‘The Book of Gold Leaves’ — a love story set in conflict on September 20, 2018All love stories set in wartime must negotiate hazardous terrain. Why should we care about a couple of thwarted sweethearts in the midst of so much death and despair? Great love-in-war novels must nurture both themes simultaneously. And the love must be the kind that can only be born out of war: forbidden, desperate and […]
Article 35-A of Jammu & Kashmir: the case for a non-partisan stand on August 9, 2018The Political environment in Jammu and Kashmir is going to be tense, full of unease as the next date for a hearing in the Honourable Apex Court of India, approaches. The case comprises of five petitions challenging the validity of Article 35-A. This article protects the demographic status of the Jammu and Kashmir state in […]
Imran Khan and Pakistan’s foreign policy on July 31, 2018The international and Indian media have repeatedly said that the foreign policy of Pakistan will always be manoeuvred by the country’s army. It is true that the military establishment in the country has an important role to play. However, there is a need for civilians to guide the country’s foreign policy. Whenever a new prime […]
CPEC: the new economic corridor on July 22, 2018The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the game-changing package of Chinese capital and engineering worth $54 billion in investment and lending, has raised apprehensions in neighbouring India. But the ultimate aim is to bring together China, India and Pakistan as a part of a Eurasian market formed by Chinese president Xi Jinping’s One Belt One […]
The Kashmir imbroglio on July 14, 2018The first Sunday of May 2018, witnessed ten coldblooded murders. A similar incident only a month before this one had claimed 20 lives. Even today a civilian is martyred daily due to the actions of the security forces. This present situation is in stark contrast to the Indian Army chief’s comments about Kashmir, which came […]