Restricting women
A WOMAN following the news these days can be forgiven for wondering what century she is in. Sexist policies are proliferating globally, and the political discourse in many countries is…
HR901 and beyond
THE outcry in Pakistan over the US House of Representatives’ resolution HR901 demanding a probe into the Feb 8 elections and condemning human rights violations in the country has died…
India takes another hit
India’s regional approach is lagging and is not being able to deliver its desired outcome. After Maldivian President Muhammad Muizu’s victory based on an India Out campaign and Nepal’s resentment…
Bangladesh — more of the same change?
It began with Afghanistan. Then it was Sri Lanka. Now it is Bangladesh. Scenes are almost identical. Public outrage pouring onto streets. Mob moving towards the no-go areas of prime…
A technocratic democracy
Pakistan has suffered for the last five decades from rotating democracies and martial law governments. The vision to migrate to a strong technology driven knowledge-based economy was largely missing, with…
Regulating party elections
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah remained the president of the All India Muslim League from 1937 to 1943. Abul-Kalam Azad was the president of the All India Congress from 1936 to…
Lessons from the east
The sudden resignation of Sheikh Hasina, prime minister of Bangladesh, has sent shockwaves through many struggling democracies. Her departure to a safe location in India on a military helicopter, coupled…
This predatory republic
If we think of a nation as a building, then citizens are the very pillars that keep it standing and the government is like a roof over the head of…
Trump on the horizon
While the world is getting ready for the possibility of America being led by Donald Trump, we in Pakistan may also have our reasons to closely watch the rise of…
Elephant in room at NATO: would Trump blow it up?
Western leaders are celebrating 75 years of NATO with an elephant in the room — will Donald Trump, who could again be the US president within months, blow the alliance…
