Analysis: A Year Since bin Laden »
By Ayesha Siddiqa In the year since the May 2 raid, a lot of foreign journalists have asked how Pakistan has fared after bin Laden. Twelve months, perhaps, is too little time for a fair assessment since his shadow still lurks in Abbottabad, the town where the al Qaeeda chief spent the last years of [...]
Reverse Swing: Blessing in Disguise »
By Saad Shafqat So Bangladesh team is finally touring Pakistan—or is it? The news on this topic has been shifting back and forth so frequently, that it has been difficult to keep track. Late last year, when the proposal for this tour was first mooted, Bangladesh cricket authorities had warmed to the idea. But reservations [...]
Civil-Military Divide in India and Impact on Pakistan »
By Waqar Ahmed On January 15, 2012, the Army Day celebrations in India ended. The next day, Army Chief General VK Singh approached the Indian Supreme Court on the issue of his date of birth. While it was unprecedented for an Indian Army chief to move the SC, the developments several hours later were indicative [...]
India-Pak Engagement: Advantage Zardari »
By Smitha Prakash Not really known for his overt religious leanings, his sudden announcement to visit India took everyone by surprise. Though Zardari and Benazir had visited the Chisti dargah in 2005, he has since never expressed any significant religious zeal. It would have seemed churlish if the Pakistani army had rejected his desire to [...]
Army Coup in India? PM, Antony, General Must Go »
By R Jagannath What the hell is going on? Wednesday’s bombshell of a story by The Indian Express, that there were unexpected movements of key army units “towards Delhi” on the night of 16 January, suggests that all hell is breaking loose in the capital. That was the day the general took his age row [...]
Agent Vinod’s fantasy of India and Pakistan »
By Ajaz Ashraf It is impossible to tell whether the depiction of the ISI demanded a ban on Agent Vinod. The question to ask is: would India have allowed the screening of a Pakistani film in which RAW had been shown divided between the hawks and doves? Bollywood kitsch has the remarkable quality of expressing [...]
The uncertain political horizon »
By S Iftikhar Murshed Two-and-a-half thousand years ago, Greek tragedian Sophocles enunciated the principle: “Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law.” This is also what lies at the heart of the ongoing political turmoil in Pakistan. Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani appeared before the Supreme Court [...]
Accidental defaulter of justice »
By Mohammad Malick Credit must be given to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for appearing before the Supreme Court in a dignified manner, sans the rowdy crowds that accompanied Nawaz Sharif when he was summoned as a sitting prime minister. Unlike Nawaz’s defiant mannerism, Gilani’s address to the court was dripping with deference and the [...]
The trip to Tripura »
By Barrister Harun ur Rashid Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s two-day visit to Tripura on January 11-12 was the first by any prime minister of Bangladesh. The visit assumes significance in many respects. It underscores not only the broadening and deepening of relations with Tripura state but also the desirability of a closer integration of Bangladesh’s [...]
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