Opinion
Modi’s Hubris
by: Hassan Akbar
Date: March 17, 2020
Has India finally woken up to the need for SAARC? Or is its latest reincarnation an attempt to reposition Modi as a regional leader? While collaboration is welcome in the...
Opinion
Womansplaining Rights
by: Sherry Rehman
Date: March 9, 2020
As millennial women join every year now to celebrate their womanhood on 8th March, and to bond in solidarity for defining the rights to their lives and choices, many people in...
Opinion
Three Tsunamis for Pakistan
by: Sherry Rehman
Date: March 4, 2020
Like many parts of the world, Pakistan is going through a populist moment. A key trait of such campaigns is big-ticket promises of transformational reform in stark contrast to regime-outcomes....
Opinion
The Promise Of 29 February
by: Riaz Mohammad Khan
Date: March 2, 2020
The 29 February Agreement may well set in motion a process bringing peace to Afghanistan and an end to America’s longest war. The agreement marks a formal reversal of the...
Opinion
The Struggle Continues
by: Sherry Rehman
Date: February 5, 2020
As dawn breaks across the besieged valley of Kashmir this February 5, millions of Kashmiris will wake up to six months of virtual lockdown. A blood-stained arc of diminishing freedoms...
Opinion
Human Rights in an Imperfect Democracy
by: Tahira Abdullah
Date: December 10, 2019
“Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the...
Opinion
Corridor of Peace?
by: Fahd Humayun
Date: November 24, 2019
Writing about India’s role in the India-Pakistan conflict a decade ago, South Asia expert Stephen Cohen put forward the following proposition: “As for India, it is both part of the...
Opinion
Partition Redux
by: Syed Hassan Akbar
Date: November 18, 2019
It has taken a tale of two cities to remind us of how deeply the legacy of partition continues to afflict the conscience of India and Pakistan. In the past...
Opinion
Tolerance as a Political Value
by: Radha Shah
Date: November 16, 2019
November 16th marks the 23rd UN International Day for Tolerance, an occasion commemorating coexistence and diversity among communities across the world. In the quarter century where tolerance has been commemorated...
Opinion
Beyond Kartarpur
by: Zahid Hussain
Date: November 13, 2019
In the midst of the worsening stand-off between Pakistan and India, the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor has been a remarkable feat. The historical event may not break the ice,...