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TopicJirga

Topic: jirga

Pakistan wants to revive jirgas—council of elders who ordered honour killing of Baloch couple

The killings have raised questions around institutional complicity, lack of enforcement, and the Pakistani government’s intent to revive a deeply flawed system.

Revenge rape, honour killings as ‘justice’: Pakistan’s problematic jirgas get more power

Jirgas are tribal councils that consider women property. The National Assembly has given them quasi-judicial powers, and civil society is incensed.

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Mass police resignations in Nepal signal deeper unrest. Internal govt running out of time

The on-ground observations remain pessimistic about the rise of a ‘Naya Nepal’ — a term that found prominence after the advent of democracy in the country in 2008 — following the abolishment of the monarchy.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.