The state of affairs
Recently figures and statistics about the financial affairs of the state have been published. They are not surprising or unexpected. The reactions and comments of the general public say it…
A foreign past
YOU know you belong to the past when a generation of Indians you remember are now dead. “The past is a foreign country,” the novelist L.P. Hartley once observed, “they…
Gaffes on the foreign front
Things seem to be going haywire for the PTI government in the realm of external affairs. First, a controversy broke out on what transpired in the telephonic conversation between Prime…
Putting the foreign policy in order
A little more than a year ago, while addressing the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, President Xi termed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)…
Reviewing foreign policy
As the newly elected government assumes the reins of power, it is an appropriate moment to review our foreign policy, covering both its making and its execution. Some pointers regarding…
Reviewing foreign policy
We have spent far too long establishing our ‘influence’ in the unfortunate country that is Afghanistan; the country has been suffering from civil war conditions for decades. Our policy towards…
A Foreign Minister at last
The then prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, had made do with the appointment of Sartaj Aziz as his advisor of foreign affairs. He invited criticism from many who thought, wrongly, that…
A considerate foreign policy
The US president’s latest ‘lies and deceit’ tweet has quite expectedly become the foremost topic of discussion among Pakistanis. As is apparent from the highly undiplomatic wording of the message,…
A pragmatic foreign policy
Pakistan has decided to opt for a paradigm shift in its foreign policy. It has also for the first time wisely used its strategic location for deriving long-term economic benefits…
Foreign inputs
Kishwar Naheed is one of the most respected Urdu poets in the subcontinent. She was the lone Pakistani poet to make it to the Jashn-i-Rekhta festival in New Delhi from…
