The dynamic between India and Pakistan has held the region hostage for a long time. We witnessed it time and […]

Are you distressed by the rapidly changing world? Worried that you have no control over the broader currents of change?

The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has given birth to some serious questions. Countries with tough regulations, boisterous state

The political discourse about democratisation in Pakistan is in the habit of hitting the target while entirely missing the point.

(First appeared on February 06, 2021) In the past 20 years, I have brought up The Long Telegram by George

(First appeared on January 30, 2021) A tractor rally by protesting farmers on India’s Republic Day. Now that is a

(First appeared on January 23, 2021) Joseph Biden is now the 46th president of the United States. As he said

(First appeared on January 16, 2021) An argument had broken out. A few peers were debating whether India’s Hindutva mob

(First appeared on January 09, 2021) In Lev Grossman’s The Magicians trilogy, which was subsequently made into a TV series,

(First appeared on January 02, 2021) For any intelligence operative, Modi’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has a rather asymmetric

(First appeared on December 26, 2020) The recent exposé by the EU DisinfoLab pertaining to an Indian propaganda network functioning

(First appeared on December 19, 2020) In this age of conspiracy theories, endless conjecture, and massive disinformation campaigns it is

(First published on December 12, 2020) India is witnessing a fresh round of protests. Indian farmer unions are protesting to

(First appeared on December 05, 2020) If you are reading this piece expecting a discussion on Stephen Covey’s book with

(First appeared on November 28, 2020) While politics keeps distracting us we should never lose sight of the extraordinary times

(First appeared on November 21, 2020) Reading president Obama’s new book took me back to that November night in 2008

(First appeared on November 14, 2020) Are you surprised by the drama that is slowly unfolding in the US election?

(First published on November 07, 2020) As you read these lines, vote counting continues in the United States. Do we

(First published on October 24th, 2020) In 2018, when little Zainab’s tragic case surfaced, a rather astonishing debate took hold

(First published on October 17, 2020) A well-known investigative journalist recently took a screengrab of a female workout instructor from

(First published on October 10, 2020) Donald Trump has Covid. The United States president is considered the most powerful man

(First published on October 3rd, 2020) On September 30, a special court in Lucknow robbed India of its democratic credentials.

(First published on September 26th, 2020) “When she was two years old, she would lift her hands over her head

(First published on September 19th, 2020) There is something in Orson Welles’ acting, directorial and writing debut film, Citizen Kane , which

(First published on September 12th, 2020) When coronavirus panic struck the world, populist leaders in many countries were averse to

(First published on September 5th, 2020) When last week I wrote that two men, Asif Ali Zardari and Shahbaz Sharif,

(First published on August 29th, 2020) Do you get the feeling that something weird is going on with the two

(First published on August 22nd, 2020) One of my favourite pastimes these days is to see Pakistanis underestimate their country.

(First published on August 15th, 2020) This piece reaches you on August 15 — India’s Independence Day, and a day

(First published on August 8th, 2020) Prescience and foresight are the most fetching attributes of wisdom. Two mundane examples come