No country for sane voices
The storm of abuse and sheer vitriol that greeted Naseeruddin Shah’s lament over the alarming state of the nation only proves his point. The actor wasn’t even referring to the…
Crippling Karachi selectively
Hamlet: Slanders, sir; for the satirical rogue says here that old men have grey beards, that their faces are wrinkled, their eyes purging thick amber and plum-tree gum, and that…
With love from India
For over a decade, since Hindutva extremists started gaining ground in India, Valentine’s Day is marred with high drama in public spaces – from restaurants to streets – with threats…
Landings and take-offs
A Friday the 13th it was; made more ominous by a partial solar eclipse. And this Friday the 13th was attended by momentous events that are bound to greatly impact…
Peace for a change
Wish they were on leave last Friday! But, alas, they were not. And a few hours of saber-rattling later, those helming India and Pakistan had ensured that the two South…
Water sense
Nature has endowed South Asia with over 1500 MAF of the world’s fresh water supply. Both India and Pakistan get around 800 MAF of it through rains and glacial melt…
Desperate times
There is too much desperation in the air. It is hard to find an actor who is not gripped by the fear of the unknown, and feeling desperate as a…
Reminisce — it’s less painful
A Decision by the PPP leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to ask Senator Rehman Malik to inquire into the Panama Papers disclosures about the ruling Sharif family was met with predictable…
Be a bully
Here is a much-asked question: what to expect in the months ahead in Pakistan’s seedy politics? There can be several answers to the query, and all fairly accurate. Let us…
Ayodhya: the long wait for justice
It has been 25 years since the destruction of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. And it still seems like it was only yesterday that the tragedy that changed India forever struck.…
