Pakistan as the next enemy of the US? on April 18, 2016The Republican and Democratic conventions are over and each has sent a stark message to South Asia. Despite an ongoing war in Afghanistan, despite the looming civil war in Afghanistan after the US begins to reduce its footprint in Afghanistan, and despite the decades-long bloody conflict that has destabilised a vast swath of the region, […]
Homeland or poisoned fruit? I on July 21, 2014The partition of British India still touches the deepest of nerves in India and Pakistan. Unfortunately, the debate focuses too much on personalities and events that were a sideshow to the true reasons for the division of the subcontinent. The true root causes of the partition are often left unsaid and the cost-benefit analysis thus […]
Clash of identities the reason for India-Pakistan conflict? on May 20, 2012Ever since the partition of India in 1947 by the British, India and Pakistan remain locked in an enduring self-destructive conflict. This conflict is tied to destabilisation of South Asia, including competition between India and Pakistan over influence in Afghanistan. Without a resolution of the conflict between India and Pakistan, the destabilisation will continue.The reason […]
Pakistan stands isolated in South Asia on April 20, 2012As the US plans its exit strategy from Afghanistan, prospects for Pakistan and the entire South Asia look ominous. Pakistan stands to lose lucrative military and economic aid from the US, with no one else to fill the vacuum. With few friends to count on and countless violent jihadis in its territory, Pakistan is on […]