Changing political dynamics in S. Asia
Driven by rejuvenated public sentiments for a change, the Bangladesh’s incumbent government is gradually but consistently moving out of the Indian orbit through measured and calculated steps — which many…
Policy, reform & political change
PUBLIC policies struggle to survive, and reform agendas get stalled in times of political change. At best, uncertainty surrounds them; at worst, they are scrapped by political opponents when they…
A new political accord
Pakistan is now seventy-five. In these long years there were very few occasions when a genuine joy was felt by the whole nation. Few wins in cricket and field hockey…
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,…
Tough economic decisions & fragile political mandate
Very few people may have actually experienced the moment of helplessness when there is a clash between the need for tough economic decisions and fragile and split political mandate of…
Crazy cross-purposes
Two months into power and the Imran Khan government has already given a new meaning to the term ‘cross purposes’. Generally implying ‘two stands that contradict each other’, the term…
The PTI’s political dilemma
The recently concluded local bodies elections in Pakistan were instructive in several respects. With their conclusion, soon power will be transferred to the elected representatives at the grassroots level. This…
Political cons and white-collar crooks
Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif hit the nail right on the head when the other day he stressed the need for depoliticising the Sindh police with a view to shoring…
Political theatrics
Speaking at a press conference on January 3, Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan said that the proposal to set up military courts for speedy trial of terrorists, which parliament formally…
Faith, forgiveness and the future
May 6 is etched in my memory – not because it ended in tragedy, but because it nearly did. That afternoon in 2018, as I stepped out from a routine…
