By: Dr Naazir Mahmood With the murder – which is still being investigated – of Sardar Charanjeet Singh in Peshawar, we may have added another brutal act to our national...

By: S. Akbar Zaidi In a country which has had three-decade-long military dictatorships, interim caretaker governments are somewhat of a novelty. For whenever the military takes over, it changes the...

BY: Mushtaq Hurra Bridges and buildings may collapse if engineers hit the roads, people may die if doctors leave the hospitals but nations disintegrate, people bewildered and its future bleak...

By: Bhat Qaisar The Muslim majority population in the Kashmir Valley suffers from the repressive tactics of the security forces since India & Pakistan got separated. Human rights abuses have...

By: Pratap Bhanu Mehta The credibility of India’s news-producing infrastructure has long been in tatters. There are brave journalists, risking even death, who still have some fidelity to truth. But...

By: Uddalak Mukherjee In a recent interview, Justice J. Chelameswar, who will retire from the Supreme Court next month, made some observations that are pertinent to the crisis that confronts...

By: Zorawar Daulet Singh The whirlwind U.S.-North Korean bromance hit a temporary roadblock last week. If American President Donald Trump’s decision to open direct talks with North Korean leader Kim...

By: Zaid al-Ali Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr and his Sairoon coalition have now been confirmed as the winner of Iraq's parliamentary elections with 54 seats. The closest runner-up is...

By: Munir Akram EVEN as Indian and Pakistani guns continue to thunder along the Line of Control in Kashmir, there are several signals of a desire on both sides to...

By: Ramachandra Guha Many Western democracies are characterized by the alternation of power at the national level between two parties, one somewhat left of centre, the other somewhat right of...