Dissolving a political party
The dissolution of the National Awami Party (NAP) in 1975 followed months of degradation of the party and its leadership in the mass media. This was a party in power,…
New political party vows to clean up Delhi government
Wearing white caps and armed with brooms, volunteers of India's fledgling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), or the common man's party, are out in strength across the Indian capital. The broom…
HA new political party needed
OVER the last year and a half the feisty ‘lawyers movement’ captured the imagination of the world press by challenging Musharraf’s ‘emergency’ rule and demanding the restoration of the former…
Spotlight: PPP: party with a following but no leaders!: Tattered political parties are a bad omen for democracy!
PPP never had an heir apparent for top leadership. None would be tolerated. Both Zulfiqar Bhutto and Benazir made that clear as soon as someone in the party appeared to…
Not one party is revolutionary
Paradoxical though it may sound, politics in Pakistan remain both tantalizingly unpredictable and ridiculously predictable. A prime minister commanding a comfortable majority may be conveniently shown the door, leaving everyone…
Is a new party needed?
Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has repeatedly mentioned that there is room for a new political party. There are many opinions about this within Pakistani political circles, but none…
Fixing politics by non-political means
Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was overthrown in a September 2006 coup and subsequently convicted of corruption, is back in the country after years in exile. His party…
Political worker vs cult member
A political worker and a cult member are fundamentally different in terms of their objectives, motivations, and the nature of their involvement. Here are some key distinctions: Political workers typically…
The great Indian political circus: Part – I
There are many similarities between the economic situation that India faced in the early 1990s and the one Pakistan currently faces. Last year, I wrote a series of articles that…
The great Indian political circus: Part – II
In January 1990, tensions in Kashmir allowed the BJP to capitalize on it to fan its extremist agenda. Immediately after coming to power, the VP Singh government introduced the 62nd…
