What’s our Hindustan problem?
Our heroes are the Muslim conquerors of Hind, from Mahmud Ghaznavi onwards. We name our missiles after them — Ghauri, Abdali — and of course after Iqbal’s mythical Shaheen. We…
Terror redux or an innovative mutation?
The Safoora killings were different. They targeted the rather pacifist and devoted Ismailis who have a significant presence in the two geographical extremities of Pakistan – Karachi and the Gilgit-Baltistan.…
A great opportunity
Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit last week was another milestone in Pak-China relations that remain unaffected by regime changes in either country. This trend manifests the immensely friendly feelings people…
Regional dynamics of the economic corridor
Xi Jinping’s visit to Pakistan two weeks ago was the first to the country by a Chinese president since that of his predecessor Hu Jintao in 2006. It had originally…
Our agencies and RAW
Being a strategic partner of the US and an economic giant of the region, India was right to expect that after 2014, the command in Afghanistan would be handed over…
French president’s historic Cuba trip leads EU détente
Francois Hollande will become the first French president to visit Cuba in more than a century on Monday, cementing Paris's leading role in the European Union's rapprochement with the communist…
After the parade
Last Saturday’s parade in Moscow, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazi war machine in Europe, also served as a reminder of a less auspicious outcome of…
With Matisse and Van Gogh, Tehran gets a makeover
Drivers and millions of commuters used to spending hours in Tehran traffic jams have at least had something nicer to look at during journeys this week: famous works of art.…
Subtle policy shift
During President Ashraf Ghani’s maiden state visit to New Delhi, the traditional bonhomie — tempered by realism though — was in evidence. India offered the visiting leader military and economic…
Sanctions on Iran
On April 2, 2015, the US, the UK, Russia, France, China and Germany (P5+1) reached a framework agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear capabilities. Officials agreed on the parameters…
