CAA: stay home, stay safe?
PIA’s journey from ‘great people to fly with’ to ‘sadly no one wishes to fly with’, is a five-decade story. It mimics the systemic institutional derailment (especially of state-owned enterprises)…
India’s Waqf question
In a country that prides itself on its diversity, secularism and inclusive ethos, the recent approval of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 has cast a shadow over India's commitment to…
A city in chaos
Karachi is internationally referred to as the ‘City of Lights’ and the ‘City of the Quaid’ It is not only the largest city in Pakistan but also one of the…
Realistically speaking, the economy has improved
Making comments on financial issues without any expertise in the subject matter or without receiving concurrence from the experts has become a widely adopted approach. Recently, I saw numerous remarks…
Hook-line-sinker
THE Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of India allows persecuted minorities belonging to the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Jain, and Christian communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan to gain Indian citizenship.…
The creditors’ view
IN the days and weeks following the elections, the view held by Pakistan’s creditors seems to be clearing up. All the notes released on Pakistan since the elections point to…
Governor vs CM
KERALA Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has deliberately set himself on a collision course with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan ever since the distinguished historian Irfan Habib rebuked him at the Indian…
Police excesses
NO united civil liberties movement exists as such in India today. But police excesses have mounted. The movement against the Citizenship Amendment Act has spread all over India. Two conspicuous…
Reality of violence
The rise of Hindu nationalism, known as Hindutva, in India has fueled a disturbing wave of communal violence and intolerance, emboldened by state support. Hindutva, rooted in a desire for…
Indo-US ties
IN the first 50 years of its existence as an independent state, India had uneasy ties with the US. India preferred in those years a close partnership with the Soviet…
