India & Pakistan Death and honourANITA JOSHUA in IslamabadThe honours showered on Sarabjit Singh following his murder in a Pakistani prison raise the question whether all this was the Indian state’s reward fo
Pakistan From exile to jailANITA JOSHUA in IslamabadThe arrest of Pervez Musharraf, the first of a former general by a civilian government, and the angry protests against him by lawyers take Pakistan th
Milestone of sortsANITA JOSHUA in IslamabadThe PPP-led government becomes the first civilian government to last its full term in Pakistan. But the compromises it had to make take away from t
Pakistan Fear of genocideANITA JOSHUA in IslamabadThe murderous campaign against Shias gains momentum, with outlawed Sunni outfits demanding that they be declared non-Muslims.
A cleric’s agendaAnita Joshua in IslamabadDEMOCRACY in Pakistan might just have turned a corner in mid-January. Given how little breathing space the democratic project has ever had in this cou
Lost opportunityANITA JOSHUAThe public outrage that the shooting of Malala Yousafzai generated seems to have made even the Taliban uncomfortable. But the lack of courage and the
Storm after the lullANITA JOSHUAThe right-wingers finally got the show of violence they wanted in a country that started out with a restrained reaction. And because it was a matter o
Grim prognosisANITA JOSHUAThe court asks the new Prime Minister to seek the reopening of the graft cases against President Zardari or face disqualification like Yusuf Gilani.
Ignorance rulesANITA JOSHUAThe Pakistani street links MFN status to the Kashmir issue despite the fact that both countries gave each other the status until 1965.
Feuding alliesANITA JOSHUADisengaging with Pakistan is not an option for the U.S., which is trying to find a way out of the Afghan quagmire and the war on terror.
In a cleft stickANITA JOSHUAThe cost of the war on terror' is being primarily borne by the people of Pakistan, who still do not see through politicians' doublespeak.
Under siegeANITA JOSHUAThe radicalisation of Pakistani society and institutions is more worrying than the terror attacks.
The great Indian family A strict population control policy sounds good on paper, but it ignores sociological correlations.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.
