Category: Opinion

Indian Muslims And Rising Hindu Nationalism (Video)

Dr. Christophe Jaffrelot and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy: The discussions by Dr Jaffrelot on rising Hindu…

English still rules the world, but that’s not necessarily OK. Is it time to curb its power?

Michele Gazzola in The Guardian: The emergence of English as the predominant (though not exclusive)…

If Europe Could Do It, So Can the Middle East

Anne-Marie Slaughter at Project Syndicate: In 1951, just six years after World War II, Belgium,…

Legitimacy in Upcoming Polls Cannot be Ensured if One Party is Excluded From the Democratic Process

DAWN EDITORIAl EXCERPT: “…Meanwhile, the migratory tribe of ‘electables’ is also present in the contest,…

The Supreme Court Must Unanimously Strike Down Trump’s Ballot Removal

Lawrence Lessig at Slate: Donald Trump is an astoundingly dangerous candidate for president. He is…

War and Peace in Gaza (Video)

A ‘videotorial’ (an editorial opinion, view using existing videos, images, data, etc.) ~curated by Irshad…

Selling Citizenship

Marco D’Eramo in Sidecar: Aux armes, citoyens! So begins the refrain of ‘La Marseillaise’, adopted as…

Dhaka Debacle Part 1 & 2 (Video)

IRSHAD SALIM: As I work on the 3rd of many comments and observations I have…

OPINION: Israel Is On Its Way To Becoming a Dictatorship

Usually when we think of a coup, we think of that kind. But there is…

Sattar Baksh NOT Starbucks and TWO Comments on Pak Economy WhatsApp Shared

IRSHAD SALIM – Early this week I shared my comment on the state of affairs…

Some Comments on Jim Mattis View on Pak Politics

Jim Mattis, the former US Secretary of Defense with a decade of experience in interacting…

Talking Points: “A Judge Has to Buck the Trend”. More…

Former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Jawwad S Khawaja at the launch of his book,…