Ceasefire redraws strategic lines?
The May 10 ceasefire between India and Pakistan has brought considerable relief to millions across the border after days of unprecedented aerial strikes, drone warfare and cross-border shelling. Brokered with…
Beyond the ceasefire: Pakistan’s path forward
A ceasefire, brokered by the Trump administration, is now in place, marking a significant shift in the Pakistan-India dynamic. This development has brought the Kashmir issue into the international spotlight,…
Fourth estate or first estate?
Whenever I turn on Indian TV channels, I see nothing but jingoism, braggadocio, flag waving, gasconade, hot air, rodomontade, bluster, cacophony and Goebbelsian bombast – instead of cool, rational discussion…
After the ceasefire
The guns have fallen silent, but the echoes of failure are still ringing in New Delhi. After weeks of saber-rattling and brinkmanship, India has agreed to a ceasefire with little…
Why India’s treaty hubris could backfire
Following the Modi-led regime's announcement that India was unilaterally abrogating the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in reaction to the Pahalgam incident, several op-eds have reviewed New Delhi’s move and its…
Will the fire cease?
AFTER prosecuting the most intense ethnic cleansing exercise in modern history for 15 months, Tel Aviv and Washington have finally agreed to a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza. The pact,…
AI-powered drones track down fires in German forests
Inside a green orb planted in the German countryside is a high-tech aid to prevent wildfires that have grown more common and destructive with rising global temperatures. The installation, resembling…
Trump’s first 100 days
President Trump’s second term is now 100 days in. The headlines have focused on tariffs, political theatre and executive orders. But for Pakistan, the most important shifts have happened quietly.…
Tariff crossfire
BY all accounts a world is ending and we don’t know what is going to replace it. For Pakistan this is particularly troubling because despite what we like to tell…
America First?
The US is hurtling toward an economic abyss, and the stock market’s apocalyptic collapse on April 10, 2025, was a deafening wake-up call. That day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
