Muhammad Ali Siddiqi

ESSAY: FROM TRAITOR TO GHAZI

Muhammad Ali Siddiqi delves into more of his Evergreens from his reading shelf in an eighth installment Published 15 Sep, 2024 08:58am

NON-FICTION: A BUREAUCRAT WRITES BACK

The memoirs of Salman Faruqui, regarded often as one of Pakistan’s ‘super-bureaucrats’ till his retirement, shed light on many... Published 04 Aug, 2024 09:16am

NON-FICTION: THE ‘EVIL’ OF DEMOCRACY

A scholarly treatise attempts to present the history of democracy as well as critique it Published 26 May, 2024 08:34am

Fighting terrorism

TERRORISM is as old as war, which means as ancient as the first traces of organised human community. In the middle ... Published 27 Apr, 2024 06:30am

NON-FICTION: UNDERSTANDING THE PAK-CHINA RELATIONSHIP

A book provides valuable historic background to the development of Beijing-Islamabad ties but its amassing of ‘facts’ about the... Published 14 Apr, 2024 07:46am

The ‘prince’ who used his diplomatic skills to serve cricket

Those who worked with him say Shaharyar conducted diplomacy and sport affairs with royal grace. Updated 25 Mar, 2024 09:11am

ESSAY: HITLER, HAROON AND HOLLYWOOD

Muhammad Ali Siddiqi delves into more of his Evergreens from his reading shelf in a seventh installment Published 24 Mar, 2024 08:13am

The Bhutto wound

Bhutto had read his opponents’ minds correctly. Published 20 Mar, 2024 06:57am

Nation of soldiers

Israeli democracy openly flaunts its ethnic prejudices. Published 20 Feb, 2024 08:56am

NON-FICTION: DURAND’S ‘PERPETUAL AGREEMENT’

Excavating archival documents and maps, a recent book offers a wealth of source material on Afghanistan’s fraught relationship... Published 11 Feb, 2024 09:26am

In their own words

Despite being persecuted, the Jews emerged powerful. Updated 04 Jan, 2024 08:48am

Success — and snafu

ON the very day they met for their crucial summit meeting where the two agreed to “re-engage and de-escalate... Published 01 Jan, 2024 07:39am

Israeli influence

There is one Jewish state but two Zionist governments. Updated 16 Dec, 2023 08:56am

NON-FICTION: A STRATEGIC TRIANGLE

An in-depth study examines the relationship between China, Iran and Pakistan, the impact of whose cooperation goes beyond Published 03 Dec, 2023 07:18am

Villain of the piece

Over a century ago, Britain paved the way for the Gaza killings. Published 28 Nov, 2023 07:54am

NON-FICTION: ISKANDER MIRZA’S VERSION

The memoirs of Pakistan’s fourth governor general and first president, who died in exile, seek to present his version of history Published 22 Oct, 2023 08:25am

The worm turns

Assuring Israel of US support was a useless reiteration. Published 18 Oct, 2023 07:52am

Jinnah was Jinnah

Though he died 75 years ago, Jinnah’s qualities will not be forgotten. Updated 11 Sep, 2023 09:31am

NON-FICTION: THE GLOBAL PIVOT STATE?

Shahid Javed Burki’s latest book is a cornucopia of Pakistan’s geopolitical history and foresees a bright future for the country Published 03 Sep, 2023 07:28am

ESSAY: EVERGREEN EINSTEIN

The sixth instalment of picking books from a personal library worth re-reading… Published 11 Jun, 2023 07:05am