India hosted the G20 summit from September 9 to 10 in Delhi. But it was amusing to see the steps it took to make the city more appealing, skilfully hiding its shocking realities.
There are very few decorated warriors in industrial age warfare who display prodigies of valour in two wars and then live to tell the tale.
Operation Gibraltar and Grand Slam in 1965 were conceived to be executed across Ceasefire Line in disputed territory and it was assumed that the international border would not be violated keeping the operations limited to the Ceasefire Line.
There is a general pall of gloom and foreboding in the air these days. Many pundits and commentators, some for right and some for wrong reasons have been prognosticating a state meltdown. Their reasons could be challenged but sentiment cannot be faulted.…
Potemkin reality is an oxymoron apparently, as “Potemkinism” is as divorced from reality as a gospel truth is from falsehood. The term is derived from the memory of a fake village created to impress the Russian empress during her visit to Crimea…
Balochistan is again in news because of the nabbing of Balochistan National Army’s (BNA) head Gulzar Imam Shambay. He was initially a Balochistan Students Organization (BSO) activist who came under the sway of anti-state forces and ended up leading an insurgent group…
In Hindu mythology, chasing Lakhsmi is looked down upon, as the ideal approach is to make oneself attractive for Lakhsmi. Yagna is another desirable attribute of entrepreneurship that satisfies the hunger of a stakeholder or customer. Achievement of targets and profit are…
"The root of the problem lies in a milieu where there is no hope, no jobs, no justice and no opportunities of social or political advancement for the educated youth in Pakistan"
With help of social media, a political protagonist has polarised…
The rise of populists around the globe has often dealt significant blows to democratic governance. Institutional strength and political messaging are key to defeating populists at the polls.
We are living in a post-truth age, where lies are peddled as coherent narratives,…
General Pervez Musharraf’s life and legacy bear a close imprint of one of his retorts to an angry young officer who had accosted him with a question during one of the planned interactions with senior and junior officers in the GHQ auditorium.…