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Winds of change?
Pakistan must proactively reach out to Iran.
Sikander Ahmed Shah
Kashmiri celebrations
Terrorism is an elusive concept under international law.
Border politics
Any cross-border attack by Iran into Pakistan would be a violation of international law.
ICJ’s limited jurisdiction
Pakistan is well within its rights to try and sentence Jadhav under its domestic laws for espionage.
Sealing borders
A democratic state must always balance most carefully its needs for security with its need for liberty.
Democratic bans
We share the US’ chequered history of treating refugees and immigrants unfairly.
To ban or not to ban?
The domestic framework to censure groups promoting terrorism is more punitive as compared to the UN regime.
Headless chicken
The absence of a foreign minister suggests ad hocism.
Spies underwater
India’s submarine intrusion violated our sovereignty under UNCLOS.
Deporting Sharbat Gula
Pakistan must have a more long-term and inclusive strategy to deal with Afghan refugees.
Treaty in trouble
If India breaches or abrogates the Indus Waters Treaty, it would be a violation of international law.
On dispute resolution
Even the US feels the pressure of censure from the international community when it resists international courts.
Caught in the crossfire
Both Pakistan and Bangladesh need to protect vulnerable Bengali expatriates.
Settlements in IHK
Many fear that new demographics might signify apartheid.
Global battlefield
The law of war is being directly challenged.
Mapping Kashmir
The draft bill is another attempt by India to absorb J&K.
Right to water
Access to water is a positive, not negative, liberty.
Another solution?
A diplomatic settlement of the Kashmir issue is needed.
Refugee crisis
Pakistan must fulfil its obligations to displaced Afghans.
CPEC challenge
There is not much focus on the international angle of CPEC.