How Foreign Interventions Unmade Modern Afghanistan

Political modernization created features of a modern secular state in Afghanistan by the 1970s before foreign interventions undid it

Tribalism, corruption, and the absence of modern institutions have been blamed for Afghanistan's troubles, overlooking political modernization and the creation of features of a modern secular state by the 1970s before foreign interventions unmade them

How Linked Events That Fueled Upheavals In Kashmir Sparked My Fascination For Germany

The Inter-linked events lead to peaceful the unification of Germany as well but my fascination has been not linked to that alone

The Inter-linked events lead to peaceful German unification as well but my fascination has been not linked to that alone but also to deep admiration for Germans for their rise literally from the ashes along with Japan post-Second World War

Secularism In India Was Never About What It’s Made Out To Be

The inauguration of India's new parliament with Hindu symbolism has triggered murmurs of disapproval citing secular traditions although there is nothing new in the association of occupants of constitutional posts with such ceremonies since the republic was founded

Two To Tango: Breakthrough In India-Pakistan Ties Is Unlikely

Breakthrough In India-Pakistan Ties Is Unlikely

Bharatiya Janata Party's projection as the only bulwark against the belligerent neighbour Pakistan and its alleged allies within has paid rich political dividends to India's ruling party, making any breakthrough in hostile ties between the two countries increasingly difficult  

Inevitably Disastrous: Why World’s Biggest Islamic Org Opposes Caliphate

Nahdlatul Ulama has cited ISIS’s attempt to create a so-called caliphate in Iraq and Syria and argued it will inevitably be disastrous and contrary to the basic purposes of Sharia—the protection of religion, human life, sound reasoning, family, and property

Medina Charter-Drawn Citizen Model: Marrakesh Declaration

Medina Charter-Drawn Citizen Model: Marrakesh Declaration

Scholar Abdallah bin Mahfudh ibn Bayyah crafted the legal framework that inspired the declaration connecting early Islamic sources and the Prophet Muhammad's Charter of Medina with international human rights law for a model of equal, contractual citizenship as an Islamic principle