Pakistan

What’s at stake as Kashmir goes to the polls

The Indian government will have to take a considered view on doing more than statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.

India, Pakistan tiptoe around the nuclear threat

India’s army may shrink and Pakistan’s defence spending is decreasing, but the two countries remain at odds. What will the future of their warfare look like?

Personal Political: Indo-Pak Peace Vigil Returns After Decade in Solidarity with Bangladesh

As Bangladesh struggles for stability, ‘peacemongers’ express solidarity and gear up to converge at the India-Pakistan border on Aug 14

Bangladesh’s battle between democracy and autocracy

Bangladeshis from all walks of life have shown their resilience in the face of autocratic governance. Austin Curtis via Unsplash

Protests put Bangladesh on the edge of a precipice

Sheikh Hasina’s government is faced with the gravest threat to its existence in the face of sustained student agitation.

Kashmir’s new normal: tourists, turmoil, and rising militancy!

Kashmir’s visible army presence once deterred protestors and mujahideen. Now, it hosts tourists from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan alongside gun-wielding Rashtriya Rifles (RR) personnel.

Punjab is awash in drugs the state’s police won’t stop

Instead of piecemeal efforts, the state government could follow a comprehensive strategy to combat narcotics menace.

What I’ve learned from Noam Chomsky

As news of Noam Chomsky’s failing health makes the rounds, a journalist and peace activist from Pakistan shares some of her learnings from interactions with a trailblazing public intellectual whose moral compass has impacted the world

Pakistan’s Post Election Crisis: Rigged Polls, Economic Despair, and Indo-Pak Diplomacy

In the Wake of Controversial Elections, Pakistan Grapples with Democratic […]

Rigged or not, polls the only option for Pakistan

By Ayesha Jalal, Tufts University in Islamabad While there are allegations of […]