Drone blame game
US Drone strikes have continued relentlessly in the Fata region. Most recently, on June 6, a US drone strike killed at least nine suspected militants in the Shawal valley of…
Minority protection
Jamaatul Ahrar claimed responsibility for the recent terrorist attacks targeting two churches in Lahore, which resulted in several deaths. In retaliation, an angry mob lynched two innocent citizens (in police…
Mid-level crisis
ALL those who have visited a government office must have come across the famous pronouncement of the Quaid regarding the ideal role of the bureaucracy. Prominently displayed, his vision of…
The many pitfalls of economic democracy
Pakistan's economic systems are in a mess and the reason is not far to see. The instability and the uncertainty in the economic system is such that the players do…
A narrow agenda
IT appears the prime minister`s revised offer of talks to the militants in his first address to the nation accentuated the existing differences among the latter on how to respond.…
Consensus on terrorism
The tone for a much-needed multi-party conference has finally been set. The leadership of the Awami National Party (ANP) has started contacting the leadership of other political parties. The plan…
The IDP-governance link
There is hardly any problem in the country which cannot be tracked back to challenges at the level of governance. The crisis of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) is certainly…
Becoming all-season partners
During my graduate studies at the Harvard Kennedy School, three Chinese officials were on year-long fellowship at the university’s research institutes. “What is your purpose here” I asked. The Chinese…
China’s mega initiatives
At the CPC in Dialogue with World Political Parties High-Level Meeting opening ceremony, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward the Global Civilization Initiative, which marks China’s third significant global initiative,…
Pakistan at 75
‘The Round Table’ – the Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs – has been enlightening its readers since 1910. It offers analysis and commentary on various aspects of international affairs, exclusively…
