By diplomacy, not revenge
Skirmishes at the India-Pakistan Line of Control (LoC) in the Mendhar sector in Jammu have spilled blood and precipitated a crisis that could snowball into a destructive conflict unless it’s…
A forward move
The meeting between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan could not produce any breakthrough. They failed to make a significant forward movement towards resolving the impasse on even less…
Strengthening relations
I grew up with the notion that the only good Indian is a dead Indian and I mean the South Asian variety. However, as I grew older, a number of…
Sanctions and their efficacy
Do the sanctions imposed by the US and its European allies on Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine make sense? To put the question in a broader…
Community mapping
WHENEVER Karachi floods, the government announces the widening of its nullahs that carry the floodwater to the sea. The decision of the extent of widening is taken in an ad…
Covid-19 and the underclass
As a rule, every crisis leaves the rich better off and the poor worse off. The scheme of things that stratifies economies, societies and the world into units of varying…
Game, set, match
Imran Khan has an open goalpost before him. All he has to do is net the ball. Securing the highest political office of the land, which has been a pot…
Keti Bandar included in CPEC
It is heartening to note that Keti Bandar and Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) have been made part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). KCR is still the most viable…
