Returning to a repressive order
THE brutal killing of a comedian in Kandahar last week and a spree of reported executions raise questions about the claim of the resurgent Afghan Taliban having reformed. It’s not just the…
US spies elevate China rivalry to war of ideologies
In a move that could harden Washington's posture toward Beijing for years, the US intelligence community has characterized relations with China as a global ideological showdown that will not be…
The imagined threat of the ‘modern’ woman
Last week marked the first death anniversary of Qandeel Baloch, murdered by her own family members. While it led to an outpouring of sympathy for the victim, it also instigated…
Winner takes all
Macron won in part because older voters in particular were frightened by his opponents’ hints at leaving the European Union, which they have been indoctrinated to consider necessary to prevent…
The threat is still there
AS Pakistan’s militant landscape evolves, we continue to ignore the emerging threats, deeming them insignificant. It seems the security institutions also do not want to shift their focus away from…
Quiet revolution
Something extraordinary is happening in Pakistan, and at the centre of it stands COAS Field Marshal Asim Munir, a steady, disciplined figure steering the nation through its most defining transition…
Is the bonhomie with the US transient?
Pakistan’s relations with the US have improved dramatically since President Trump assumed office early this year. The first sign of a thaw between Pakistan and the US was Washington’s decision…
Rewriting Pakistan’s economic destiny
There comes a time in a nation’s history when mere survival ceases to be a virtue and becomes a verdict. When continuity without reform is not resilience, but retreat. Today,…
Pragmatic possibilities
Pakistan's historical and current position on Israel contrasts with the evolving stances of Arab and other Muslim countries. Given the recent troubles between Iran and Israel, the role of the…
Modi’s new abnormal: Part – II
India’s strategy ignores the costs of provocation in a landscape already scarred by extremism. It also ignores the fact that Pakistan’s counterterror operations have evolved significantly since the era of…
