Mar 01, 2011
It is important to understand the importance of ‘street politics’ in the Arab world, since a popular movement – or revolution – has been part of postcolonial Arab politics and their sociopolitical development.
Feb 24, 2011
Where do you go to think seriously and bring sanity to a maddening situation? Far from the madding crowd to a peaceful Omani luxury resort of course. So that’s what the military leadership of the US and Pakistan did.
Feb 18, 2011
The performance of Pakistan's Economy in 2010 did not exceed expectations because of the backlash from the War on Terror in Afghanistan, presence of extremist fringe groups present within Pakistan, ever increasing domestic inflation...
Feb 17, 2011
For very different reasons, extraordinary events in Egypt and Pakistan could dramatically redefine global politics. The unanswerable first question is whether any such tectonic change, if it occurs, will be for good or for ill?
Feb 11, 2011
Amidst a reshuffle in the Federal Cabinet, President Zardari has called for an All-Parties Conference to elicit positions from political stakeholders
Feb 10, 2011
The events which unfolded at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad on Tuesday have a lot to say about the state of the political economy of Pakistan.
Feb 10, 2011
Two ticking packages slipped into the White House. One is the situation in Egypt that, if not handled carefully especially in Cairo as well as in Washington, could be the bomb that explodes the Middle East.
Feb 03, 2011
AY is a young banker. A few days ago he drove out of his bank to run an errand. He stopped at a busy intersection where traffic was being controlled by a traffic warden. Hearing a tap on his window he turned and looked into the muzzle of a pistol...
Jan 21, 2011
President Obama's latest foreign policy engagements have highlighted the greater emphasis on coordination and consultation, not unilateral approaches and use of force doctrines, with the world at large.
Jan 21, 2011
The subcontinent of South Asia has been ruled and influenced by several governing bodies. It has experienced empires, feudalism, colonialism, imperialism, and nationhood. As political culture changes with time,social and economic culture does as well