State of uncertainty
The meeting in New York between prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Manmohan Singh helped to ratchet down tensions that had surged in recent months between the two countries. It yielded…
A non-meeting
Neither side expected much of the meeting in New York, on Sept 29, between the prime ministers of India and Pakistan. Yet, it need not have gone the way it…
Flawed presumption
They met, shook hands and inquired about one another’s health in their shared mother tongue. But they could not tell the people of their needlessly estranged countries what they have…
The litmus test for Nawaz
Nawaz Sharif will be visiting New York this week to address the UN General Assembly and hold meetings on the sidelines with leaders of several other countries. Among the bilaterals,…
High stakes
In view of the high stakes involved in the Pak-India détente, fewer things can be more unfortunate for the people of the two countries than being on a warpath. The…
Process and outcomes
Prospects have brightened for an early resumption of the Pakistan-India normalisation process as a result of several developments that have taken place since Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif assumed power. Diplomatic…
Tensions along Loc
Tension is rising along the Indo-Pakistani border again after the region had been relatively quiet since 2008 the year of the Mumbai attacks. After the alleged killing of five Indian…
Agenda for peace process
There was much more than a sense of formality in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s congratulations to Mian Nawaz Sharif on the impressive victory of the PML-N in the May 11…
Nawaz’s overtures to India
Nawaz Sharif's overture to India even before taking oath to say the least was premature and hasty. One does not understand as to what was the urgency of stating that…
Love as a counter
There are at least 100 Pakistani families who will not be voting in the forthcoming general elections. They no longer have houses that the Election Commission can visit to verify…
