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Continent fears barbarians are at the gate. Truth is migration there is mostly legal. But perception has overwhelmed reality & politicians are merrily playing along Europe is at war, one that’s broader than Ukraine, and arguably more consequential. From Baltic Sea to Mediterranean shores, and even through to tiny post-Brexit Britain, there is hand-to-hand combat
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No matter who gets the keys to Islamabad’s govt mansions, Pakistan will be in heaps of trouble for months, perhaps years, to come. Pakistan’s polycrisis includes a lurching economy, security in Pak’s western borders going from very bad to awful and, most crucially, army losing at least a bit of its sheen. Economic mess | Year-on-year
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Gautam Bambawale, Praneet Shukla and Manasi Pendharkar PM-probable Sharif will be junior partner to Pakistan army’s top general. India, far more powerful, needn’t do anything. But it should listen if Rawalpindi reaches out General elections were held in Pakistan yesterday. In a reversal of the situation from last time, Imran Khan is in prison with
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91 felony indictments later, Trump is exploiting courtrooms as election platforms. Republican nomination almost certainly in his pocket, he is also getting help from disenchanted Democrats There is an unmistakable sense of déjà vu: Donald Trump is again in the vortex of American news cycle. Judging by past form, he will manipulate it to his
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Given Imran Khan’s popularity, it is turnout, especially youth turnout, will decide tomorrow’s election. Rival moves can make it the most rigged one in the country’s history On Feb 8, Pakistan will vote to elect its 16th parliament. No election in Pakistan has ever been anything like any previous one, and this time is no different.
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Israel-Hamas war is into its fifth month, close to an estimated 30,000 killed in Gaza. Israel attacks in West Bank have also surged. Diana Buttu, West Bank-based lawyer and former spokesperson for Palestine Liberation Organisation, speaks to Rudroneel Ghosh on recent ICJ ruling even as attacks continue, including in West Bank. Read full interview on
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We are back with another edition of the top picks from international news over the previous week. From the Middle East to the Philippines, strategic undercurrents are shifting fast and here’s how we keep track of them: Ukraine, hiccups and a win: The biggest buzz from Ukraine last week were reports that President Volodymyr
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US stepping up bombings in the region won’t help. Instead, it should rein in Israel and stop war in Gaza Latest American strikes on more than 85 targets in Iraq and Syria – killing at least 40 people – again inch up threats of a wider regional conflict. They were in retaliation for the killing
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Taiwan’s recent Presidential and national assembly elections threw up interesting results. President-elect Lai Ching-te has long been seen by China as a pro-independence figure. Shen Ming-shih, director at Taiwan’s Institute for National Defence and Security Research, spoke with Rudroneel Ghosh about what this means for China-Taiwan relations, US involvement and East Asian stability: In the
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Déjà vu is the predominant sense that hangs over the forthcoming general election in Pakistan on Feb 8. A principal protagonist, former PM Imran Khan, is in jail, barred from contesting. He has been sentenced in three cases: a 10-year term for infringing the Official Secrets Act, a 14-year one for selling official gifts received
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