Pakistan

Pakistan

The Emerging Geo-Strategic Landscape in Central Asia

June 2011
Ross Eventon

Recent developments in Afghanistan suggest the New Great Game is intensifying in Central Asia.

India and Pakistan's hope after Osama

May 2011
Praful Bidwai

Bin Laden's demise may mark a turning point in the relationship between India and Pakistan.

Justice or Vengeance: lessons from Bin Laden's death

May 2011
Phyllis Bennis

Vengeance may have been wreaked on the infamous Al Qaeda leader, but as long as deadly U.S. wars continue in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and beyond, justice has not been done.

Selling Off Af-Pak

September 2010
Tariq Ali

The notion that the Afghan governance model could be transferred to Pakistan is risible.

Floods for Pakistan; Floods of Money For its Leader

September 2010
Tariq Ali

As images of Pakistan coping with the crisis and of its destitute people were being shown on European television, a French air force helicopter was transporting the richest man in Pakistan to his most extravagant European property, a 16th century chateau.

The Wikileaks Afghan War Diary: More Evidence of a Failed Mission

August 2010
Phyllis Bennis

The leaks just fill in details of what we already knew: that the Afghan War is too costly to continue.

It's no secret what Pakistan's been doing with the Taliban

August 2010
Tariq Ali

British politicians "shock" over wiki-leaks shouldn't be taken seriously: Pakistan's ties to the Taliban have never been a secret.

Engaging Pakistan

February 2010

India must open a broad-horizon dialogue with Pakistan on all issues including Afghanistan to achieve real progress in bilateral relations.

Imperative to resume India-Pakistan dialogue

February 2010
Praful Bidwai

Due to its lack of a coherent policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan, India is repeatedly losing opportunities to help stabilise this critical part of its neighbourhood.

United States, Pakistan: the decade ahead

November 2009
Zia Mian

The recently approved multi-billion-dollar U.S. economic and military aid packages for Pakistan suggest that the US policy of prioritising security policy over development remains unchanged. This could lead to Pakistanis becoming even more hostile towards the United States