Path of instability
PAKISTAN is currently muddling through a storm of political instability, economic downturn and resurgent terrorism. Large sections of Indian media and pundits have seized the opportunity to demonise Pakistan as…
Back to the two-lock basics
IT wasn’t a coincidence that two vote-rich Indian states ruled by two formidable opposition leaders — both regarded as prime minister material — witnessed headline-catching communal violence last week. Coupled…
Removing rust
ON Oct 22, Supremo Nawaz Sharif will wake up suffering from more than jetlag. He will feel the rust in his joints after four years of rest in London. He…
Troubled ties
THE outlook for Pakistan-India relations remains troubled. The prolonged diplomatic impasse persists, characterised by new irritants that have added to long-standing disagreements and disputes. When India, host of this year’s…
Don’t disturb the class, please
THE Indian supreme court’s judgement last week effectively endorsed Prime Minister Modi’s dismemberment of Kashmir in 2019 and his dismantling of its special status guaranteed by the constitution. The verdict…
India’s exhausting rhetoric
The initial campaigning for the 18th Lok Sabha elections in India gave the impression that political parties in India had moved away from depending on anti-Pakistan rhetoric to rally their…
Islamophobic Modi
The Indian political horizon is in a frenzy with the ongoing 18th Lok Sabha polls. Voting for the multi-phase elections started on April 19 and will span over six weeks,…
India’s insurgent strongholds on road to democracy?
A narrow winding road through an untamed forest has proven a blow to a decades-old Maoist rebellion that is one of India’s longest and deadliest insurgencies. As the world’s biggest…
All eyes on India
The 18th Lok Sabha elections have started in India and will run till June 4, 2024. According to the Indian Election Commission, 960 million people are eligible to cast a…
A democracy without question
IT wasn’t surprising in the end that the presiding officers of the two Houses of India’s parliament, both handpicked by Prime Minister Modi, suspended 146 opposition MPs en masse. This…
