Waleed Rasool

PhD IR.

[Altaf Hussain Wani @sultan1913]

How free is India
•Multiple global indices have flagged concerns over India's civic freedoms, democracy, press freedom and social tensions.
•CIVICUS downgraded India's civic space from 'Obstructed' to 'Repressed', citing restrictions on expression and human rights groups.
•Freedom House moved India from 'free' to 'partly free', while India occupied Kashmir was classified separately as 'not free'.
•V-Dem classified India as an 'electoral autocracy', citing significant deterioration in democracy, media and civil society freedoms.
•The government initially blamed methodology and later questioned the motives behind global indices as India's rankings continued declining.
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[Zard si Gana @ZardSi]

Iran’s Foreign Ministry on the Pakistan–Türkiye Saudi Arabia Mecca Agreement 🇵🇰🇸🇦🇹🇷

“There is no reason to worry that this pact is against Iran. Türkiye and Pakistan have deep historic ties with Iran.

[ترکیہ اردو @TurkiyeUrdu_]

ترجمان پاک فوج کے مطابق 14 اگست، یومِ آزادیِ پاکستان کے موقع پر پاکستان، ترکیہ اور سعودی عرب کی افواج مشترکہ پریڈ میں حصہ لیں گی۔

[Ina Lepel @GermanyinPAK]

"Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” — Dr. Ruth Pfau 🕯️On her death anniversary, we remember Dr. Ruth Pfau with deep respect & gratitude. A German-born doctor who made Pakistan her home, she devoted her life to serving those affected by leprosy.

[United Nations @UN]

“If we fail to put our common humanity first, we risk losing everything that makes us strong.”

Amid a world brimming with conflict, impunity, inequality and unpredictability, @antonioguterres stresses:

“We have the power to chart a different course”.

[Dr Mubeen Shah . Kashmir First @mobyshah]

If democracy means reclaiming the right to question power, why should that principle stop at Kashmir?

India’s young protesters are being told to reclaim their democratic voice.

Kashmir has been asking for political agency for generations.

The question is simple:

If the people are sovereign, where does the Kashmiri fit into the story?

My response to Arundhati Roy’s Cockroach Democracy:

Read: The Cockroaches Have a Question for India: What About Kashmir?

https://t.co/jkClizSVvl

#Kashmir #Democracy #SelfDetermination @royarundhti @abhijeet_dipke

[Dr. Raja sajjad Khan @rajasajjad_raja]

#KPRISIP2026 #Kashmir #Muzaffarabad
Opening ceremony of summer internship programme. Director KPRI Dr. Raja Muhammad Sajjad Khan is adressing to interns.
@KPRI_AJK @IPS_1979 @isc_issi @_KIIR_ @IPRI_Pak

[United Nations @UN]

Marking 81 years since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, @antonioguterres has stressed that the path to peace is built by strengthening trust and predictability.

“Together, we can ensure that the future is not defined by rivalry and risk, but by cooperation and stability.”

[Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad @IPS_1979]

How far can media-driven #nationalism influence #public #opinion and #electoral #politics? In #IPS Insights, Dr. Waleed Rasool analyzes the intersection of strategic #narratives, #identity #politics, and India’s future political trends. #PakistanFactor @rasool_com

[Waleed Rasool @rasool_com]

@mirwaizmanzil @MirwaizKashmir Shame to psedu- democracy and pity to Article - 21 of IC

[Anuradha Bhasin @AnuradhaBhasin_]

Malik's sustained dialogue with RSS, the ideological parent of BJP continued under Modi regime. In his affidavit, he also speaks of cordial meetings with KPs.

Yasin Malik's affidavit reveals ties with RSS leaders, visits from Shankaracharyas-III https://t.co/Uf43jZZmf9

[Waleed Rasool @rasool_com]

@QaziShibli Sab ka saath, San ka Waqas... A joke of the day...

[Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the UN @PakistanUN_NY]

#PakistanUNSCPresidency

[Waleed Rasool @rasool_com]

Three fighter jets crashed in India's Jammu and Kashmir, local govt sources say https://t.co/3v2w7IocKv

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

The international system is out of date, out of time, and out of step.

The Summit of the Future in September is a generational opportunity to reform & revitalize multilateralism so that it meets the challenges of today.

https://t.co/aC4qkfNhKX

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

"Let us never be silent in the face of discrimination, and never tolerant of intolerance.

Let us speak out for human rights and the dignity of all."

-- @antonioguterres on #HolocaustRemembranceDay
#NoToHate

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

Today, we are witnessing hate spreading at alarming speed.

Online, it has moved from the margins to the mainstream.

No society is immune to intolerance. Bigotry against one group is bigotry against all.

We must resolve to stand up against the forces of hate & division.