The audacity of hope
The flight to New Delhi for Pakistan’s prime minister to attend Narendra Modi’s inauguration among other Saarc leaders is a short one, but is nothing short of a diplomatic coup…
Storm in a teacup
There’s a storm in a teacup that taken at a flood leads on to the prime minister-ship of India. No one, not even his numerous detractors, should begrudge Narendra Modi…
Portents of Modi’s win
“No government which is in a large minority in the country, even though it possesses a working majority in the House of Commons, can have the necessary power to cope…
An ugly scar on democracy
India’s national election has produced the worst conceivable outcome by giving an outright majority to the Bharatiya Janata Party under a man who is widely believed to have been complicit…
Where will he stop?
At a press conference last Wednesday following Nawaz Sharif’s return from Delhi, Sartaj Aziz claimed that although it was “essentially a ceremonial occasion”, the actual result and outcome of the…
The Indian dilemma
As one may recall, during the fourth summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) hosted by Pakistan in December 1988, the then newly elected prime minister Benazir…
The colour saffron
It was the Nehru dynasty’s turn to experience democracy as a form of revenge. As a result, the BJP has been swept into power and the Congress is out in…
Democracy’s darker dividends
DEMOCRACY is a process for governance by popular consent and the peaceful transfer of power. Periodic elections are its instrument. These can, however, at times produce unwelcome consequences. The ongoing…
Proxy wars
Capital suggestion There’s tension in the air. There’s tension in Islamabad and there’s tension in Pindi. And because this tension is issue-based issues would have to be resolved in order…
The amazing tea boy
Narendra Modi’s stunning victory in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections has dazzled his opponents and commentators alike. With an absolute majority in parliament he is set to be sworn in…
