The policy has increasingly been made less out of concern for national interest and more by the leadership’s own priorities and pursuit of political power.
Published04 Oct, 202312:25pm
The relationship is necessary but dependency is not. Pakistan must be a party to the terms of engagement, but should not promise what it cannot deliver for fear of losing aid.
Published22 Jun, 202301:12pm
Enmity does not require permission, but friendship is by mutual consent — something that both India and Pakistan have consistently lacked for the last several decades.
Published03 May, 202301:10pm
Civilians and the military have taken turns to rule Pakistan, but the system, arguably, has remained the same, ‘unscathed’ by democracy.
Published29 Mar, 202302:49pm
Normality cannot be achieved without Pakistan itself becoming a normal country, and Washington shifting its focus of interest to the people, from the ruling elite.
Published18 Jan, 202302:17pm
