Why bash the elite?
ELITE-BASHING is Pakistan’s newest sport. As the country stares into the default abyss, the ubiquitous phrase — ‘elite state capture’ — putatively explains all that has gone awry. Fat-cats are…
A sense of history would help
INDIA’S fabled constitution is struggling with a very Indian flaw. It has too many filters to stop it from choking. The preamble promises a secular socialist democracy. Many are openly…
RIP my ‘book mate’
FOR over 30 years we shared the same passion — our love of books. That means both of us loved to read and treasure them, though our tastes and even…
Heinz A. Kissinger
HEINZ Kissinger sloughed many skins in his 100-year-long life. He shed Heinz to become Henry, his German ancestry to become an American, his original faith Judaism to become a faux…
Slow turn of the tide
WE can see genocide unfold on our phones; scenes of horror dominate our social media feeds as we see images of murdered children and entire families wiped out as Israel…
The case for sovereign default
THE word ‘default’ (or its less pejorative technical equivalent, ‘restructuring’) sends shivers down the spines of our policymakers and citizens alike. It shouldn’t. Sovereign default, in an economic sense, means…
Baying at the moon
THE New Year was invented for those who need a day to bury wasted dreams. Each year, January heralds hope and then every December ends shrouded in a winter of…
Physical health of mentally ill
“Our bodies are gardens to the which our wills are gardeners.” — William Shakespeare READERS might find it surprising to know that people with mental illness live less long than…
Don’t disturb the class, please
THE Indian supreme court’s judgement last week effectively endorsed Prime Minister Modi’s dismemberment of Kashmir in 2019 and his dismantling of its special status guaranteed by the constitution. The verdict…
Sound treasures
MAN is by nature a collector. What he collects and how he manages his collection depends on his personal commitment and style of working as well as the resources available…
