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Offensive Rhetoric

Offensive rhetoric

One of the biggest challenges facing the PTI government is Pakistan’s relations with India. In his first speech as prime minister, Imran Khan adopted a surprisingly diplomatic stance stating that…

Will The Twain Never Meet?

Will the twain never meet?

This year’s session of the UN General Assembly provided a springboard for Islamabad and New Delhi to take a dig at each other. The Indian foreign minister minced no words…

This Divided World

This divided world

Nothing could be a better depiction of the divided world we live in than the preceding week’s UN General Assembly session. On the one hand there were – as Foreign…

What one leaves behind

ATAL Behari Vajpayee’s ashes were immersed in the Ganga. Nehru had his scattered over the Himalayas from a plane. Theatre diva Zohra Sehgal desired no such fuss. She left a…

Missing Out At The UN

Missing out at the UN

Our nation has started embracing Naya Pakistan but the agent of change is still shying away from painting it on the global canvas. By opting to stay in Islamabad, Prime…

An Asia Of Cooperation

An Asia of cooperation

It was four years ago that Narendra Modi rose to power on the bandwagon of Hindutva and populist slogans like ‘development for all’. While the BJP government under Modi has…

Missing Indians And Diaspora Distress

Missing Indians and diaspora distress

When people leave their country’s shores to earn a living, they leave with a million dreams in their eyes and hopes in their hearts. Many of these dreams and hopes…

A Rudderless Ship

A rudderless ship

Has anyone seen the prime minister lately? He has been missed. There have been sporadic sightings but nothing that could pin him to one location. He has received guests –…