india/pakistan: all articles

The internal politics and external relations of south Asia's giants are tracked by writers from the region and beyond.

Thursday 20th August

Sri Lanka’s hollow victory

Meenakshi Ganguly, 20 August 2009

The Colombo government's repression, detention and evasion demand an international inquiry

Tuesday 30th June

Sri Lanka - camps, media…genocide?

Martin Shaw, 30 June 2009

What kind of violence has the Sri Lankan state been committing against its Tamil civilian population?

Thursday 11th June

Lahore to Peshawar: the trophy-target war

Razi Ahmed, 11 June 2009

The urbanisation of Pakistan’s war seeks to turn cities into places of permanent insecurity

Tuesday 9th June

Pakistan: the road from hell

Pervez Hoodbhoy, 9 June 2009

Pakistan won’t collapse. But it is in trouble, and needs strategic leadership. A long-term view

Thursday 28th May

Pakistan’s war on civilians

Paul Rogers, 28 May 2009

From Swat to Lahore, escalating violence is inflicting a terrible toll on Pakistan's poor and displaced

Pakistan and the “AfPak” strategy

Shaun Gregory, 28 May 2009

Pakistan's army and state seek room to pursue their own strategic interests amid increasing US pressure

Wednesday 27th May

Sri Lanka’s challenge: winning the peace

Rohan Gunaratna, 27 May 2009

The end of Sri Lanka’s long war creates a new political landscape in the torn country

Thursday 21st May

Sri Lanka: after war, justice

Luther Uthayakumaran, 21 May 2009

The needs of the post-war period include accountability and redress for past violations

Friday 8th May

Pakistan’s American problem

Anatol Lieven, 8 May 2009

A suspicion of the United States in Pakistan outweighs opposition to the Taliban

Friday 24th April

How to solve Pakistan’s problem

Nadeem Ul Haque, 24 April 2009

When mosques become places of learning, fundamentalism will dissolve

Wednesday 8th April

Sri Lanka’s displaced: the political vice

Meenakshi Ganguly, 8 April 2009

The plight of Tamil civilians is both political disgrace and human emergency

Barack Obama and Afghanistan: a closer look

Mariano Aguirre, 8 April 2009

A shift of strategy towards “AfPak” must go deeper - to the local and regional

Tuesday 24th March

Pakistan: a path through danger

Asma Jahangir, 24 March 2009

The heart of Pakistan’s crisis is arbitrary power. The solution is democracy and rule by law

Thursday 12th March

Who'll stop the rain?

Swetha Regunathan, 12 March 2009

Trapped in her Chennai home by torrential downpours and floods, Swetha Regunathan had no option but to immerse herself in the spectacle of the Mumbai attacks

Tuesday 10th March

The Pakistani identity crisis

Rabia Mughal, 10 March 2009

After the attack in Lahore on the Sri Lankan cricket team, an expat Pakistani comes to terms with the changing reality of her country

Friday 6th March

Sharia law comes to the Swat valley

Ghazal Mahtab, 6 March 2009

Islamabad insists that its compromise with Islamists in the Swat valley will help bring peace to the region. But is the peace of sharia law what Pakistanis want?

Monday 2nd March