Six accords and a hangover
Bangladesh and Pakistan have been estranged ‘brothers’ off and on since East Pakistan broke away with Indian support in 1971. Although Pakistan recognised Bangladesh in 1974, paving the way for…
MAGA-MIGA hangover
In a carefully choreographed display of political theatre, Modi leaned into the spectacle, telling a cheering crowd that when MAGA (Make American Great Again, Trump’s political slogan) meets MIGA (Make…
Budget 2025-26: takes two to tango
Budget 2025–26 signals fiscal restraint and modest climate intent but remains, at its core, an act of improvisation rather than coordinated choreography. Touted as contractionary, the budget sets ambitious targets:…
The ongoing circus
A circus may remind you of many things: there are actors, there are clowns, there is dialogue and drama, there are smiles and tears, there is happiness and there is…
The Modi-Trump tango
A strong economy is a national security imperative. It is also crucial to foster social and political stability. It also effectively shapes a cohesive national identity necessary to mould international…
Three to tango
IT takes three to tango in our part of the world. The US-Pakistan duo and the Saudi-Pakistan pair has become a threesome, choreographed by the US. In 1950, prime minister…
Ungoverned areas
THE war against terrorism has put ungoverned and weakly governed spaces into the limelight, and governance in such areas is being debated. Globally, various options, including kinetic, administrative, and constitutional…
Oil leaks, toxic emissions as Israel strike worsens Yemen pollution: NGOs
The Israeli strike on Yemen’s port of Hodeida has released hazardous emissions and caused fuel spills, experts said, compounding environmental pollution already worsened by oil spills from Huthi ship attacks.…
Ongoing projects get lion’s share in Rs60bn of HEC funding
After restoring the annual development budget of Higher Education Commission (HEC) following protests from public sector universities, the federal government has decided to earmark 70 percent of the Rs60 billion…
Entertainment or jingoism?
Anti-Pakistan propaganda remains a recurrent theme in numerous Bollywood movies. Movies such as ‘Border’, ‘LoC Kargil’, ‘Raazi’, and ‘Uri’ carry an anti-Pakistan perspective as a central theme to the plot.…
