Writing from the Heart

What a Lovely Review on my book “Delhi by Heart” published  in South Asia Magazine! By Tariq Bashir Delhi by Heart is a passionate…

Elections 2013: A Peaceful Transfer of Power

My piece for South Asia magazine (published in Jan 2013 issue) General elections in Pakistan are scheduled to take place later this year; however,…

A Shifting Political Landscape

By Raza Rumi: If there is any single constant in Pakistani politics it is perennial instability. More so when fledgling democracies struggle to change…

Afghanistan: Where’s the exit strategy?

The Afghan imbroglio has now come to haunt the region and perhaps the globe as well. Thirty years of destruction and violence have left…

An agenda that does not deliver

South Asia is a region marked for its turbulent history and its endemic poverty and misgovernance. Much has been written about how certain states…