After Salmaan Taseer
Five questions for us to answer on liberalism in Pakistan. The assassination of Salmaan Taseer has rightly triggered introspection and discourse in Pakistan on identity — social, religious and...
View ArticleThe worst offense
The U.S. is doing itself a disservice by holding on to tedious “arms race” narratives about India and Pakistan. Tom Ricks’ The Best Defense ran a blogpost this morning entitled “The most likely...
View ArticleAll-weather doormat
Old Chinese proverb say: Beggars can’t be choosers. As relations between the U.S. and Pakistan deteriorate, Pakistan’s prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani referred to China as an “all-weather” friend who...
View ArticleDeath by idealism
India cannot ingratiate itself with China through placation. Shortsightedness, misguided idealism and a false sense of stature in the world contributed to the debacle 50 years ago against China, the...
View ArticleUrdunama: Ghazwa-e-Hind
On May 5, 2014, Lashkar-e-Taiba’s leader Hafiz Saeed chastised Pakistan’s GEO Group, accusing it of representing India and favoring India’s views against Pakistan. He then proceeded to write an op-ed...
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