Are chickens coming home to roost? on July 1, 2020After almost two years of the PTI in the government one thing is getting very clear that the narrative of ‘change’ (tabdeeli) which drove PTI’s manifesto and the election campaign of 2018 ‘THE ROAD TO NAYA PAKISTAN’ is going to remain only a ‘narrative’ at this point and is not going to see the light […]
Indian parallel to Pakistan’s 1971 fiasco: the Shimla Agreement conundrum on October 16, 2019India’s highest court has given the BJP government a month to come up with the reply to address the concerns of multiple petitioners regarding the abrogation of Article 370. One can only hope when the reply is submitted and the honourable court arbitrates, things will settle down quickly. The largest democracy in the world is […]
Afghanistan endgame or beginning of a new game? on August 26, 2019Late US Senator John McCain once said while visiting Pakistan, “There could be no peace in Afghanistan or the rest of the region without Pakistan’s cooperation.” His words still echo in the background of Afghanistan’s insurgency and the efforts by the US and Pakistan to bring all stakeholders to the table to find a peaceful […]