Why the West supports Israel?
- 18-Jul-2024
There are many political and historical reasons for the West’s unconditional support to Israel which has benefited from its unprecedented political, diplomatic, financial, and military assistance throughout the seven decades of its independence. Israel continues to cash this support by building Jewish settlements in the Occupied Palestinians Territories (OPTs) in flagrant violation of international law […]
The Tablighi Jamaat
- 01-Apr-2023
The ideology of Tablighi Jamaat (TJ), the largest Islamic revivalist movement of our times is best described by Sadruddin Ansari’s introduction of the six points of Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Khandahlawi, the founder of TJ as follows: “We all know that this world is mortal. Everyone who is born here is destined to die one day, […]
Opinion: The Season Of Dark Politics
- 14-Nov-2022
As we enter the season of short daylight hours and long dark nights, it is not the smell of the crisp roasted nuts that is on our mind but the hot political landscape that seems to have transformed a small fireplace into a bonfire that threatens to burn our stables and homes. This is the […]
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: A Neutral Analysis
- 19-Mar-2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 did not come as a surprise to anyone except Ukrainians who did not take the warnings of the US and other NATO allies seriously. What was a surprise for Russia was the resistance put up by the Ukrainian leadership and regular armed forces that made it extremely […]
BLOG: Presidential system suitable for Pakistan?
- 29-Jan-2022
A discussion on replacing the current parliamentary form of government with a presidential system is doing rounds in the recent conversation of Pakistan’s political pundits and social media stalwarts. While this topic is not new, its resurgence is indication that the matter is not settled yet and may well be tried in the next power […]
Pakistan’s options in Afghanistan
- 26-Jul-2021
The US backed the wrong horse in Afghanistan right from the start and abandoned the Taliban