Seeds of accord
On March 15th, 44 BCE, Roman emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated, and thence came the term Ides Of March, which has historically come to connote and be associated with bad…
Constitutionalism: the missing links
This April marks the golden jubilee of the adoption of the 1973 constitution. The last 50 years have been a bumpy ride for the basic law of the land. Three…
Politics and character
Perhaps many who enter the arena of politics with none or little appreciation of the “Risks” they are likely to be exposed to end up writhing in pain at the…
Pakistan: a state and its citizens in state of denial – II
History cannot be undone; however, the complacency that crept in can somehow be brought to the surface. Given the external debt and perennial shortfall in current account each year, Pakistan…
Broken constitutions: treason or heroism?
April 4, 2022 was supposed to be the day when the opposition constitutionally ousted PM Imran Khan having collected the majority of votes required to pass a vote of no…
Audio leaks implosion
A large number of audio leaks have surfaced chronicling conversations that took place in the Prime Minister’s Office, mostly discussing policy matters that involved members of the cabinet and other…
The facade of Indian democracy
Seventy-five years ago, India gained freedom and declared itself a secular state. The constitution of the world’s largest democracy provides for “freedom of conscience and the right of all individuals…
Wages of a deluge
Would a natural disaster allow the continuation of politics by other means? Well, for that matter, politics does affect our ability to think straight and to find the right answers…
Is Modi using Israel’s tricks?
The policies and strategies employed by the Indian government and the ruling BJP in the recent past to suppress minorities, especially the Muslim community, have a remarkable similarity to what…
India: a great deception
I salute, at the outset, our Quaid-e-Azam, Mr. M.A. Jinnah, for founding an independent county for the Muslims of the subcontinent. He, no astrologer, but possessed of a great foresight…
