A challenge and an opportunityAMIT BARUAH in IslamabadISLAMABAD has always dismissed politicians of Jammu and Kashmir as "puppets" of the Indian government, but this time it was forced to sit up and take
A lecture to PakistanAMIT BARUAH in IslamabadBill Clinton has done some plain-speaking to the Pakistanis, but India must realise that the United States frames its policy on the basis of its own n
Pressures on PakistanAMIT BARUAH in IslamabadAs Indian and U.S. concerns over "regional terrorism" converge, Pakistan feels the heat and faces isolation.
Terror linksAMIT BARUAH in IslamabadPost-Kandahar, the role of jehadi groups that use Afghanistan and Pakistan as a base to launch terrorist attacks in Kashmir is once again under the sp
Warning signalsAMIT BARUAH in IslamabadThe choice of Kandahar and Lahore as their destinations indicates that the hijackers were sure of protection from the Taliban and Pakistan.
Pakistan's compulsionsAMIT BARUAH in IslamabadPAKISTAN'S decision not to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) at this stage comes as no surprise. Linked to this decision is the formal ann
The Declaration and afterAMIT BARUAH in IslamabadAny attempt by India or Pakistan to score political points has the potential to prevent forward movement in the talks between the two countries.
Furthering the U.S. agendaAMIT BARUAH in IslamabadTHE United States is driving a hard bargain. The talks U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott has had with Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Shamsha
Buckling under pressureAMIT BARUAH in IslamabadPakistan, reeling under a severe economic crisis, is moving closer to signing the CTBT.
THE SOUTH ASIAN NUCLEAR MESSAMIT BARUAH in IslamabadPakistan has responded in kind to India's nuclear tests of May 11 and 13. Where will this competitive jingoism lead the subcontinent?
Pakistan's dilemmaAMIT BARUAH in IslamabadAFTER the initial surprise and shock, Pakistan has devoted all its energies to responding effectively to the nuclear tests conducted by India. If Fore
The view from IslamabadAMIT BARUAH in IslamabadPakistan sees the Vajpayee Government's nuclear policy pronouncement as a serious threat and has warned that it would review its own nuclear policy to
The Art vs Artist conundrum and the audience that is between them An effective way of taking revenge against artists is to consign them to oblivion.
SlideshowColours of desireA mother’s sari collection feels like an act of vengeance against a life that had deprived her of small joys in her youth.
