His latest comments about women need to be seen within larger context of what seem like ramblings of an ageing ruler

It is in both Pakistan & Afghanistan's interest to fight the Haqqani group & finger-pointing helps nobody and nothing

Modi rightly said that nowhere in the world are collective efforts more urgently needed than in South Asia

Government-led measures, like official recognition on CNICs while welcome, do not equal societal acceptance

Whoever succeeds Hagel will have less than 2 years to mend a cracked pot, & few would bet on their chances of success

Given that ECP is the fount from which all things electoral flow, it is obvious that an early resolution is required

Farzana Parveen may not have died in vain, and it is to be hoped that this presages more guilty verdicts

Mass murder creates little but fear and intimidation, & for murderers, sadly, this was another ‘mission accomplished’

The challenge for India and Pakistan at Saarc is to find themselves on the same page

Talking and dreaming about our ‘glorious past’ is not enough, it needs to be preserved for the dream to remain...