Chaos under the heavens
The last few years have seen our nation being bestowed with several not-so-flattering epithets. Either we are ‘the most dangerous nation’ or ‘the most resilient nation’. We annually grace the…
The making of an Asian tiger
The remarkable economic success of the ‘Asian Tigers’ (South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong) has long fascinated the world, Asia in particular. The Asian Tigers resurfaced during the May…
Eyeless in Gaza
The prime minister’s visit to the foreign office, despite the media hype, was a non-event. Front-page newspaper photographs and television footage showed him sitting grim-faced at the head of a…
The back-channel reality
As anticipated, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has launched ‘back-channel’ diplomacy to improve relations with India. This is a welcome initiative. The man he has chosen to represent Pakistan, Shahryar Khan,…
An elitist Pakistan
The sufferings of Pakistani poor and less privileged classes will not end unless elitist structures are dismantled and the society is restructured on the principles of equity, fairness and justice…
High hurdles hinder Obama six months into second term
US President Barack Obama is just six months into his second term in office, and the challenges facing the leader could not be further from the optimism that marked his…
Emergence of textualism as tool of statutory interpretation in US
The procedures for civil actions in United States are governed under the Federal Statute titled 28 USC read with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. However, the litigation between the parties…
Iran: change and opportunity
For a change, Iran finds itself in the media spotlight for all the right reasons. The smooth and event-free presidential elections last month seem to have surprised many, including the…
No role model close by
AS the turmoil in Egypt illustrates, political transitions are never easy. In uncertain and chaotic times, people are jailed, demonstrators shot and killed and military coups happen. Life becomes bleak…
The drone test
The calls for the US to revise its drone policy in Pakistan (and elsewhere) are becoming deafening. In May, US President Barack Obama’s speech on the use of drones —…
