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Published in: HomeMoving beyond nationalism: a new vision for peace in South AsiaSurely now is the time to change the ongoing saga of India-Pakistan relations, moving beyond national identities...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIndia and Israel - bedfellows indeedThe Israeli treatment of Palestinians might serve as an ideal vantage point to scrutinize Indian rule over Kashmir.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSaudi Arabia's new best friend: IndiaAfter being let down by Pakistan, Saudi has turned to India for trade and defense cooperation – while Iran has...
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Published in: TransformationThe Indian diplomat and her nanny: why consistency is crucialWhy the personal and the political have to be united (originally published January 2014 and re-published as a...
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Published in: openSecurityDalit women and village justice in rural IndiaEnjoyment of the rule of law requires judicial institutions which act with impartiality. For Dalit women in India’s...
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Published in: 50.50Grief and rage in India: making violence against women history?There was uproar in India at the brutal gang rape of a 23 year old student on her way home from the cinema. Can we...
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Published in: openSecurityTensions rise between India and PakistanInternational constraint and mutual nuclear deterrence may have prevented all-out war with Pakistan in the past over...
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Published in: openSecurityPakistan’s 21st amendment: national consensus or soft coup?The attack on the school in Peshawar in December shocked the world. In Pakistan, the upshot is a growing military...
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Published in: openSecurityPakistan school attack: years of inaction led to this atrocityThe Peshawar atrocity did not come out of a clear blue sky—the foreboding context an inert, corrupt state ambivalent...
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Published in: openSecurityPakistan’s minority-rights challengeIn theory, Pakistan’s constitution upholds equality of all its citizens, regardless of religion. In theory.
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Published in: openSecurityBetween Scylla and Charybdis: life in Pakistan’s tribal frontierThe Federally Administered Tribal Areas touching Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan suffer a toxic mix of state and...
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Published in: openSecurityShadow of military looms large over Pakistan street protestsThe military is never far from politics in Pakistan—and it may be implicated in the latest political crisis, as...
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Published in: openSecurityPakistan: the decade of dronesDrones may offer an appealing alternative to the US after Iraq and Afghanistan but they don’t provide genuine security.
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Published in: openSecurityDroning onLittle is clear about the US renewal of drone strikes in Pakistan—except that they won’t be the last.
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Published in: openSecurityPakistan’s authoritarian moveThe government in Islamabad will face opposition in the coming week to its Protection of Pakistan Ordinance. Is it...
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Published in: openSecurityNegotiating with the Taliban
No one should expect progress in Afghanistan anytime soon, enmeshed as it is in a complex web of interaction among...
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Published in: openSecurityIndia and Pakistan: time to call time on proxy warsIndia and Pakistan’s zero-sum game is hindering development and the proxy wars in which the two states have indulged...
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Published in: openSecurityPakistan: prospects poor for Taliban talks
The announcement of talks between Islamabad and representatives of the Pakistan Taliban surprised many. Few will...
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Published in: TransformationThe world should be watching India’s coup of common peopleCan the new Aam Aadmi party transform Indian democracy? Or will high expectations be dissipated as the party's...
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Published in: openSecurityChina and the Great GameAlmost all discussion of Afghanistan after 2014 hinges on the withdrawal of western forces. Yet into that gap a...
