Tracing the roots of Hindutva & Modi’s BJP party
Modi is not wrong in heralding the spectre of Akhund Bharat, currently resting in the Reich of Hindutva. He is not wrong in fancying...
The rocky road of US-Taliban peace agreement
It took the Trump administration 17 months to clinch a preliminary agreement with the Taliban – a first step toward ending more than 18...
Why lower energy costs don’t trickle down in Pakistan
As energy prices hit new lows in international markets - due to plummeting global demand owing to the Coronavirus - business dynamics in Pakistan...
Pandemic modifies US-China power dynamics
The coronavirus pandemic is proving to be the most lethal blow to the western (American) world order. It has exposed the lop-sidedness of the...
Crying over spilt milk: Supreme Court & coronavirus
On the 19th of May 2020, the Supreme Court of Pakistan set aside the Government’s partial economic lockdown claiming that the country should not...
Collaboration must for fighting Pakistan’s locust invasion
Since last year, the desert locust has been posing an unprecedented threat to Pakistan’s agriculture sector, and the response of the government was slow...
India at loss as Indo-Pacific strategy collapses
The past two decades of international policy and regional strategy have been a tremendous challenge for Pakistan. In the aftermath of 9/11, and the...
Good governance, rule of law and the presidential system
Ancient Greek history is full of mythical fables with moral lessons. Pakistan’s dalliance with ‘rule of law’ always makes me recall the Sisyphean ordeal...
Afghan-Pakistan cordial ties: India’s hybrid wars suffer tremendously
A surprise development took place earlier this week after Pakistani Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) Bajwa visited the Afghan capital of Kabul for talks...
A comprehensive analysis of National Budget 2020-21: opportunities, failures & myths
The national budget 2020-21 presented today offers no surprises. Announced in a typical PTI style where, as usual, ambiguity prevails on where the real...
The bloodshedding in Kashmir must end
True Warfare is based on deception. The world has been in denial for over four decades as the mystery unfolds, depicting the most horrifying...
Pak’s lacklustre response to Indian aggression in Kashmir must change
Hindutva hysteria created by BJP led government under the stewardship of Modi has created a war-like situation between India and Pakistan. LOC is on...