Kashmir: solved yet unresolved on August 26, 2019Kashmir is an exceptional and outstanding dispute. Exceptional as its solution has already been found decades ago by the United Nations; and outstanding as differences between the parties are yet to be resolved. The story is short. India took the matter to United Nations which unambiguously suggested the solution and surprisingly all the parties to […]
Letter to Supreme Court of India on August 19, 2019To; Ranjan Gogoi The Chief Justice Supreme Court of India Your Lordship, I am writing to you in capacity of a global citizen who believes in the unequivocal rights as well as the responsibility of the people being members of this one world we all share at this junction of time. Being a Judge holding […]
Death of a Subcontinent on August 14, 2019Muhammad Ali Jinnah said that “India is not a nation, nor a country. It is a subcontinent of nationalities”. This subcontinent has been a beautiful canvas representing diversity of cultures, religions and civilizations. For thousands of years, teachings of Hinduism has professed compassion, peace and happiness. One of the most popular deities of this world’s […]
Davids of north on August 5, 2019Insurgency can only be dealt when the local people are offered better alternatives, new avenues, acceptable options and abundant opportunities by the state. Insurgency inevitably dies, when the insurrectionist narrative is academically challenged and intellectually countered. Increasing boots on ground and adding number of rifles to suppress an uprising has never been a successful approach. […]
True lies; war of the words on July 29, 2019Public opinion remains the most important element in a democratic society. In present times the entire focus of technological sophistication aims at suggesting beliefs to form a popular opinion amongst masses. It is done through a well-constructed, fast-paced, information-laden system which targets the thinking process of masses. This process of constructed suggestion is called propaganda. […]
Climate risk: the security paradigm on July 23, 2019In the recent past, droughts, storms, floods, intense weather patterns coupled with their destabilizing effects have displayed tremendous potential to overwhelm the disaster-response and devastate management capabilities of government and the state. The distinctiveness of climate change has now transformed rather completely evolved from a mere environmental issue to a very serious security challenge. For […]
Rapprochement of convenience on July 15, 2019Prime Minister Imran Khan will be visiting Washington in coming weeks. As a welcome sign, US State Department has recently designated Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), a secessionist outfit as a global terrorist group. Pakistan should be glad to receive this favor and Islamabad rightly deserved a sign of appreciation since participation in Afghan ceasefire talks […]