Future of the Indus Waters Treaty: Part – II
During the fourteen years after the signing of the IWT, India and Pakistan were preoccupied with actions relating to their entitlements pertaining to the waters of the six rivers as…
Future of the Indus Waters Treaty: Part-IV
The opening article titled ‘Revising the Indus Waters Treaty’ of a compilation of articles on the IWT issued by NATSRAT by Pankaj Saran and PK Saxena, discloses a likely compelling…
Smart money runs first
Even by the turbulent standards of emerging markets, the past week was a master class in how quickly capital can vanish in the face of political dysfunction. The immediate, violent…
Discussing South Asian peace: Part – II
In the 1980s, multiple civil society organisations emerged in Pakistan that stood for democracy, gender equity, human rights, peace and social justice. Some of them promoted their ideals through art…
We need a new party
Pakistan’s political parties claim to represent the people, but do they truly follow the constitution, or do they just do whatever suits them? Time and again, we have seen politicians…
New scholarship on religion and reform: Part – I
Despite a general apathy – or even despondency – about falling academic standards in Pakistan, some relatively young researchers and writers have made their mark in academic circles in the…
BB and the art of realpolitik
The political career of Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated on December 27, 2007, was a saga of fluctuating fortunes. Twice she was voted to power (1988 and 1993) and twice…
BB and the art of realpolitik
The political career of Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated on December 27, 2007, was a saga of fluctuating fortunes. Twice she was voted to power (1988 and 1993) and twice…
From waste to wealth: Part – II
The metropolitan municipal solid waste (MSW) generation, of which 75 per cent is organic, remains largely untapped. Organic MSW with higher calorific value given our national consumption of fatty oils…
The mighty caste system: Part – I
Industrial growth and economic development greatly transformed Western societies, bringing structural, political and social changes that helped them get rid of old customs and traditions. The Industrial Revolution led to…
