The Modi phenomenon
It was Nato’s provocative endeavour of extending itself to Russia’s doorstep that thrust Ukraine into a devastating war. Now India – along with Australia, Japan and the US – has…
Pleasures of political kill
Among those who were stunned by a bit of unexpected news travelling from Bahawalpur on the afternoon of Aug 17 in 1988, some might recall the emptiness that the sudden…
The cost of political uncertainty
The failed attempt on the life of former prime minister Imran Khan has raised temperatures throughout the country with obvious repercussions on the state of the union (federation versus at…
The political menu of food
EID in Pakistan leaves unwieldy quantities of carcasses to deal with. But the world’s largest festival of ritual slaughter is held every five years in Nepal’s Bariyarpur village, mostly of…
Wheel of fortune turns for Sri Lanka’s political soothsayers
Generations of Sri Lankan leaders have sought guidance from seers and astrologers, and now one has dared tell the ruling Rajapaksa family that their time in office is up. As…
Inflation only a supply-side phenomenon: a quarter-truth
During inflationary times, the notion propagated by the gurus that inflation is solely cost-push/supply-side phenomenon in Pakistan, is taken as the gospel truth by many, including the fourth pillar of…
Inflation only a supply-side phenomenon: a quarter-truth
During inflationary times, the notion propagated by the gurus that inflation is solely cost-push/supply-side phenomenon in Pakistan, is taken as the gospel truth by many, including the fourth pillar of…
Abuse as political weapon
Our society has never been quite free of the penchant to abuse but, of late, one has witnessed a phenomenal increase in this indulgence, particularly in the domain of politics.…
Women and political inequality
GENDER inequality takes a variety of forms in Pakistan, but a fundamental one — and one whose rectification may help address all other variants as well — is political inequality.…
Mob violence and political will
And so it goes on and on. If a widely respected 80-year-old public figure and civil society activist like Swami Agnivesh can be brutally beaten up – and nearly killed…
