Strengthening Democracy in Pakistan on July 10, 2024Pakistan’s democracy, as political scientist Aqil Shah has aptly described, is a “story of frequent breakdowns and lack of continuity.” It is a fragile democracy. This fragility is often attributed to factors, including but not limited to, weak democratic institutions, dynastic politics, and inadequate internalisation of democratic principles. The question that arises is: how can […]
India’s ingress into Afghanistan: why should Pakistan worry on June 20, 2022There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen” – Vladimir Ilyich Lenin In an interview with the Indian news outlet, Mullah Yaqoob, the defense minister of the Afghan interim government, left many startled when the minister nodded yes to the possibility of sending Afghan soldiers to India for training. The […]