Maleeha Lodhi

After the crisis

After the crisis

An uneasy truce prevails between India and Pakistan with dim prospects of any diplomatic re-engagement. Updated 19 May, 2025 08:58am
The nuclear factor

The nuclear factor

India's military brinkmanship had to stop well short of Pakistan’s known nuclear red lines. Updated 12 May, 2025 08:32am
Perilous hour

Perilous hour

The question is whether there are any favourable factors in play today that can halt the ongoing escalation and avert a head-on clash. Updated 05 May, 2025 09:13am
On the brink, again

On the brink, again

Escalating tensions have pushed the region into uncharted territory and towards a full-blown crisis. Updated 28 Apr, 2025 08:56am
The leadership deficit

The leadership deficit

Pakistan’s challenges need effective and visionary leaders to tackle them and break from the past. Updated 21 Apr, 2025 08:50am
The fallout

The fallout

Faced with an untrustworthy trade partner in the US, the economic imperative for countries would be to pursue trade diversion. Updated 14 Apr, 2025 08:52am
Hard or competent state?

Hard or competent state?

Coercive actions do not "harden" the state but harden public opinion against the power elite. Updated 07 Apr, 2025 09:09am
First line of defence

First line of defence

Pakistan’s foreign service has long needed reform to be able to adapt to global changes and leverage opportunities in a more multipolar world. Published 31 Mar, 2025 05:48am
Frozen relations

Frozen relations

Low-level diplomatic engagement cannot produce a thaw in frozen ties. Updated 24 Mar, 2025 09:25am
Threats, coercion & pushback

Threats, coercion & pushback

As in the past, the US under Trump is underestimating the power of nationalism across the world. Updated 17 Mar, 2025 08:51am
Digital dangers

Digital dangers

Communication technology has brought untold benefits but also involved harmful repercussions. Updated 10 Mar, 2025 09:29am
Challenge of a reset

Challenge of a reset

Benign disengagement between Pakistan and the US may be the best option for now. Updated 03 Mar, 2025 08:37am
Drivers of change

Drivers of change

Only a visionary and reformist leadership can seize opportunities and deliver competent governance. Updated 24 Feb, 2025 09:58am
One year on

One year on

Governance by the ruling coalition has been underwhelming and marked by growing authoritarianism. Updated 17 Feb, 2025 09:44am
Trump’s tariff war

Trump’s tariff war

A multipolar world will not so easily bend to Washington’s will with America’s primacy eroding. Updated 10 Feb, 2025 09:37am
Back to square one

Back to square one

A return to confrontational politics and political turmoil will have enormous costs for the country’s economic and political stability. Updated 03 Feb, 2025 08:46am
Risks to Gaza truce

Risks to Gaza truce

Annexation of even part of the West Bank by Israel will be a deal breaker. Updated 27 Jan, 2025 09:56am
Trump, Act II

Trump, Act II

Will Trump’s foreign policy be destabilising for the world as is being widely anticipated? Updated 20 Jan, 2025 08:29am
Dealing with the Taliban

Dealing with the Taliban

Neither side wants a breakdown in relations, so diplomatic re-engagement is a compulsion. Updated 13 Jan, 2025 09:07am
Foreign policy dilemmas

Foreign policy dilemmas

Pakistan has to meet challenges in an unstable global environment and fraught regional setting. Updated 06 Jan, 2025 09:11am