Niha Dagia
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Past articles by Niha:
Pakistan’s Afghan Gamble Worsens Conflict in Balochistan
For Baloch rebels to conduct sophisticated attacks is undeniably a worrying sign for Pakistan. → Read More
Pakistan’s National Security Policy Prioritizes Economic Security
Its content is impressive but it lacks a roadmap. → Read More
2021 Was a Bad Year for Democracy in South Asia
The pandemic made it easier for governments to justify authoritarian measures, including crackdowns on the media and excessive surveillance. → Read More
The Dilemma Over the Blasphemy Law in Pakistan
The mob killing of a Sri Lankan is the culmination of a fire lit decades ago, when a doctrinaire interpretation of Islam was allowed to thrive in a politically driven move to legitimize religious intolerance. → Read More
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan Again Signals its Street Power
The banned far-right party has considerable support in politically significant Punjab. → Read More
South Asia’s Fight Against COVID-19 Gathers Momentum
Despite vaccine hesitancy and a shortage of doses, South Asian countries have fared fairly well in vaccinating their populations. → Read More
Pakistan’s Fake Vaccine Certificates
As in many other parts of the world, Pakistan’s anti-vaxxers are turning to fake vaccine certificates to dodge government restrictions on unvaccinated individuals. → Read More
Does the Afghan Debacle Signal Declining US Influence?
Experts say to maintain influence Washington “will need at a minimum to recognize the Taliban government.” → Read More
Afghan Women Footballers Flee to Pakistan
The Afghan National Girls Youth Football team, its coaches, and their families were facing threats from the Taliban. → Read More
Can Pakistan’s Mangoes Sweeten Souring Ties with the US?
Mangoes have always been in the frontline of Pakistan’s politics and diplomacy. → Read More
How Far Can Raw Talent Take South Asian Athletes at the Olympics?
The performance of South Asian athletes at the global level is hampered by poor infrastructure and training facilities at home. → Read More
Vaccine Passports: Ticket to Freedom or Path to a Divided World?
Gulf and Western countries require incoming foreign workers to have received vaccines that are in short supply in several developing countries. → Read More
Bilateral Bond Between Pakistan and Russia Deepening
Both countries believe that a political settlement in Afghanistan is necessary for regional peace and stability. → Read More
Why Isn’t Pakistan’s COVID-19 Death Rate Falling as Quickly as Infections?
The fatality rate trails behind infections, so Pakistan’s morbidity rates will take awhile to fall. → Read More
Pakistan Seeks to Punish Criticism of Army
A new bill, if it were to become law, would further damage the Pakistani media’s ability to hold the military to account. → Read More
Pakistan Army to Enforce Pandemic Protocols
But is it really a good idea to expose the armed forces to a deadly virus when the country is seeing a surge in terrorism? → Read More
Pakistan’s COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign Crawls Along
A hot summer and power failures mar Pakistan’s stuttering vaccination drive. → Read More
Toothless and Terrified: The State of Pakistan’s Media
Journalism in Pakistan has never been easy, but the current environment is particularly dangerous. → Read More
Warring Sides: Is There an End to Violence in South Asia?
What does the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s reunification mean for Afghanistan and Pakistan? → Read More
Perpetual Silence: Kashmir’s Economy Slumps Under Lockdown
“Our lockdown began way before the world was forced into isolation.” → Read More