OPEN TO OPINION
The writer is Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation
POLITICS
| 9-minute read
The enigma of elections: No one knows why, but everyone fakes it
No, it's not possible to accurately analyse exactly what happened in the Assembly polls. But we can foretell what's coming now.
POLITICS
| 7-minute read
Indian govt has rushed into the Kartarpur Corridor in inexplicable haste. It will repent at leisure
For a country that has faced repeated betrayals from Pakistan, it is another historical blunder for our government to again place faith in it.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
‘Boom boom’ Shahid Afridi bowls ‘no ball’ on Kashmir
The Pakistani cricketer said Pak should forget about Kashmir. Instead, he was made to forget his own words pretty soon.
POLITICS
| 8-minute read
How Naya Pakistan is capitulating before its clerics
Welcome to Naya Pakistan – just like the Purana Pakistan.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
Kashmir conundrum: Understanding the politics behind militancy
Is there a political solution to Kashmir?
POLITICS
| 9-minute read
The 'Sheikh Chilli' economics of Imran Khan
A near-bankrupt Pakistan has only two choices. It can go to the IMF and suffer reforms. Or it can carry on with its lies, vagaries and economic wet dreams
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Why there is no reason to believe that the Taliban have changed from what they were in the '90s
A deal with Taliban will bring war to rest of the world.
POLITICS
| 7-minute read
India's grandstanding on 'strategic autonomy'
In mouthing rhetoric on ties with Russia and Iran, India is risking alienating a friendly USA. The gamble is not worth it.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Why there can be no India-Pakistan dialogue even after 2019 Lok Sabha polls
Given the immutable reality of the India Pakistan equation, New Delhi would be best served if it builds its capabilities to deter and deny, and if required punish Islamabad.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read