Saeed’s release does not bode well for Pakistan’s democratic credentials on November 29, 2017It was a foregone conclusion that the Jammat-ud-Dawa, a front of banned Lakshar-e-Taiba chief, Hafez Saeed would be released by the Lahore High court due to the Government’s reluctance to produce evidence about the mastermind of the Mumbai attacks in 2008, where over 166 innocent people had lost their lives, went unheeded. However, what has […]
India, China and the quadrilateral security dialogue on November 23, 2017Ever since the 1962 war, relations between India and China have been plagued by a lack of trust. In an effort to improve bilateral ties and to seize the opportunity of Chinese investment in India’s emerging economy, President Xi Jinping visited India in September 2014. He announced a $100 billion investment proposal, spread over a […]
The Doklam crisis, in hindsight on September 2, 2017The Indian government is exploring the possibility of restricting the import ofcheap electronics and Information Technology products from China. The reason that is being advanced for imposing such restriction is to prevent security and data leakages.The immediate provocation seems to be the India- China standoff at the Doklam plateau. However, now that both the countries […]
Liberalism under attack in Indian Campuses on March 4, 2017Ever since the Modi-led BJP government came to power in May 2014, we are seeing a surge in protests, both inside and outside the parliament. The behaviour of some of the members in both the houses is despicable and is a manifestation of the growing intolerance in the society. The parliamentarians, instead of engaging in […]
Attack on the Sufi Shrine is an attack on humanity on February 24, 2017The suicide attack on the Sufi shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar appears to be a part of a larger conspiracy to destabilize Pakistan. The dastardly attack one of the most revered shrine in Pakistan has taken a heavy toll of human lives. Over 80 devotees who had gathered for Urs festival died in the attack […]
Human rights of Rohingya Muslims on February 17, 2017The stance of the Myanmar government that the Rohingyas are illegal immigrants and, thus, not the original inhabitants of Myanmar does not stand the test of historical records. It has a ridiculous that these people have been living in Arakan (later renamed as Rakhine) for over 500 years — even before its capture by the […]
Indian Budget 2017 on February 10, 2017The Indian economy is on the cusp of becoming one of the world’s biggest economies with its gross domestic product growing over 7 percent per annum. Various financial institutions have even predicted that the Indian economy has the potential to outpace the Chinese economy if India is able to push for big-ticket reforms. There were […]
The musical genius of O.P. Nayyar on February 3, 2017The great German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, once said,“Without music, life would be a mistake.” Music has become such an important part of our psyche and consciousness that it is difficult to imagine a life without it Indian films have given us so many memorable and evergreen songs that some of the songs composed by old […]
America first on January 27, 2017If the past year was a year of annushorribilis, which saw tens and thousands of people dying in Syria, Yemen and Iraq, and thousands escaping from these war ravaged countries, growing conflict in South China Sea, and terrorist attacks in Germany, Belgium, France, portends for the current year does not look very hopeful. First, we […]
Timur, Ghengez, Gabbar or Sikandar on January 13, 2017The birth of children is a happy occasion in any family. So, it was not surprising that Saif Ali Khan Pataudi and his wife Kareena Kapoor celebrated the birth of their son with aplomb on 20th December 2016. However, once Saif, who is a history buff, decided to name his son after Timur, all hell […]