Recasting national security
The issue of democratic development or the broader questions of national integration and human rights cannot be divorced from the holistic perspective of national...
Recapturing the moral ground of politics
We have slowly fallen back into the conventional trap of immoral politics. General Musharraf's political actions, from rigging the presidential election to sending the...
Quaid’s true heirs
With the grave state of affairs in Pakistan, there is a pressing need to revert to the Quaid's ideals to pull the country out...
Private deals, not national reconciliation
If anyone is serious and sincere about national reconciliation, the true message and real essence of the South African process needs to be imbibed...
No hit-and-run in Iran
Engaged in two wars near Iran, the United States cannot really afford to trigger a third one. It can hit the Iranian installations and...
No class is an island
We must recognise that political violence, instability and terrorism are inextricably linked with conditions of mass poverty. The question that we must ask ourselves...
Iraq and the Middle East after Saddam
The final episode of Saddam's life, the trial and execution before cameras and videos flashed around the world, will have serious sectarian repercussions
Liberation, freedom,...
If America strikes in Pakistan…
What would military action by US forces mean for General Musharraf? It would imply that Washington has finally written him off and is no...
How long will Musharraf last?
We do not have a clear answer to our first question, but what we can see over the political horizon are two words in...
Finding keys to the Kashmir gridlock
Resolving stubborn conflicts like Kashmir requires flexibility, bargaining and compromise. The major difficulty in this situation is asymmetry between the contending powers
The Kashmir dispute...
