Problem is that Modi’s ‘new abnormal’ is not doctrine of deterrence, but doctrine of perpetual war
If Pakistan were to bring South Asia to the boil every time terror struck in Pakistan, the region would tip over into a war zone
It is clear that more is at stake as US abandons its role as global leader of system based on multilateralism
Most notable is dangerous surge in conflict at scale not seen since last world war
Globally, funding shortfall for climate action remains staggering
When a black swan event hits the world, people often recall it in two ways. One is a public record that is pieced together to become what we call...
Picture of late Begum Nusrat Bhutto. — Pakistan Peoples Party-Shaheed Bhutto official website.On October 23, 2011, Begum Nusrat Bhutto’s death...
Palestinians search for victims under rubble after Israeli strikes on Rafah in southern Gaza. — AFP/FileTerrorism is condemnable in any shape or...
Pakistan is a nation focused on the crisis du jour. Crises like ‘climate change, environment and population’ are only mentioned occasionally in...
Navigating multilateralism in September is about the same as negotiating gridlock in New York. As the 78th session of the UN General assembly...
Pathways to resilience are never easy, but as global and national stock takes suggest, it is the only way forward for countries seeking to save...
Air pollution is not Pakistan’s latest killer, but it has certainly become a serial one. For a country with low emissions on a global scale, our...
As the planet warms to red every summer, the era of the Anthropocene, or the man-made century, is turning out to be an existential challenge to...
Every summer, Pakistan braces for flooding as the monsoon season and growing summer heatwaves cascade to trigger a series of flood emergencies all...
The global climate crisis has left no country untouched, but it is the developing world that is facing the most severe impacts. For countries like...
As Pakistan continued reeling from the exogenous shock of accelerated climate impacts, it also became clear to many of us that global warming was...
A small anecdote sums up the cognitive confusion and lack of social or political investment about the environment and climate change in high places...
As Pakistan goes into the 27th Conference of Parties at Sharm-al-Shaikh, Egypt, it is important to address a few challenges squarely, while...
For five long days, we watched with bated breath as five honourable judges of the Supreme Court conducted inquisitorial proceedings on the suo-motu...
When Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said he wanted the PPP to embark on a long march through the length of Pakistan, from Karachi to Islamabad, in a party...
