Beyond political change
It is commonly believed that democracy results in a government elected by the people to ensure their common welfare. If it does not live up to people’s expectations and fails…
Beyond political rhetoric
Donald Trump is all set to enter the White House as the 45th president of the United States. Alienation and economic anxiety largely deriving from the dynamics of globalisation have…
Political comedy
REMEMBER that old comic called Spy vs Spy that Mad magazine used to run? The contest between Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif is increasingly beginning to look like that to…
New political party vows to clean up Delhi government
Wearing white caps and armed with brooms, volunteers of India's fledgling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), or the common man's party, are out in strength across the Indian capital. The broom…
Phenomenon of protests
The sad aftermath of the ouster of Egypt’s president Mohammed Morsi on July 3 notwithstanding, the peaceful protests that led to the overthrow of president Hosni Mubarak two years ago…
Political business
A major scandal has broken out in West Bengal involving the collapse of a business group called Saradha, comprising 120 firms, promoted by upstart entrepreneur Sudipta Sen. The crash has…
The TLP factor
As the dust starts to settle down after the NA-240 by-election, there emerge key takeaways for political observers to assess the ongoing trends in local Karachi politics that are metaphorically…
Education as politics
PUBLIC schooling and government regulation of the education sector more broadly are both developmental and political phenomena. Developmental because they aim to equip future citizens with knowledge and skills that…
The politics of delusion
WHEN the expression “alternative facts” was famously used a few years ago by Kellyanne Conway, a senior aide of President Donald Trump, it created an uproar in the American media.…
Statism in Pakistan
MOST journalistic and drawing room analysis of Pakistan’s political parties focuses on two aspects — the self-interest of top political leaders, and the local, often transactional, mechanisms required to win…
