The Pashtun Long March in Pakistan has ended, but the dreaded encounter cop is still free

The first large protest by the Pashtuns for their rights had become a rage on social media and across the political divide.

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.