Only if Rahul unites the opposition
TWO instructive approaches are currently underway to rein in or dislodge autocratic governments in high-profile neighbourhoods. The first method can be glimpsed in the popular movement that has grown into…
Asia trade deal unites US Gulf and Vietnamese shrimpers in worry
Savun Sim looked dejected as a large plastic vacuum hose sucked 2,600 pounds of wild Gulf of Mexico shrimp from his trawler's ice hold. With dock prices at their lowest…
Institutional challenges
The majestic architecture of a state stands with the support of three main pillars, namely, Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary. The success and strength of a state consolidate when all these…
All will be well!
Prime Minister Imran Khan in an attempt to calm the jitters subsequent to the erosion of the rupee by nearly 10 rupees in one day advised calm. Reforms including broadening…
Zardari, Nawaz and the factors
Unfortunately, external forces exercise an unjustifiable influence on Pakistan’s internal issues and politics. By external forces here I do not mean only the Unites States but also Britain, other European…
A league of her own
An emotional and teary eyed Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, caught the world by surprise when she announced her resignation, after leading her nation for nearly six…
Genocide of Rohingya Muslims
Persecution of the poor and marginalised Rohingya Muslims at the hands of Buddhist majority in Myanmar has a long history, but since 2012, they are victims of the state-backed genocide.…
BLM and us
The killing of an Afro-American man, George Floyd, by police in Minneapolis, USA, has proved one of those historic tipping points no one could have predicted. The tragic US history…
A world to win
IN the almost 140-year history of the iconic occasion known as International Workers Day, the exploitative logics of contemporary capitalism have never been laid as bare as they are today.…
The Ummah and the nation-state
Contrary to the expectations of many Pakistanis, leaders of the Ummah have not come galloping on their Arabian horses, brandishing shining crescent swords, to help us in our Kashmir cause.…
