2012 review: Great expose of the unelected

The year 2012 will be remembered for a fragile democracy that continued to consolidate itself amid regional instability and belligerence of unelected institutions trying…

Pakistan: Prime Minister Gilani’s ouster – what next?

My recent analysis for Express Tribune published yesterday: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s inevitable ouster has created another storm in Pakistani politics reminding us…

Final round of survival? It’s do or die

Tehelka story last week: Government in final round of survival game: It’s do or die Either the government will withstand the pressure from the…

Coups are not easy anymore

By Raza Rumi: A situationer that was written last week.. Published: January 12, 2012 If there is one phrase that would summarise the events…

Governance crisis cannot be treated by old formula of changing faces

An old piece that I could not post earlier: Commenting on the melting state of the economy, a reputed economic analyst stated how the…