Touqir Hussain

Touqir Hussain

  • The Afghanistan challenge

    Defence Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif , shakes hands with his Afghan counterpart Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, following the signing of a...

  • The Afghanistan challenge

    The Afghanistan challenge

    Defence Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif , shakes hands with his Afghan counterpart Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, following the signing of a...

  • A vanishing global order

    Leaders sit at the table during Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan July 4, 2024. — ReutersThe international order, as...

  • A vanishing global order

    A vanishing global order

    Leaders sit at the table during Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan July 4, 2024. — ReutersThe international order, as...

  • The case for a Pakistani model?

    The case for a Pakistani model?

    Representational image of band 'South Korean boy band SHINee'. —Facebook/SHINEE/FileI ask myself why so many of us write articles from time to...

  • Trump: ratings and resentment

    Trump: ratings and resentment

    Reality is Trump is not single-issue phenomenon as phenomenon, he is at centre of complex set of issues

  • Two candidates, two foreign policies

    Two candidates, two foreign policies

    Both candidates have contrary visions of America and its global role

  • Two Americas, one election

    Two Americas, one election

    A deeply divided nation faces challenging domestic issues and a complex geopolitical situation

  • Making sense of US-China tensions

    Making sense of US-China tensions

    Differences between the two, however, will not disappear and competition will remain intense

  • Does America know the world?

    Does America know the world?

    The US does not understand the world and does not seem to care

  • Is this a democracy in decline?

    Is this a democracy in decline?

    Democracy has been declining in America for decades, especially under the impact of money and media

  • No, Modi is not a peacemaker

    No, Modi is not a peacemaker

    Normalization, at least partially, will likely happen not long after the Indian elections

  • What can Pakistan do for Kashmir?

    What can Pakistan do for Kashmir?

    Kashmiris in Indian illegally occupied Kashmir protesting against the Indian occupation as the forces of India looked on. — AFP/FileKashmir is no...

  • How nations succeed

    How nations succeed

    Many of us write articles from time to time suggesting that Pakistan learn from other countries how they achieved their miraculous success. China,...

  • Normalizing ties with India

    Normalizing ties with India

    Pakistani and Indian border security personnel hold flags of their country at the border. — AFP/File The question often comes up, especially...

  • Which way lies the solution?

    I have never quite understood the fascination in the West, and among the liberal class everywhere else, to see the developing societies’ problems...

  • The cipher without a conspiracy

    The politics of the cipher saga may no longer be newsworthy but the surrounding issues have a lasting place in Pakistan’s domestic dynamics and...

  • Living dangerously

    The IMF has released the staff report listing stringent conditions for the latest standby agreement with Pakistan. Will Pakistan be able to comply?...

  • An underwhelming foreign policy

    Has Pakistan fared well in coping with the whole new international relations environment that has been emerging over the past few decades and the...

  • Some inconvenient truths

    Some inconvenient truths

    Afghan spectators’ angry and violent reaction to the defeat by Pakistan at the Asia Cup has disappointed Pakistanis. Many feel outraged by the...