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Hussain H Zaidi

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Seniority sidelined

The political history of Pakistan may well be written in terms of a tug-of-war between the judiciary and the executive, with each accusing the other...

29.10.2024 20

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Geo-economics over geo-politics

23.10.2024 10

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The media and the spectacle

In the age of information, the media has emerged as one of the most powerful pillars of society. The media not only presents facts but also shapes the...

17.10.2024 40

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China at 75 – and beyond

07.10.2024 20

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Age is not just a number

02.10.2024 30

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Our national soap opera

24.09.2024 9

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Paradox of depopulation

In 2023, India replaced China as the globe’s top-populated country. Having peaked at 1.413 billion in 2021, the Chinese population contracted the...

15.09.2024 40

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The EU’s Chinese dilemma

The 27-member European Union (EU) seems to be in a dilemma, as it seeks to balance its relations with Beijing and Washington. The more the...

08.09.2024 40

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Afghanistan’s moral dilemma

Afghanistan’s new Law on the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, a codification of the existing rules, marks a continuation of the...

04.09.2024 30

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Downsizing is not the answer

25.08.2024 10

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Personal, not principled

Plato’s dialogues are widely regarded as incomparable with regard to both philosophic depth and literary merit. The dialogues typically portray...

16.08.2024 20

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A tale of two Indias

03.08.2024 4

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Quotas may not be the perfect answer

Recent weeks have seen grave unrest in Bangladesh, with students going on a rampage against quota allocation for government jobs. Since 1972,...

27.07.2024 20

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The power of the cult

In history, three thinkers have done more than any other to shock the world. The first was 16th-century astronomer Copernicus, who refuted the...

21.07.2024 50

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The ‘change’ in Iran

14.07.2024 20

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A land of ‘bholas’

08.07.2024 20

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Will the leopard change its spots?

After the inauguration of Narendra Modi’s third term as India’s premier, the key question doing the rounds is whether his reduced parliamentary...

02.07.2024 20

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Third time’s [not]the charm?

Although it couldn’t prevent Narendra Modi from winning a third back-to-back term, the opposition in India has done a creditable job by cutting him...

25.06.2024 20

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Back to the cold war?

Does the tiff between the United States and China prefigure a return to the politics of the cold war era (1945-89), which divided the world into two...

12.06.2024 40

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Capitalism’s enduring dominance

Having been on a roll for more than seven decades, the liberal world order seems to have entered its sunset period. The obituary of the liberal order...

29.05.2024 50

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A strategic rivalry

As if it were ordained by providence, the fate of the world is settled by a show of strength between great powers. The cold war era (1945-89) was...

17.04.2024 40

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Moral suasion isn’t the answer

Whenever the economy is up the creek, as at present, messages start doing the rounds that if each Pakistani shuns foreign products and buys only...

27.03.2024 20

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Why do reforms elude Pakistan?

At the start of every political cycle, the new government is confronted with the choice between letting the economy move on the beaten track and...

21.03.2024 70

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Egging on the IMF

Is populist leader Imran Khan’s recent letter to the IMF a malicious ploy to push a cash-starved Pakistan on the brink of default? Or is it an...

15.03.2024 20

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Dynamics of a political oligopoly

One of the unintended, yet predictable, outcomes of the rise of the PTI is that it has allowed the PML-N and the PPP, which remained at daggers drawn...

02.03.2024 20

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The rise and rise of fascism

The rise of political and religious extremism is the most conspicuous development that has come about in Pakistan in recent years. Both these...

24.02.2024 60

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A land of ladlas

Arguably, the most commonly used disparaging word in the political lexicon of the day is ‘ladla’ -- loosely translated as the apple of one’s...

05.01.2024 20

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Elections and elitism

As the nation gears up for national elections, the question that dominates media and political discourse is: which party will carry the day? Will it...

29.12.2023 50

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