Tehqeeq-e-Rai

Algorithmic Thugs: Big Tech’s Monopoly Playbook

My second piece for the Denny Center for Democratic Capitalism shifts gears toward the political economy and corporate architecture around the attention…

Sep 10 • 

Rai Hasen Masoud Kharal

August 2025

India Misread the Room.

While long-time strategic allies – India and the U.S.

Aug 16 • 

Rai Hasen Masoud Kharal

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No Friends, Only Deals: US-India Fallout

Strategic Partnerships ≠ Transactional Deals

Aug 7 • 

Rai Hasen Masoud Kharal

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The Price of Mistrust: What India and Pakistan Lose Without Trade

My recent piece in India Narrative, details how cycles of political mistrust and tit-for-tat retaliation have choked a massive economic opportunity that…

Aug 3 • 

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July 2025

Hijacked Minds, Broken Democracies

The Attention Economy and the Collapse of Cognitive Autonomy

Jul 15 • 

Rai Hasen Masoud Kharal

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May 2025

The Monster We Fed

Why the Time to Break the Mullah-Military Nexus Is Now?

May 24 • 

Rai Hasen Masoud Kharal

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Rebuild or Relapse?

Move on or make amends? Is Pakistan ready to confront its past—or just bury it again?

May 17 • 

Rai Hasen Masoud Kharal

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The War Didn’t End, It Rebranded

Is the Indo-Pak ceasefire built to last? Are all Pakistanis terrorists now? And who, if anyone, actually won?"

May 14 • 

Rai Hasen Masoud Kharal

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June 2024

Faith to Fear: Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan

Man accused of blasphemy set on fire in Swat: How are Zia's Blasphemy Laws still haunting Pakistan? Is this really about Islam?

Jun 22, 2024 • 

Rai Hasen Masoud Kharal

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May 2024

Pakistan's Wheat-gate: Farmers in Trenches

"What's at Stake for Farmers? Why is the State Complacent? & Who's to Blame?"

May 24, 2024 • 

Rai Hasen Masoud Kharal

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If It's True: Who Killed Raisi and Why?

Who Stands to Gain from Raisi’s Demise and What It Means for Iran's Political Succession

May 20, 2024 • 

Rai Hasen Masoud Kharal

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May 20, 2024 • 

Rai Hasen Masoud Kharal

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