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EditorsPick
Pakistan’s Water Protest Sparks Satire
AI-generated image in circulation- A Sindhi local firmly holds back Prime Minister Modi as he attempts to personally reroute the waters of the Indus River By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) organized a series of province-wide rallies across Sindh on July 12, 2026, protesting what…
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Pakistan: Paying Billions for Electricity Citizens Never Use
By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The citizens of Pakistan are gripped by a paralyzing energy crisis, created by the successive governments of some political parties. For the ordinary citizen, small business owner, or laborer, this crisis doesn’t live in policy documents. It arrives every month in electricity bills which…
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Oil Exploration Project: France Casts a New Strategic Net Over Sri Lankan Waters
By Leo Nirosha Darshan COLOMBO — Situated at the very heart of the Indian Ocean, the island nation of Sri Lanka has long been an indispensable pivot along international maritime trade routes and a crucial piece on the geopolitical chessboard of global superpowers. Amidst the ongoing tug-of-war for regional dominance among…
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Pakistan: One Husband, Thousands of Wives
AI-generated image widely circulating across social media platforms mocks the loop in in the official family tree registry By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), Pakistan’s largest social safety net, has recently come under intense parliamentary scrutiny following the presentation of the Auditor General of…
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U.S. Looks Askance at an Asia-Pacific Where China Looms as Rival Hegemon
In his speech to the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2026, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared his vision for a ‘new era of pragmatic idealism’ (Photo: IISS) By Ivan LimFormer AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: At the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore in May, his Secretary of War Peter Hegseth…
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A Futile Rush to Power in Kyrgyzstan Results in Court Verdict
Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan By Kuban Abdymen,BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN: On July 2, the Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek announced the verdict in the high-profile criminal case known as “Letter 75.” All eight defendants were found guilty of violent seizure of power and sentenced to four years in prison with confiscation…
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Seeking the Homeland: The Unyielding Voice of Keppapulavu and Sri Lanka’s Endless Northern Agony
By Leo Nirosha Darshan COLOMBO: For the inhabitants of Keppapulavu, a small village in Sri Lanka’s Mullaitivu district, the memories of relaxing under the shade of mango trees in their own front yards feel like yesterday. Yet, since the civil war ended in 2009, the physical distance between these people and…
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Indo-Pacific Security Strategy: Washington’s Asian Outlook and Sri Lanka’s Geo political Maneuvers
By Leo Nirosha Darshan COLOMBIO: In international geopolitics, the Asia-Pacific region, and specifically its core – the Indian Ocean – has drawn unprecedented attention from global superpowers. Serving as the heartbeat of world trade and maritime supply chains, the Indian Ocean region has emerged as a vital security flashpoint in…
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Pakistan: The Crisis of Delayed Justice, How Pendency is Eroding the Legal System
Pending Cases- AI-generated image (The AsiaN) By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The harrowing text of a social media post, which translates from Urdu as: “Kasur: Outraged by receiving date after date (adjournments) for five years, a petitioner opened fire and killed the Sessions Judge”—presents a tragic and extreme manifestation…
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Geopolitical Shifts and the Migration of Cyber Mafias: International Cybercrime Syndicates Penetrate Sri Lanka
By Leo Nirosha DarshanCOLUMBO: In today’s Indo-Pacific landscape, transnational organized crime has escalated from a law enforcement headache into a major geopolitical threat and strategic challenge, disrupting regional security, diplomatic equilibrium, and economic order. Facing intense law enforcement pressures and crackdowns in traditional strongholds like Cambodia and Myanmar, multi-billion-dollar international…
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