The risk-opportunity nexus has to be borne in mind when states plan for the future.

Provincial autonomy would create political and economic competition among govts operating from three different levels.

What does the story of ‘4’ tell us about Pakistan’s history?

External affairs will demand serious attention from the Sharif administration during its first few months in office.

Violence begets violence and this is what has been going on in Karachi for the last quarter century.

Migration produced a population mix that could not be handled by the available institutional structure.

A state, especially a weak one, cannot do much on its own; a great deal has to be done by the people themselves.

Of the three 'E's - economy, energy and extremism - the latter is going to be the hardest to resolve.

Pakistan, a country that has seen so many crises in the past should have learnt to deal with them.

It has become very difficult for Pakistan’s new prime minister to seek a closer working relationship with the US.