Opinion Articles
Lachak
The course of a nation’s life, it may come at a crossroads where difficult decisions must be made that exact weighty concessions from the status quo. Elites must, in such conditions, yield
May 31, 2023
Government & Politics
Opinion Articles
Disconnect
In two key senses of the term, our nation is suffering from a profound disconnect. The first is in the practical sense, where an ever-extending period of deliberate internet disconnection
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May 22, 2023
Opinion Articles
Need for National Dialogue
Although the state of Pakistan has always been in a never-ending crisis since its inception (or that is what generations of Pakistanis have experienced), the irony
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February 9, 2023
Opinion Articles
Domestic Politics versus National Security: Case of Pakistan and India
Security, under the changed paradigm, embraces all aspects of individual, group, societal, and state affairs, including physical, territorial, economic, food, energy
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February 1, 2023
Opinion Articles
Domestic Politics and Public Policy
In a recently published book by the National University of Sciences & Technology, my chapter on “Domestic Politics in Hybrid War” asserts that domestic
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November 22, 2022
Opinion Articles
Time to Stop Reinforcing Failures
The traditional Chinese curse, ‘may you live in interesting times’ apparently a blessing is ironically used to suggest that life is
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November 18, 2022
Opinion Articles
Where have all the Statesmen Gone?
Despite all the known and unknown ills of democracy, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (US) have remained the two classical beacons of enviable traditions of democratic values,
October 27, 2022
Opinion Articles
Power Politics – Time for a New Equation
Greed and power are the defining features of human nature. This has also been alluded to in Classical Realism that the desire for power and conflict are inherent features of human nature.
September 29, 2022
Opinion Articles
Audio Gate: Fact or Fiction
Over the past few days, social media initially and later mainstream media in Pakistan have been abuzz with news of alleged leaked audio clips from the Prime Minister’s Office. The alleged hacker
September 29, 2022
Opinion Articles
Pakistan – The Ongoing Crisis
The recent events in Pakistan have been nothing short of a typical South Asian soap opera with complicated plots and convoluted turns, leaving the public in shock with the unfolding each successive
August 12, 2022
