Stories from Shahzad Chaudhry
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Celebrating democracy
There is little left to determine Pakistan’s place on the vulnerability index of its contemporary democratic culture
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’65, fifty years on
We err when we wish to seek victory in this war in literal terms and convolute history to contrive one
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In search of Quaid’s Pakistan
Quaid sought an equitable distribution of power within united India, but was defeated by the tyranny of Hindu majority
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The farce at Gurdaspur and the war of perceptions
Indian establishment not only follows a dangerous strategy, its taking leaf from a book that long lost its relevance
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America’s Iran gamble: On a wing and a prayer
To the American mind, their best bet is in a regime change or through elevation of younger cadres in Iranian politics
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It’s the politics, stupid
When corps commander, DG Rangers, given empowerment to deal with crime, step on some political toes, toes exclaim foul
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Karachi’s karma
Ensuring political constituency of its actions in Karachi remains critical to success of military, Rangers operation
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Budgeting Pakistan
In choosing infrastructure, communication, energy, govt has chosen its 3 planks of reviving the economy
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The rising shadows of the Islamic State
While eliminating any incipient IS presence at home, help fight it as far away from Pakistan as is possible
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Civil service reform
The DMG, or the civil services as a class, became more political agents than the servants of the state