Responsible nuclear behaviour and Kashmir
‘In the nuclear world, the true enemy is war itself’, warned a nuclear submarine’s second-in-command to his gung-ho captain, who was eager to pre-empt a nuclear war with Russia. This…
A way out in Kashmir
In 1998, the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan met to set in motion the ‘Comprehensive Dialogue’ process as a part of the bilateral approach to resolve lingering disputes including…
Impending disaster
ADDRESSING the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Initiative in Beijing on April 26, Prime Minister Imran Khan identified climate change as a key challenge faced by developing countries,…
Why we are, where we are
Post-retirement, after a brief stint at diplomacy, I joined the bandwagon of peaceniks. A leopard hardly changes its spots but try I did. For more than seven years I, with…
Plugging Dawn leaks permanently
There is something to be said about the maturity and thoughtfulness employed by both the elected government and the military leadership in trying to defuse the Dawn leaks crisis, after…
Diplomacy, anyone?
Diplomacy is on pause in Afghanistan once more. At best, it is being wasted on talking about talks. Diplomacy only makes minor gains in the Pakistan-India context as well, and…
Anchors and analysts at war
Side-effect The writer is a poet and author based in Islamabad. An oft-repeated and paraphrased line from a famous French statesman George Clemenceau from a hundred years back goes something…
Drowning in hyperbole
The writer is former executive editor of The News and a senior journalist with Geo TV. We are real suckers for high-pitch hyperbole. It infects us quicker than a virus.…
A salute to India
Islamabad diary Now when was the last time news from India gave such a high? Half a decanter of the right stuff – I am purposely not using the word…
Realism on summits
AFTER Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Lahore on Dec 25, India and Pakistan have entered a new phase of summitry reminiscent of one immediately…
