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,...
Opinion
CPEC 2.0: The Promise and the Peril
by: Sherry Rehman
Date: September 2, 2019
As Pakistan navigates changing power equations in the world, and the crisis in Kashmir, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) stands out as the one possible silver lining for Pakistan....
Situationer
Kashmir on the Front Lines
by: Hassan Akbar
Date: August 5, 2019
What Has India Done? After days of troop surges, arrests, speculation and denials, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah introduced a presidential order and a bill in Parliament on August...
Opinion
The Path Forward
by: Zahid Hussain
Date: July 18, 2019
The headway made in the recent talks between India and Pakistan on the Kartarpur corridor marks a way forward towards normalization of relations between the two nations. The two sides...
Opinion
Budget 2020: Popular Misconceptions & Economic Reality
by: Saad Rajput
Date: June 25, 2019
Debates about Pakistan’s economic stewardship have become a core feature of public discourse since the PTI government assumed power last year. Two mini-budgets and the removal of a finance minister...
Opinion
Budget Blues
by: Hassan Akbar
Date: June 12, 2019
In what is being billed as Pakistan’s most austerity laden budget in decades, new taxation and fiscal retrenchment measures are set to herald a difficult era of economic contraction. The...
Opinion
At Modernity’s Door
by: Fahd Humayun
Date: June 11, 2019
Shortly before Eid, an android application for moon sighting was made available on Google Play. A calendar that can be accessed through Pakistan’s first official ‘moon-sighting’ website now indicates scientifically...
