MoU for Afghan peace deal on March 7, 2020The MoU signed in Doha between the government of U.S and leaders of Afghan leadership is a charter of promises, if delivered upon will herald the exit of the American forces from the longest war it has been embroiled in. Though the document may be seen as an diplomatic milestone, the conditions holding it together […]
Legally strangling social media on February 22, 2020A lot of hue and cry has been raised on the government’s recently drafted social media rules that forced the government’s hand to send it to the information technology ministry directing it to take the stakeholders on board before implementation. “The social media rules are not aimed at silencing positive criticism and political dissent,” PM […]
What Pakistani voters must learn from Delhi on February 10, 2020Hats off to Delhi. People of India proved in no uncertain terms that they do not follow politicians and parties blindly. Policies matter. This is democracy at its best. The opposing political parties and supporters of different hues had used the card of abrogation of Article 370, Ram Mandir, Shaheen Bagh, Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) […]
Need to de-escalate tensions between US and Iran on January 12, 2020The killing of high profile Iranian General Qaseem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Baghdad on 3rd January and subsequent attack by Iran on Iraqi bases in Iran sparked a fear of opening of another war front. The fact that the bases housed at time of attack no American troops and that Iran had […]
BJP losing control of India? on January 6, 2020Ashutosh Varshney, Professor of Politcal Science and Director, Center for Contemporary South Asia, Brown University and Columnist, The Indian Express tweeted: ‘Here is the most important fact about India today. Delhi, UP, Gujarat and Karnataka look like BJP territory, but most of the remaining India has slipped away from BJP’s grasp. Even if protests melt […]
A war that never happened on January 4, 2020To analyze relationship between nations, their past history cannot be overlooked. The policies followed have a deep impact not only on the psyche of nations but it is also difficult to completely break away to then take a U turn towards a completely different policy altogether. This involves not only the internal dynamics but also […]
Attacking Pakistan Institute of Cardiology on December 13, 2019Hundreds of black coats mounted an attack on Pakistan Institute of Cardiology, walking all the way from Court to the hospital without being checked. The nation watched shocked as this attack continued for roughly four hours, destroying public property, barging into ICU, manhandling those on premises including patients’ attendants. Many were armed. Videos of the […]
Parallel between American policy on Israeli settlement and Modi’s in IOK on November 23, 2019Both UN and EU deem Israeli settlements at the West Bank as illegal as did the original U.S policy under President Jimmy Carter in 1978 who determined these settlements were illegal and therefore under the ambit of international law. Ronald Reagan had downplayed the status calling this illegitimate but not illegal (1981). Barack Obama refused […]
Parting of ways by BJP and Shev Senakjkl; on November 15, 2019BJP and Shiv Sena parted ways after winning in Maharashtra. The break came after 35 years of alliance once power sharing formula could not be agreed upon. In 2014 both contested elections separately but came on the same platform to form a government. This year, they contested together, later parting ways unable to constitute a […]
Saudi Arab and Iran at daggers drawn on October 31, 2019On September 14th an attack on Saudi Arab oil facility resulted in nearly half of Saudi oil output being hit amounting to roughly 5% of global oil supply. Saudi Arab was quick to fix the blame on Iran, although the attack was claimed by Houthis of Yemen. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo too was […]