Siachen recollections
ACCORDING to a Hindustan Times story of Jan 13, Indian chief of army staff Gen M.M. Naravane, addressing a press conference in New Delhi on the previous day, stated that India was “not…
Settle Siachen
Tragedies invite attention to the human follies which led to them. On Feb 3, an avalanche hurtled down the Siachen glacier wiping out an Indian military post and killing 10…
Siachen: glacial speed
The Siachen dispute has exacted a toll. A study by Dr Ghulam Rasul of the Pakistan Meteorological Department entitled Climate Data and Modelling Analysis of the Indus Ecoregion warns that…
Getting real on Siachen
By now all of us know MJ9842, the actual ground position line (AGPL) on the Saltoro Ridge, and the three passes that flow downwards from Saltoro to Pakistan’s northern areas…
The madness of Siachen
The avalanche under which 124 soldiers of the Pakistan Army and 11 civilians have been buried at Gayari in Siachen is nothing less than a catastrophe. While rescue efforts are…
Let’s start with Siachen
No doubt both the United States and India have much to share in terms of trade ties and a mutual tradition of democratic institutions. However, despite his intellectual pedigree and…
The folly that is Siachen
The deadly avalanche that buried 139 Pakistani soldiers has once again brought Siachen into focus as not only one of the issues that bedevils relations between India and Pakistan. It…
Let’s take Siachen
All those who support better ties with India should oppose the Zardari-Gilani government’s recent initiative to liberalize trade with our eastern neighbor. The reason is simple. Any attempt to undercut…
Inconvenient truths
DISAPPOINTMENT is the word that comes to mind when one thinks of Pakistan’s current situation. Sheer disappointment. Not necessarily with the state of our economy, the abysmal security situation, or…
Ecocide crystal ball
ILHAN Niaz’s seven essays Downfall: Lessons for Our Final Century, published by the Centre of Strategic and Contemporary Research, Islamabad, are a remarkable and exceptionally scholarly study from multiple perspectives,…
