New peace push
Notwithstanding the testy exchanges between Kabul and Islamabad in the build-up to the event, the just-concluded Heart of Asia Conference has yielded at least two positive outcomes from Pakistan’s perspective.…
Will do-nothing congress, us elections stall pacific trade deal?
Twelve natons, 18,000 tariffs, 40 per cent of the global economy - the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership has been lauded by President Barack Obama as a bold step forward and a…
Jinnah: A Charismatic And Persuasive Leader
The Pakistani nation and the Pakistani missions abroad are celebrating today the 139th birthday of Jinnah born on December 25, 1876 in the port city of Karachi. The day is…
‘Democratic’ subversion of rule of law!
Assisted by members of the Sindh Police, and firing into the air at the gate of the mills, armed men took over the Seri Sugar Mills (Hyderabad district) and the…
Between the threats and bear hugs
ALL that Indians and Pakistanis ever wanted from their leaders was that they silence the guns along their needlessly tense borders and to go back to a ceasefire, which their…
The approaching offensive
Across the world, spring is associated with rejuvenation and rebirth after a burdensome winter. Yet this logic skips Afghanistan. Here spring has been associated with death since 2003. One of…
Beyond symbolism
Symbolism surely does matter in the conduct of diplomacy. So, the excitement over the impromptu stopover of the Indian prime minister in Lahore to wish his Pakistani counterpart ‘happy birthday’…
Hindu marriage: untying the knots
Some six months ago, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights deferred for a week its proceedings on a Hindu marriage bill. There has been no…
Tapi Very Much In Sight
In an encouraging and unprecedented development, Prime Minister Sharif of Pakistan, President Ghani of Afghanistan, President Gurbanguly of Turkmenistan and Vice-President Ansari of India met last weekend in Turkmenistan to…
Uncertain clime
On Dec 12, world leaders reached a climate change accord in Paris. The agreement has been widely hailed as historic and world-changing by most world leaders. Jeffrey Sachs, head of…
