It is too early to write Mian Nawaz Sharif’s obituary. From Mujib to Mandela to Benazir, post-War history is replete...
Category: National Interest
The winner as underdog
Military historians will have a hard time resolving this one. Which date should mark the anniversary of the war in...
Media as dutiful wife
I have for long had this radical solution for an India-Pakistan problem: bring the negotiating teams of both countries to...
The clear and present danger
Why is it that the moment somebody dares to call South Asia, particularly Kashmir, the most dangerous place on earth...
Don’t feel abused
Just what will be the extent of popular and official outrage if Bill Clinton were to dare to mention the...
Unreformed on the tarmac
After wondering for an entire week why poor Yashwant Sinha got such bad press on his budget, I found the...
Subsidised to suffer
Every budget, every election campaign, every presidential address to Parliament, brings new promises, homilies and subsidies for our farmer. Farming...
The party is brain dead
Ever wondered why the Congress party is like the Indian cricket team? And it isn’t merely because they too keep...
Kebabs and Kargil
In so many years of parachute journalism a hack does end up writing on aneclectic mix of issues, but this...
In the red and desperation
Try a daytime cruise on the Hooghly for a crash course in Left economics. On each bank, you see an...