Amending the Amendment?
The 18th Amendment failed to transfer power to the grassroots level by providing a full constitutional cover to the local government system
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Region
Govern, Burn, Run!
The Gul Plaza in Karachi itself was a governance failure long before it turned into ashes
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In the Line of Fire
For today’s journalists, resilience is not optional but essential.
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Economics of Employment
No country in history has created tens of millions of jobs without industrial deepening. Pakistan will not be an exception. However, is the state prepared for the employment shock ahead?
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Punching Above the Weight?
The UAE leadership has surreptitiously sought to undermine the seaports of Bandar Abbas in Iran and Gwadar Seaport in Pakistan
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Identity Hurts
One rarely hears an Indian Hindu, Christian, Sikh, or Jain asking what he must do to survive in India. Why then is the Muslim in the country still compelled to ask how he should conduct himself?
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Decoding Political Mischief
From Nehru’s 1938 legacy to a 2025 courtroom battle, the National Herald case exposes enduring political rivalries and the fierce contest between investigation and intimidation
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Progress on Paper
A much-touted recovery of the Sri Lankan economy masks deeper social costs
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Polls
The March 2026 elections in Nepal will definitely be a litmus test for the Gen-Z movement, with mostly new, but highly controversial, populist, and careerist candidates contesting the elections
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Unity, Rivalry, and Consequences
For a long time to come, Afghanistan, a geopolitical arena in which internal stability is shaped by external strategic competition, would remain on the edge
Read moreA TÊTE-À-TÊTE DESIRED!
Unfortunately, we are neither accustomed to a dialogue in our national milieu nor to the phenomenon of agreeing to disagree
Read moreDevolution or Fragmentation?
Dividing the Federation of Pakistan into over a dozen units, mostly on ethnic and linguistic bases, is not politically, historically, economically, or constitutionally sustainable
Read moreWhy Democracy?
Expecting Pakistan to function solely as a conventional sovereign state without external influences is a naive perspective
Read moreStability Without Strength
Considering Pakistan’s current trade deficit, the economic gains of 2025 may prove fragile without addressing the structural imbalances in trade and external accounts
Read morePPP AT A CROSSROADS
If the centre insists on rolling back the 18th Amendment, the PPP will face a stark choice: Stand firm and risk the kind of punitive response that PTI experienced, or accept a negotiated compromise that preserves some substance of devolution while conceding ground
Read moreHindutva International
The internationalization of Hindutva tells us less about Hinduism itself than about the changing nature of identity in the modern world
Read moreSagar to Mahasagar
What India perceives as its objectives through the SAGAR and MAHASAGAR concepts are indeed ambitious, yet not aligned with the ground reality
Read moreIndia, the Villain!
The roots of anti-Indian sentiment in Bangladesh lie in the country’s history, geography, and geopolitics, along with New Delhi’s hegemonic dominance
Read moreHope vs. History
Bangladesh faces a defining choice, as the February 2026 election and referendum, packaged under a reformist banner, offer a pathway to renewal
Read moreDiplomatic Dilemma
How can the Maldives navigate successfully between India and China?
Read moreKabul vs. Kandahar
In today’s Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban 2.0, the real power of the Taliban lies in Kandahar, not in Kabul
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Scripted and Sealed!
The passage of the 27th Amendment has changed Pakistan for all times to come.
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SHAME ON US!
The people of Pakistan have been living with a system in which the elite and privileged (read mafia) have remained above the law.
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