Op-ed: India one of the major players in Afghanistan’s domestic and foreign affairs
India’s presence in the recently commenced intra-Afghan peace talks signals that she wants to play a meaningful role in a post war Afghanistan. However,...
The UAE-Israel deal’s historicity is in the fine print
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed walked away from this month’s White House signing ceremony with...
President Kennedy’s handling of conflict in Vietnam
Though not extending to aggression, US president Dwight D. Eisenhower (in office 1953-1961) instituted and supported the sometimes brutal methods of the Republic of...
Op-ed: There is no legal basis for two-finger virginity testing on women
2020 will go down in history as the year in which gendered discourse frequently saw the light of day in Pakistan. From the debate...
Op-ed: The irreplaceable Usman Buzdar
Usman Buzdar is a rare breed of politicians; one who doesn’t mind anything, who doesn’t disobey any order, who doesn’t feel threatened by anyone,...
Rise of Trumpism and geoeconomic pivot to China
Though lacking intellect and often ridiculed for frequent spelling errors on Twitter timeline, such as “unpresidented” and “covfefe,” implying he gets his news feed...
Tale of two emergencies: Polio and Covid-19 through IMB lens (Part 2)
In the same report, the IMB made a recommendation for a GPEI governance review in order to make it more robust, transparent, efficient and...
Tale of two emergencies: Polio and Covid-19 through IMB lens (Part 1)
Independent monitoring board for Polio (IMB) is a neutral, independent high profile London based entity that is mandated to scrutinize and judge the Polio...
Gulf-Israel Accord: The Kings Have No Clothes
In a solemn ceremony at the White House today, President Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of UAE and...
Op-ed: Understanding the eighteenth amendment
Collectively drafted by the parliament in 2010, following two years of considerations by a parliamentary advisory committee, the eighteenth Amendment essentially redesigned the 1973...
Is Trump the frenemy of the Islamic world?
In the Republican primaries of the 2016 US presidential elections, Mitt Romney severely castigated Trump, calling him a phony and a fraud. When Trump...
Tackling rape: Our national habit is to weep after every tragedy
Another rape case, another uproar in the media - but the fact of the matter is that this is not the first case and...