End of a fascist on April 20, 2016Two incidents after the natural death of fascist and ‘don’ of Mumbai, Balasaheb Thackeray, personally moved me to write on an issue that is innocuous, because writing about or on him means somewhere or the other giving recognition to his deeds. One became national news; the other was the result of personal interaction. First, the […]
Acting as an institution on October 13, 2013Every other day certain speculations or rumours in media about the post-retirement role of Pakistan’s incumbent Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani are being aired. The new rumour is about his taking up the charge as the National Security Adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Although the COAS himself had stated […]