Assault on Kashmiri identity
October 5, 2022
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By: Maleeha Lodhi
India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party continues the assault on Kashmiri culture and identity and imposes its Hindutva ideology on occupied Jammu...
Collision or coexistence?
September 14, 2022
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By: Maleeha Lodhi
A series of provocative actions by the US suggest it is intensifying its confrontation with China. Announcement of a billion-dollar arms package for T...
Risk of a perfect storm
July 25, 2022
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By: Maleeha Lodhi
Counting of votes for the new chief minister of Punjab is underway. — DawnNewsTV
POST-PUNJAB by-election developments have inject...
The ‘external’ vote
June 14, 2022
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By: Maleeha Lodhi
Voting by expatriate Pakistanis has been a hot topic of discussion in parliament, judiciary and the media. There is no disagreement on voting by our d...
A bleak future awaits Pakistan if politics and economics c...
May 31, 2022
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By: Maleeha Lodhi
May 25 presented a sorry spectacle of street clashes and a government-opposition showdown that plunged the capital into chaos. Between Imran Khan...
Echoes of the Cold War
February 15, 2022
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By: Maleeha Lodhi
AS sabre-rattling continues in the crisis over Ukraine, shifting geopolitics have pushed Russia and China into closer alignment while exposi...
The long impasse
October 26, 2021
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By: Maleeha Lodhi
While Pakistan has been preoccupied with developments in Afghanistan it has not taken its eye off its eastern neighbour with whom relations remain ten...
Pakistan: Politics of intolerance
September 21, 2021
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By: Maleeha Lodhi
Just when the PTI government seemed comfortably ensconced in power it gratuitously opened new political fronts. Perhaps the ruling party’s growi...
Tortured US-Pakistan relationship: America must learn from...
September 16, 2021
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By: Maleeha Lodhi
In their very first exchange after 9/11, Pakistan’s most senior leaders urged their American counterparts not to invade Afghanistan. Instead, th...
Moment of truth
September 7, 2021
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By: Maleeha Lodhi
History has come full circle in Afghanistan with the Taliban regaining power after 20 years of war. In post-America Afghanistan the Taliban face a num...
If Afghanistan descends into chaos, Pakistan will feel the...
August 4, 2021
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By: Maleeha Lodhi
File photo of Pakistan PM Imran Khan | Facebook/Imran Khan
As concern grows in Pakistan about the fallout of the deteriorating security situation...
Biden vs Trump foreign policy
July 29, 2020
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By: Maleeha Lodhi
The outcome of the US presidential election in November will have a significant global impact. Will it mean more of the same or usher in changes in Am...
Sino-US ties at a crossroads
June 17, 2020
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By: Maleeha Lodhi
The confrontation instigated by the United States with China continues to intensify. The pandemic has escalated tensions between them that were alread...
Why soft power is pivotal for Pakistan
April 7, 2020
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By: Maleeha Lodhi
Why write about soft power at a time of the Covid-19 crisis?
Because the global health emergency helps to illustrate its significance and impact. It...
5 key areas for Pakistan's foreign policy in 2022
December 31, 1899
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By: Maleeha Lodhi
FIVE key areas will be the main focus of Pakistan’s foreign policy in the year ahead. Relations with China and the US while navigating the...