The Rex Cinema Fire

The atmosphere in Pakistan seems to be getting ripe for a situation, where, if the government does not regain the full confidence and trust of the people, it would be difficult to stabilize the situation again.

A Freedom Of Pain And Hope

Sixty two years of suffering compounded by dismemberment and defeat, plagued by debilitating extremism and war speak for the courage of Pakistanis who still strive for peace and prosperity with hope and vigor.

Bombay Lefties

You can still find some of the old vanguard sitting in the garden at Horniman circle in the Fort area of Bombay, discussing the murder of the Communist MLA Krishna Desai.

Can Pakistan unplug itself from the Matrix?

What Pakistan urgently needs are more Morpheuses who will awaken the country. The good news is that there are already signs that the drug is wearing off.

She Needs to be Saved

And we'll all be guilty.
Guilty for doing nothing to find her, guilty for not challenging her abductors, guilty for remaining silent

Ahmedinejad Wins Surprise Landslide Victory in Iran

The reaction of rich and upper middle class Iranians, specially those who are abroad is like BJP’s ‘Shining India’ group, who were shocked at their defeat in 2004 elections in India.

In My Veins, In My Blood

It’s our turn; we will not remain in fear
If challenge is to come, then embrace
We will, as failures not an option

YES, we can!

All great transformations are started by a small minority at a stage when there are skeptics dominating the optimists. We have to believe that there is no greater power than that of the people.

Young Turks’ Revolution for Pakistan

They will emerge and born from the lower and middle ranks of the army. The civil society activists can agitate but cannot dislodge and force the reactionary forces to retreat.

Mandela and His Women

Mandela’s life story highlights the dilemmas and dreams of a revolutionary and a profile of a successful guerrilla warrior.

Do Not Wash This Blood; Do Not Wipe This Tear: Get Angry

Change the system, change the governing tools, change the consitution, change the laws, change the criminal jurisprudendec system and dump the politicians of present variety.

In Memory of Ahmed Faraz

We will miss him and words
That breathed revolution
Death can only bring whispers
But words, a torrent of revolution

A Meeting with Che Guevara

The man had a charismatic presence in green olive fatigues and black beret at a rakish angle. The very best of the Hollywood and Bollywood stars all rolled into one.

A Stage For - V for Vendetta

"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people."

Revolutionary for Sale

Clothing plastered with the portrait of socialist revolutionary Che Guevara is possibly one of the oddest and most self contradictory phenomena's of the 21st century.

Mass Difference: The Bhuttos and Civil Society

Populist, mass-oriented politics can effectively cancel out the two most prominent anti-populist strains in Pakistan i.e. the politico-religious and the elite-bourgeois.

Whither Pakistan? The Presidential 'Election' and Beyond

It is my view that in the not too distant future Pakistan too will go through its own version of an Islamic revolution.

The Monks and Realpolitik

Monks with prayers on their lips, and students with hopes in their hearts, march towards pagodas, as soldiers armed by the Chinese beat them. And the world's largest democracy, India, does nothing.

The Orange Monks

They move together
Unarmed and in silence

The Rape of the Nation

The nation awaits
Not its messiahs and inspiration
Not from their leaders
Not from their politicians

Living Through a Revolution

An account of my personal experiences in Iran as it went through a transition from a monarchy to an Islamic Republic

A Nation Reborn

Just when I thought my people would once again silently ignore this new form of oppression, and resign themselves to a fate written by politicians and generals, they responded! They awoke! They said in one voice, “enough is enough!” I have ne

Abadan Cricket Club

I believe a silent war is being waged all over the world, without a single shot being fired, a war words and ideas, a type of war infinitely more desirable, if any war can be desirable.

Power in Writing

Knowing the extent of the change Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., brought with his words, I can’t help but pursue my own quest for change. As long as I have a sound mind and a pen with which to write, I am compelled to continue this process of thinking

In Ukraine, a franchised revolution

2 million anti-war demonstrators who streamed the streets of London and New York against the war on Iraq in March 2003 were politically ignored, but some tens of thousands in central Kiev are proclaimed to be 'the people'.

Adrift

The path of violence seems to be the easiest path to follow ... Only if countries could grow stronger and prosperous on murder and mayhem!

On the Assertion of Rights

Why Pakistan’s institutions are ass backwards

Survival of the Fittest

If Pakistan is next then what are the options?

Origins of the Modern World Capitalist Economy

A Stable Political Order in Post-War Iraq?

A new political order in Iraq is likely to be strife-ridden

The Great Game for Central Asian Oil

The Imperialist Ring from Yugoslavia to Afghanistan

Open Letter to Those Opposing the Iraq War

And the truth shall prevail. Whether someone likes it or not.

Can we Stop the War

Can do our bit to stop the War on Iraq?

USA and Muslims

Muslim extremists generally dislike non-Muslims and they hate various people at local level

Khaki wisdom -- One-way ticket to Hell

the world came closer to a nuclear exchange during the recent standoff between India and Pakistan than at any time since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis

Changing The Thana Culture

as time passes land holdings of Feudals continue to decrease through an ongoing evolutionary process

Pakistanis in Afghanistan, Nothing New

The more the government cuts back on the opportunities available to the Mullah to interact with the citizen, the more the government is cutting back on the Mullahs sources of revenue

A Reason For Change

What is really interesting about Marianne Pearl’s interview with CNN is not what she said

India, Pakistan and America’s Mixed Signals

War is the last thing that we need there

Muslims and The West After 11th September

America has exacted blood revenge for the Twin Towers

An International Failure

do the Pakistanis know who they are themselves

The Chicken Hawks Of Pakistan

The military should accept the fact that it is a dictatorship

A Long Night’s Odyssey

we do not have the luxury of time

Pakistan, India and the Spirit of Chowk

a time when civility ruled Chowk and personal attacks were rare

Bullock Cart to IT Bandwagon: India’s IT experience

Pakistan can learn much from India’s progress in Information Technology

What’s the future of India and Pakistan?

there are only two solutions to this problem[Kashmir]. A Change of attitude or war

Famous Last Words or a Messiah in Khakis?

Can the army deliver?

Compilation of Opinions on the Military Takeover in Pakistan

Peoples opinions and reactions

Compilation of Articles on the Military Takeover in Pakistan

Views and reviews on the recent events in Pakistan

Karachi, a City Born of Dreams, Bred with Love and Left to Rot

Only Karachi can define Karachi the way it is

Evolution of South Asia

Information revolution and the future of the sub-continent

Why The War On Ghosts Was Lost

The scourge will be eradicated from its roots, thundered Mr. Shahbaz Sharif

Need for a Confederation

India had never been a Nation, it is still not one

The lack of Women’s Rights in Pakistan

Tracing the roots of oppression

The Harsh Truth

The first topic of conversation is always Pakistan. Karachi mein kya ho raha hay? The discourse begins ...