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Oct 14, 2024 | 
dissenttoday.net | Pervez Hoodbhoy
Every Pakistani political leader has known that cultivating popular religious icons is how one makes it to the top. Muhammad Ali Jinnah began this game soon after the All India Muslim League suffered a crushing defeat in the 1937 elections. Although he personally detested pirs and clerics, he made numerous alliances with these powerful men. But as quid pro quo, he had to promise them an “Islamic” Pakistan. Otherwise, creating a new country would have been impossibly difficult.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
asianaffairs.co.uk | Yvonne Gill |Pervez Hoodbhoy |Tanya Vatsa
Following the publication of a new book debunking the concept of Ghazwa-e-Hind, Tripti Nath reports on the launch in New Delhi, at which Islamic scholars challenged misinterpretations and misperceptions of Islam The Chinese economy is a strange hybrid, wedded at the same time to both socialism and capitalism.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
asianaffairs.co.uk | Yvonne Gill |Pervez Hoodbhoy |Tanya Vatsa |Amit Agnihotri
Yvonne Gill highlights the crises besetting the Chinese economy, and weighs up premier Li Qiang’s somewhat lukewarm strategy for recovery Elections are the real test of a democracy.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
asianaffairs.co.uk | Pervez Hoodbhoy |Tanya Vatsa |Amit Agnihotri
Old faces in the new government are bad enough but, Pervez Hoodbhoy, the presence of former premier Imran Khan would have been worse On February 8 many millions stayed home, convinced that the national elections were rigged. They cannot be blamed because the signs were clear and obvious. But in 2018, when the boot was on the other foot, wasn’t that just as apparent? And how fair were elections before that?
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
asianaffairs.co.uk | Tripti Nath |Yvonne Gill |Pervez Hoodbhoy |Tanya Vatsa
J’ACCUSE: Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian suggested the US might have brought the coronavirus to China
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
asianaffairs.co.uk | Pervez Hoodbhoy |Yvonne Gill |Tanya Vatsa
Can Indo-Pacific play its trump card? The very prospect of Donald Trump’s re-election to the American presidency is shaking the
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
asianaffairs.co.uk | G. Parthasarathy |Tripti Nath |Yvonne Gill |Pervez Hoodbhoy
J’ACCUSE: Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian suggested the US might have brought the coronavirus to China
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
dawn.com | Pervez Hoodbhoy
IN much of the world, universities thrum with the energy of social change. A physical environment that fosters learning and exploration is why meticulous attention is paid to aesthetics together with, of course, high academic goals. Imagine sprawling green spaces, visually pleasing architecture, and a pervasive sense of freedom to think. Laughter and lively discussions fill the air as students, attired in a kaleidoscope of colours and dresses, mingle, relax, or delve into their studies.
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Mar 22, 2024 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Pti .. |Pervez Hoodbhoy |Raza Rumi |Saeed Shafqat
A contingent of Chinese troops participated in Saturday's annual Pakistan Day parade in Islamabad. Pakistan had invited China's Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) to participate in the annual event along with military contingents from other friendly countries. This is the first time since 2017 that the Chinese military will participate in the Pakistan Day parade. Furthermore, military contingents from other nations, including Riyadh, have previously joined the parade.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Pervez Hoodbhoy
Pakistan doesn’t need a grand military parade on borrowed money. This isn’t nation-buildingPakistani military’s India-centric cadet and defense colleges are echo chambers that do not intellectually equip officers for combating the enemy …
