Drone strikes: shirking justice
As dusk fell on the village of Zowi Sidgi in July last year, a group of labourers gathered after a long day’s work. Some sold wood for a living, others…
Judges: to be seen and not heard?
The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has recently amended the code of conduct for Supreme Court and high court judges. The SJC derives its powers from Article 211 (8) of the…
Journey through Sindhi literature
In my previous column (‘Who will guard the universities’, June 1), I highlighted the concerns of academics and intellectuals about the declining academic freedom at the institutes of higher education,…
Online foot soldiers
AMIDST worsening ties between India and Pakistan, a noticeable feature was the differences in how citizens of both countries responded to the threat and fallout of violence. Pakistanis mostly, though not exclusively,…
Modi’s double-engine sarkar
WHEN Prime Minister Narendra Modi barrels around India to support allies running for state government elections his war cry is: ‘ab ki bar double engine ki sarkar’ (this time a…
Cities under strain: India’s predicted urban boom
India is projected to see an explosion in its urban population in the coming decades, but its cities already cannot cope and climate change will make living conditions harsher still.…
The facade of Indian democracy
Seventy-five years ago, India gained freedom and declared itself a secular state. The constitution of the world’s largest democracy provides for “freedom of conscience and the right of all individuals…
Random thoughts: Good books
Today, we do not talk about politics, about which enough has been said already. Today, we discuss some good books and some fine people. The first is written by Sirajuddin…
‘Engineering’ Pakistan
National security does not just come from having powerful weaponry. Countries such as Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Canada and others in the West have based their security primarily on their economic…
Why Saigal? What’s with him?
Why indeed? What’s so special about him? He sang and rose to prominence – they still call him the Indian film industry’s first superstar – in the 1930s and 40s.…
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