Articles with tag: Foreign Policy
False Consciousness and Foreign Policy
Sangeeta Mahapatra Sep 23, 2009 interacts: 7How do countries think? How do they react? We often delude ourselves when we claim to know the behavior of states. So we ascribe motives to them and make predictions that are way off the mark.
Evolution of a War
Nadeem Tarar Sep 22, 2009 interacts: 249The Untold Story of Jihad in Kashmir is a myth-busting and brutal exposé of Pakistan's secret war against India.
Who Was the Afghan Elections For?
Chad Haines Sep 4, 2009 interacts: 6It was not to elect a president of Afghanistan, but to put in a place a ruler for the United States to rule through.
Waziristan Operation is a Faux Pas
Agha Amin Jun 16, 2009 interacts: 170Nothing in history is inevitable. If Pakistan is to be preserved the Punjabis and Pashtuns have to be friends. Its time that mistakes of the criminally opportunistic Musharraf are not repeated.
Obama's Regional Strategy and India
Dost Mittar Jun 12, 2009 interacts: 126Obama has ignored India in all his important foreign policy pronouncements since taking office. Even the appointment of a US ambassador to India was given a low priority.
Delhi's Desert Adventures
Rakesh Mani May 24, 2009 interacts: 2In the context of growing American dominance in the Gulf, India’s rise as a major Asian power with global aspirations and the expansion of Indo-American cooperation.
In Pursuit of a Pakistani Deng Xiaopeng
Haroon Shaikh May 5, 2009 interacts: 19Pakistan must learn from China. We must focus on developing a holistic trade policy with China. Chinese investment in Pakistan is critical.
USA's New Afghan Strategy
Agha Amin Mar 29, 2009 interacts: 227While tailor made and apparently or at least outwardly speaking neat and logical, President Obama’s policy speech on Afghanistan is vulnerable to many serious criticisms.
Common Pakistanis US Foreign Policy
Nasim Hassan Mar 26, 2009 interacts: 286Common Pakistanis believe that America plans to destabilize or divide Pakistan with the help of India.
President Obama’s Political Style: Tips For India
Madhavi Bhasin Feb 4, 2009 interacts: 8There is an urgent need on India’s part to replace rhetoric with merit based arguments. Convincing discussions based on facts and supported by logical arguments.
Jammin' at the Jive
Shaheryar Mirza Jan 26, 2009 interacts: 24A cruise for every scud
Doom for every dud
It’s all about staying alive
Beats your normal 9-5
Jammin’ at the jive.
Obama Inauguration Brings Hope, Scepticism
Beena Sarwar Jan 22, 2009 interacts: 203The message of hope that he symbolised resonated with Pakistanis - though some shrugged it off as part of a system that is unlikely to change.
Bye Bye Preemptive Wars
Mohammad Gill Jan 22, 2009 interacts: 4It remains to be seen how good will Obama’s administration turn out; one thing is certain though that the wheel has started turning up after reaching the lowest point.
Yes we can, Obama!
Ather Naqvi Nov 6, 2008 interacts: 308We are not demanding of Obama to perform a miracle, but seems, and people across the world would agree, that Obama will leave a better world when he leaves the White House than what he confronts today.
New US President Must Review Pakistan Policy
Beena Sarwar Nov 4, 2008 interacts: 28Tensions between the United States and Pakistan -- on the eve of the keenly-watched U.S. Presidential elections -- accompanying a visit by U.S. commander Gen. David Petraeus
Emerging Pakistan-U.S. relations
Madhavi Bhasin Sep 17, 2008 interacts: 101On September 12, 2008, Army Chief Ashfaq Kiyani sought to defend Pakistan’s sovereignty by authorizing the Army to retaliate to any attempts by ‘foreign troops’.
US Commando Strike in Waziristan
Agha Amin Sep 3, 2008 interacts: 197They have decided that the centre of gravity of all the trouble is Pakistan. Right or wrong this appears to be the central US perception now.
Thinking of an Obama presidency, what ‘change’ may we really see?
Mehroz Sadruddin Aug 21, 2008 interacts: 12the debate about how to lead the world in this era of Post-modernity and post-Cold War, has taken a new dimension which symbolizes itself in the ‘change’ mantra of Barack Obama.
America's Opportunity in Pakistan's Tribal Belt
ziad haider Jul 28, 2008 interacts: 98a key question on Islamabad ’s mind is the fate of stalled legislation creating reconstruction opportunity zones (ROZs) to spur development and combat militancy in FATA.
Attack in Mohmand
Agha Amin Jun 10, 2008 interacts: 209The recent attack on Frontier Corps (FC) post in Mohmand Agency is the first major US step in arm twisting the hopeless new Pakistani democratic set up.
India Pakistan Talks
Aparna Pande May 19, 2008 interacts: 13India and Pakistan are to have Foreign Minister and Foreign Secretary level talks starting May 20 in Islamabad. It is time to once again look at the chessboard and see what has changed.
Simply Outrageous!
Ather Naqvi Mar 31, 2008 interacts: 44In their recent visits, the US officials kept looking for those who could listen to them and nod in the affirmative. They found none.
France has a better Middle East foreign policy than the Brits and Americans?
Bhaskar Dasgupta Oct 20, 2007 interacts: 11Thirty years later, it (France) has suddenly become a close friend of the very same people who previously thought of them as an enemy.
Imperialism and the Writing of History
Rohit Chopra Oct 14, 2007 interacts: 12Occupied Iraq and Colonial India
Rushdie and the British Establishment
Moeed Pirzada Jul 16, 2007 interacts: 50It is certainly true that the attitudes and belief systems of pockets of Muslim youth represent a serious challenge to the ethos of a post-industrial, post-modern society; but it is also true that the terrorism that has taken place on British soil or that
Letter from Pakistan
imran ahmad Jun 26, 2007 interacts: 55My American friends, can you imagine your great country without justice for all? Can you live in country where justice is not available? Thanks to your Government who is supporting a military dictator in Pakistan, we cannot experience the same freedoms as
Huntington's Clash of Civilizations Thesis
M Asadi Feb 2, 2007 interacts: 363Why are such gimmicks, like the “Clash of Civilizations” created and for what purpose?
India’s Foreign Policy: An Analysis
Aparna Pande Jan 15, 2007 interacts: 279It is time for a reality check: A look within. India was a great civilization and has a great history. As Indians we are right to be proud of it. However, as Indians we must not forget what history teaches us: that humility not hubris is what makes you gr
Pakistan's Afghan Policy
Aparna Pande Oct 24, 2006 interacts: 492Afghanistan was created as a buffer state between the British and Russian empires. The international boundary line between Afghanistan and the British empire, inherited in 1947 by Pakistan, is the Durand line. This line divided ethnic Pashtun tribes into
Would India be a Threat to the Islamic Conference?
Athar Osama Feb 24, 2006 interacts: 179What is the true motive behind India's eagerness to join the Organization of Islamic Conference? If it wants to do anything positive for its Muslim population, then the first place to start would be Kashmir and Gujarat
Central Asian Backlash Against US Franchised Revolutions
Gajendra Singh Jul 8, 2005 interacts: 1After a meeting on 5 July in the Kazakh capital Astana, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (China, Russia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan with India, Iran and Pakistan as observers) in a statement called on USA to spell out a deadline for withd
The Great Game for Central Asian Oil
Taimur Rahman Apr 5, 2003 interacts: 41The Imperialist Ring from Yugoslavia to Afghanistan
Three Arguments Against a War
Umair Raja Mar 11, 2003 interacts: 32As America prepares for war, I want to present three arguments for peace:
All The Bridges Are Burning
Feroz R Khan Jan 11, 2003 interacts: 29The United States’ foreign policy has historically oscillated between recklessness of unilateralism and the cautious nature of multilateralism.
Standing Up to a Bully
Omar R Quraishi Jan 9, 2003 interacts: 71America has all along, despite Iraq’s acceptance, said it is highly sceptical of Saddam Hussain’s assurances or promises
Kissinger of Death
Rehan Ansari Dec 6, 2002 interacts: 102Bush may as well have chosen Osama bin Laden to head the commission
Organized Irrelevance
Haroon Moghul Sep 4, 2002 interacts: 41Are Muslims hopeless? With the OIC, they are...
The Pattern of Violence
Beena Sarwar May 12, 2002 interacts: 21if the man at the helm sees the larger picture
The Wages of Obedience
Pervez Hoodbhoy Feb 12, 2002 interacts: 139The systemic failure of a whole class of people to think honestly and seriously, in short a failure to do their job as political analysts
The Place of Debate
Chowk Staff Feb 4, 2002 interacts: 455He said there was also a need for debating on the concept of secularism, whether it is contrary to Islamic teachings and concept?
An International Failure
Feroz R Khan Dec 5, 2001 interacts: 295do the Pakistanis know who they are themselves
The Clash Of Un-Civilizations And Osama-ism
Urstruly Nov 30, 2001 interacts: 481It is misleading to think and give an impression that these issues will just disappear if Osama is captured or killed today.
The Laying to Waste of the World: a Memory of I.H Burney
Rehan Ansari Nov 8, 2001 interacts: 585Anything is better than Bhutto, he said
A Decision to Regret
Feroz R Khan Oct 21, 2001 interacts: 554the Afghans have always resisted a government imposed from abroad
A Medley of Internal Contradictions
Sameer Jul 20, 2001 interacts: 349Shedding tears for the plight of Indian Muslims is also a case of internal contradictions
The Countdown Begins
Mushahid Hussain Jul 10, 2001 interacts: 56... the contours of Pakistan’s emerging political scenario point to the first signs of an uneasy coexistence between the military regime and the political forces ...
Talking to Vajpayee
Mushahid Hussain Jun 18, 2001 interacts: 371Vajpayee has demonstrated that he can be different
The Winds of Change
Irfan Husain May 21, 2001 interacts: 396When the world’s only superpower changes direction, smaller states, especially those located on the periphery of potential conflict, have to be nimble in adjusting their policies.
The Chicken Hawks Of Pakistan
Feroz R Khan May 7, 2001 interacts: 422The military should accept the fact that it is a dictatorship
A World Upside Down
Feroz R Khan Jan 1, 2001 interacts: 349can the United States honestly determine the reasons behind the tragedies in Washington
A Different Story
Feroz R Khan Oct 27, 2000 interacts: 291The winds of change are slowly whispering their way across the South Asian sub-continent
The Imperatives of Power
Haider Nizamani Oct 4, 2000 interacts: 182A physically injured leader has won hands down against the leader of a psychologically injured nation in the world of diplomacy
The Flip Side of Democracy
Osman Niazi Jul 11, 2000 interacts: 47The US public allows its government to make decisions that can alienate a billion people
A Rumor Of Lies
Feroz R Khan May 29, 2000 interacts: 38Pakistan, as a nation, seems to have entered a political terra incognita from which it is unlikely to return
Text of Speech by Gen. Pervez Musharraf
Press Room Oct 17, 1999 interacts: 129The choice before us on Oct 12th was between saving the body - that is the nation, at the cost of a limb - which is the Constitution, or saving the limb and losing the whole body
Don’t Worry Mr. Milosevic, America is With You
Rohan Oberoi Apr 5, 1999 interacts: 8the killers of Guclukonak will...punish the killers of Racak
India is South Asia’s Natural Hegemon
Sadanand Dhume Dec 7, 1998 interacts: 47Pakistan is more an army with a state than a state with an army.
Muslims should take control of their own image
Kazim Saeed Dec 2, 1998 interacts: 19Whining about caricatures only shows an unwillingness to face reality.
Wag the Dog
Bad Girl Aug 21, 1998 interacts: 52A war between the lackeys of capitalism claiming to represent the free world, and violent, fascist mercenaries
Statesmanship Needed
Dilawar Syed May 21, 1998 interacts: 6Mr. Bhutto’’s decision to go nuclear would prove pivotal quarter of a century later
Imperatives For Economic Development Of Pakistan
Shaheryar Azhar Mar 7, 1998 interacts: 2So how can we hammer out a consensus around the proposition that we have to rapidly raise the standard of living of the people in Pakistan?
