India’s foreign policy having trouble handling Kashmir & China
Kashmir: A jus cogen of international law is clasula pacta sunt servanda, that is to say treaties are to be abided by as they...
British Muslim MP asks Muslims to make this fight against racism into a watershed moment
The murder of George Floyd was truly shocking. Watching footage of his arrest and death has left many feeling hurt, scared, and angry -...
Bali from a death row teen to a 38 year old free man
The death cell is a horrible place and every moment spent there is a constant reminder to the death row convict of his impending...
Learning rule of law from the jungle
Yes, the jungle is not lawless. And, as any wildlife watcher would know that unlike human diktats, the jungle code is strictly observed. Programmed...
Can India & China reach a political solution?
The good thing about the nihilistic Indian media narratives — relentlessly negative — over the military standoff in eastern Ladakh is that the government...
Handmade prime ministers and fate of Pakistan
A history of poor installed leadership In 2004 around 1500 hours in my capacity as Chairman Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF), I met Mir Zafarullah Khan...
How New Zealand beat Coronavirus?
It is seventeen long days since a Covid-19 case has been reported in New Zealand. Announcing this in Wellington today, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...
Cold War of the 21st Century
The pandemic is reshaping world politics. Transformation in relations between the United States and China — the defining feature of the new century global...
Minneapolis Police: White silence is violence
“I can’t breathe.” These final words by George Floyd, before he breathed his last, revived bitter memories of a similar ordeal that David Dungay,...
A new Brahmin state can solve the problem of India
The Hindu savastika is a caste symbol of peace and happiness. Adolf Hitler used the same sign, slightly modified, to espouse the superiority of...
Powerful above the law: making the case for all the Uzmas
The maxim, “A man’s house is his castle” is one of the oldest and most deeply rooted principles in post-modern jurisprudence. The importance of...
Comprehensive analysis: Indo-China standoff in Ladakh
The standoff between Indian and Chinese armies along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh/ Aksai Chin region continues. Both countries have...