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Taking Baby Steps Towards Peace

Taking baby steps towards peace

These are evidently early days in the Afghan peace process, and the tentative ‘talks about talks’ currently underway between the US and the Taliban in Qatar are at best the…

Less Murky Than Before

Less murky than before

Some new ministers have questionable credentials. Many are round pegs in square holes: Kuldip Nayar INDIA’s political scene looks far less murky than before. This was reflected in the first…

Pomp And Substance

Pomp and substance

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Washington did not produce any big-ticket agreement or show-stopping announcement. But it reinforced the growing strategic relationship between the two countries. In the…

Education For Development

Education for development

The first human development report introduced a paradigm shift in views about development in 1990 when it asserted that the “people are the real wealth of a nation”. When we…

Gun Debate: Should US Teachers Carry Weapons?

Gun debate: Should US teachers carry weapons?

The debate over gun control in the US veered Wednesday into the question of whether teachers should carry weapons in the classroom to prevent another slaughter of innocent children like…

China Factor In Afghanistan

China factor in Afghanistan

The signing of the India-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership last week reaffirmed the establishment’s narratives about Pakistan’s real concerns across its western border: it’s not about militancy or instability, but about Indian…

Critical Choices

Critical choices

“Israel, India and agencies are playing games in Pakistan. They want to capture this country and its nuclear assets”. I was given this piece of news by a few knowledgeable…

The Business Of Violence

The business of violence

We have been taught that a fire is caused by a combination of oxygen, flame and combustible materials. This statement is true but inadequate. As was confirmed by the much-publicised…

Civilian Control Of Military

Civilian control of military

US President Barack Obama’s decision to fire Gen Stanley McChrystal for engaging in conduct which “undermines the civilian control of the military” has strong lessons for Pakistan, Turkey and Thailand,…