Military expenditure and global poverty
In 2018 India incurred a colossal $66.5 billion in military expenditure as compared to a lowly $11.4 billion by Pakistan the same year rejecting the notion that the latter was…
Extraordinary situation requires military courts
Military courts were established in 2015 during the Nawaz Sharif regime in the aftermath of Army Public School (APS) massacre of 140 people, mostly children. Military courts carry out swift…
Venezuelan military: the muscle behind Maduro
The latest developments in Venezuela's political crisis have dealt a severe blow to President Nicolas Maduro - severe, but not fatal, for one key reason: the military still backs him.…
The myth of a secular India
The 24 spokes of Ashoka Chakra symbolize life-principles like love, inclusion, patience and righteousness. It manifests Ashoka's transformation from war and violence to peace and inclusion. Apart from adorning the…
Alarm bells ringing
IMAGES of the Iranian and Pakistani leaders inaugurating a power transmission line that will bring 100 megawatts of electricity from across the border to the Balochistan port city of Gwadar, triggered memories…
A malleable charter
WHILE it is appreciable that a solid monument is to be soon erected in Islamabad to symbolise the profundity of the Constitution, the record shows that the 1973 charter remains…
Best possible deal
Did Hafeez Sheikh get the best possible deal from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) given Pakistan's unsustainable twin deficits, budget deficit estimated at 7.2 percent of GDP (though independent sources…
Wars and heroes
Ezra Pound was one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. His work focused on the insanity of wars. He theorized that wars were destructive for nations with…
Venezuela’s crisis
The world is watching with bated breath the drama playing out in Venezuela. Can Nicolas Maduro's government/presidency survive the onslaught of the US-led campaign for regime change? What are the…
Literature, politics, and resistance
The story by Zaheda Hina, 'Jismo Zaban ki Maut se Pehle' (Before the body dies and the tongue mortifies) starts with a prisoner who has been stuffed in a drum…
