The elephant at the peace table
In order to establish peace between India and Pakistan, two parallel conversations would have to begin: one between Pakistan’s military and its political leadership, and the other between New Delhi and the military
Something’s got to give in Islamabad
By removing 13 of his officers, the army chief has all but asked the Prime Minister to quit — and the oligarchic warfare in Pakistan has turned more complex than ever before
Making of a shrine in Pakistan
A narrative is gathering force that, nudged by Pakistan’s civil-military leadership, the country is recovering liberalism. An examination of a new shrine, to Salman Taseer’s assassin, tells another story
Speak to the Pakistan Army, too
India may have to find a way to initiate dialogue not only with the civilian government of Pakistan but also with the armed forces. Only then will things move
The many shades of anti-terror fight
Pakistan’s second-phase of anti-terror operations in North Waziristan is part of what many believe to be a fundamental pattern of playing the good versus bad Taliban game
Minorities in a Naya Pakistan
Irrespective of who wins today’s election, nothing except more insecurity awaits non-Muslim communities, Ahmedis and Shias in an increasingly intolerant country
Turning memory into asset
In Pakistan’s Punjab province, Kasab’s death will be used by the Lashkar-e-Taiba to raise more funds and recruit more youngsters
The road from Ajmer leads nowhere
In his article, “ >A Sufi message from a Pakistani President” (April 9, 2012), Saeed Naqvi not only seemed to eulogise Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s visit to India, especially his participation at the annual congregation at the mausoleum of the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinudin Chishti at Ajmer, but also to propose the idea of the state and political forces partnering with Sufi Islam.