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A Leader Adrift
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s leadership has been rendered virtually impotent in the face of growing insurgency and political instability.

Kiran D. Tare
Mar 163 min read


Pakistan’s Perpetual Puppeteer
Every leader in Islamabad eventually learns the lesson that the benefactor is always stronger than the beneficiary. On November 27,...

Rajeev Puri
Dec 5, 20244 min read


The Forgotten Defender of Punjab
On November 22, India marks the 57th death anniversary of Master Tara Singh, a towering figure and a fearless leader who changed the...

Rajeev Puri
Nov 27, 20245 min read


Regional Instability Catches World Attention For Wrong Reason
Pakistan mourns yet another tragic loss of its citizens, including women and children, following a horrific terrorist attack. A convoy of...

Kaswar Klasra
Nov 23, 20243 min read


Is India Tolerant of Feminist Protests?
Freedom of expression is a broad concept that cannot be explained simply. Expression includes what we speak, what we eat, how we react,...

Ruddhi Phadke
Nov 13, 20243 min read


Twisting History
In an audacious display of historical revisionism, Pakistan has not only sought to deny Bhagat Singh his rightful place in history but...
Correspondent
Nov 12, 20242 min read


Bangladesh’s Unraveling: The Silent Hand and Its Ramifications for India
In August 2024, the Bangladesh government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted, ostensibly by mass student protests. Yet, the...

Commodore S.L. Deshmukh
Nov 9, 20243 min read


Has IPL Become Indian Cricket’s Frankenstein’s Monster?
Cricket’s once-untouchable bastion, Test cricket, finds itself in a precarious position today. For generations, Test cricket was...

Nilothpal Banerjee
Nov 7, 20243 min read


Rattling Sabres, Missing Points
In a recent salvo, Ex-Commodore Sajid Shehzad Mehmood remarked that India’s investment in nuclear submarines is a misguided pursuit—that...

Rajeev Puri
Nov 6, 20244 min read


SCO Aims to Unite Regional Powers for Trade and Security Gains
Indian scholar and political commentator, Sudheendra Kulkarni, founder of the Forum for a New South Asia, has underscored the potential...

Kaswar Klasra
Oct 30, 20243 min read


Nawaz Sharif’s Gambit: A Fragile Fresh Start
Nawaz Sharif’s recent offer to reset Pakistan-India relations and his call for not wasting the next 75 years after squandering the last...

Rajeev Puri
Oct 24, 20244 min read


Jaishankar’s Historic Visit: A Path to Dialogue and Economic Cooperation?
Jaishankar’s visit to Pakistan, the first by an Indian foreign minister in almost a decade, was a remarkable diplomatic event. He was...

Kaswar Klasra
Oct 20, 20243 min read


Assertive Statecraft
Unlike earlier Indian External Affairs Ministers who, by and large, favoured a more measured tone when dealing with restive neighbours...
Correspondent
Oct 18, 20242 min read


India seeks to strengthen economic, cultural relations at SCO
Islamabad: India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is scheduled to visit Pakistan on Tuesday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation...

Kaswar Klasra
Oct 15, 20243 min read
Can Pakistan Protect Its People and Foreign Workers?
The Duki massacre shocked the country with its brutality. The miners from the Pakhtun ethnic community and Afghan nationals were...

Kaswar Klasra
Oct 13, 20243 min read


The Baloch Struggle and Conflict with Pakistan
Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province by area, has a rich and complex history. Until its forced inclusion into Pakistan in 1948,...

Sumant Vidwans
Oct 7, 20243 min read


Can the SCO Islamabad Summit Improve Indo-Pak Relations?
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), established in 2001 began with China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and...

Kaswar Klasra
Oct 6, 20243 min read
Is Pakistan’s War Rhetoric a Distraction or a Dangerous Reality?
South Asia teeters on the edge of another potential conflict, as the threat of war between nuclear-armed neighbors, Pakistan and India,...

Kaswar Klasra
Sep 29, 20243 min read


Pakistan’s missile programme: Strain ties with US, China
The recent imposition of US sanctions targeting Pakistan’s ballistic missile program has left authorities in Islamabad both shocked and...

Kaswar Klasra
Sep 19, 20243 min read
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