Canberra, 4 January 2017 India initiated an economic evolution in the 1990s, which gathered sufficient momentum to become a revolution that propelled India into the thick of international power play. The geo-politics and circumstances of international power balance are ever-changing and have their own ways of creating ups and downs that in turn revamp the […]
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Pakistan: Painting Itself into a Corner
July 11, 2016 
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Canberra, 11 July 2016 Pakistan is a land of contrasts. The disparity between the haves and the have-nots in all aspects of normal life stands out as a prime example. However, the most starkly visible contrast is the two very different conceptual understanding within the nation of the role of religion in the State. […]
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June 22, 2015 0 Comments
Canberra, 22 June 2014 Pakistan, a state created in the name of Islam, is today divided along linguistic, ethnic, tribal and sectarian lines. It also claims to be the ‘heart of Asia’, making any observer want to ask, ‘a wounded, bleeding heart?’ While it is beset with domestic issues that directly threaten the well-being of […]
Continue readingPAKISTAN: ON A TREADMILL TO NOWHERE
December 5, 2014 5 Comments
Canberra, 05 December 2014 The real target and intention of the terrorist attack at the Wagah border crossing point with India on 2 November 2014 that killed 60 people and injured more than 100 will perhaps remain unclear for ever. Who were the perpetrators? Was the target selected to send a message to the Pakistan […]
Continue readingINDO-PAK RELATIONS: ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK
September 5, 2014 1 Comment
Canberra, 5 September 2014 Background After a span of fifteen years, the Indo-Pakistan equation has returned to a replay of the situation as it existed prior to the Kargil War in 1999—the parties in power in both the nations are the same and Pakistan is edging towards another attempt at becoming a democracy. 1999 was […]
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June 3, 2014 3 Comments
Canberra, 03 June 2014 [This is an edited and abridged version of a Public Presentation that I gave to the Faculty of Art at the University of Western Australia, at their invitation, on 20 May 2014] Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Before I start my presentation, I must thank the Faculty of Arts of the […]
Continue readingPAKISTAN’S YEAR OF RECKONING
February 21, 2013 0 Comments
Canberra, 22 February 2013 Pakistan has arrived at its most critical juncture in its volatile history since independence in 1947. The year 2013 will be decisive for its future—national elections are due to be held in April-May; the President Asif Zardari completes his tenure in September; the Chief of Army, General Ashfaq Kayani’s term concludes […]
Continue readingThe Unravelling of Pakistan
May 4, 2009 0 Comments
Singapore On 28 April 2009, the Pakistani army launched a military campaign in the Buner district, approximately 120 km north-west from the capital Islamabad, in an effort to regain control of the area from the Taliban. At the face of it this does not seem to be anything particularly important in a nation that has […]
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