Between two fires
There are serious questions regarding India’s naval incursion.
Sikander Ahmed Shah
The battle of narratives
Even while suppressing Kashmiris, India has projected their struggle as an ‘extremist’ phenomenon.
Diplomatic killings
Unlike diplomatic agents like ambassadors, consular agents are not entitled to absolute immunity.
Shirking diplomatic responsibility
The Foreign Office must do more to ensure Pakistanis’ rights, abroad and at home.
Diplomatic licence to kill
Public sentiment reflects the view that US officials stationed in Pakistan have little respect for domestic laws.
Pak-Iran confidence building
Historically, relations between Pakistan and Iran have at best remained lukewarm.
Revisiting isolationism
Recent steps taken by the US seem to signal an end to its ‘persona’ as an advocate of international law.
One Belt, One Road
Mattis is tone-deaf to regional realities.
Winds of change?
Pakistan must proactively reach out to Iran.
Kashmiri celebrations
Terrorism is an elusive concept under international law.
Border politics
Any cross-border attack by Iran into Pakistan would be a violation of international law.
ICJ’s limited jurisdiction
Pakistan is well within its rights to try and sentence Jadhav under its domestic laws for espionage.
Sealing borders
A democratic state must always balance most carefully its needs for security with its need for liberty.
Democratic bans
We share the US’ chequered history of treating refugees and immigrants unfairly.
To ban or not to ban?
The domestic framework to censure groups promoting terrorism is more punitive as compared to the UN regime.
Headless chicken
The absence of a foreign minister suggests ad hocism.
Spies underwater
India’s submarine intrusion violated our sovereignty under UNCLOS.
Deporting Sharbat Gula
Pakistan must have a more long-term and inclusive strategy to deal with Afghan refugees.
Treaty in trouble
If India breaches or abrogates the Indus Waters Treaty, it would be a violation of international law.
On dispute resolution
Even the US feels the pressure of censure from the international community when it resists international courts.