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The House for Disobedient Women: Saudi Arabia’s ‘Dar Al-Reaya’
Dar Al-Reaya - They are not just prisons or safe havens; they are places where the politics of guardianship, gender, and obedience have always come together
Persian Woman in Iran: Modernity, Revolution, and the Politics of Gendered Power
Does ‘Peace’ Mean Just Absence of War : The Nobel Peace Prize debate Goes Beyond Trump
The Nobel Peace Prize argument
Gandhi’s Ram Rajya: A Moral Republic Beyond Power and Piety
When Gandhi talked about Ram Rajya, he wasn't talking about a made-up golden age or a society based on religious rules. Instead, Gandhi came up with a fundamentally moral view of politics
Manufacturing the ‘Enemy’: How India’s Right Wing Thrives
In contemporary India, the survival of the political right is no longer anchored in governance, delivery, or even ideological coherence; it is anchored in the continuous production of an enemy.
The Unpredictable Variable: Why Human Agency Defies Political Science
Political science and international relations, like other branches of the social sciences, form a field of inquiry that is not only inseparable from complex social dynamics but is also deeply entangled with the thoughts, impulses, and decisions of individuals who do not always think or act in predictable, rational ways.
The Louvre Heist : Let’s Read History through the Stolen Jewels
Just imagine a view, a crisp Sunday morning in Paris, October 19, 2025. The sunlight enters through the grand windows of the Louvre, casting golden beams on the marble floors.
Islamic Feminism: Are they not feminist enough?
The notion of “Islamic Feminism” invokes the basic confrontation among religion and feminism. While religion is typically deemed as dogmatic and disadvantageous to women largely due to the historical domination of patriarchal interpretation of religious texts.
Let’s Understand Why Right Wing Nationalism is not Plural
One must first ask: Is calling right-wing nationalism unable to accept diversity and inclusion just a theoretical idea or an ethical argument made by its critics?
Why We Should Move From Secularism to a Post-Secular World: Habermas and India’s Test Case
For much of the twentieth century, it was widely believed that the march of modernity—industrial growth, scientific progress, and democratic governance would steadily push religion out of public life.
The Ever Evolving Saga of Sir Creek
Fisherfolk from the coastlines of Kutch (in India) and Sindh (in Pakistan) often find themselves broiled in the geopolitics of their geography. Their livelihoods are
Communism vs. Islamic Extremism: The Ideological Collision Brewing in Tajikistan
The Republic of Tajikistan is slowly traversing a significant tectonic shift. It strategically sits at the conduit
No More Rule of Law, It is ‘Rule By Law’ : Is Pakistan Sliding into Constitutional Authoritarianism ?
Quantum Model of Deterrence : Explaining the Behaviour of States Through Quantum Physics
As a Student or Practitioner of International Relations, one must
Star Wars and the Final Chapter of the Cold War: Reagan, Russia, and the Treaties That Tried to Tame the Bomb.
The Cold War had dragged on for decades, and tensions were on the rise as the 1980s approached. The U.S. and the
The Political Conscience of Sports is a Manufactured and a Cautiously Selective Propaganda
Why Drone Capabilities Are Rising Sporadically Across Southeast Asia
The last few years have witnessed the growth of military drones, with a growth subjected to US$12.94 million in 2023 and expected growth
Operation Catapult : Why did Churchill attack his own ally, France, during WW2
This article tells the story of World War II, a global conflict that shook nations to their core. The year was 1940, and France, one of Britain’s closest allies, had just fallen to Nazi Germany.
Trump’s ego is not a Foreign Policy: India’s “American Engagement” to “American Confrontation”
Constructivist Perspectives on Norms and Symbolic Framing in the Israel-Gaza Conflict
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