State Control, Corporate Interests, and Media Independence in Pakistan
During the past two decades, the media sector in Pakistan has grown immensely in terms of scale and influence. With the deregulation policy and…
Sayyid Ahmad Khan’s Search for a Modern Muslim
I grew up in Pakistan where we are taught about Sayyid Ahmad Khan throughout our school years as the grandfather of Muslim Nationalism in…
Rediscovering Jinnah’s Politics: Pakistan and Democratic Nation-Building in South Asia
A special contribution by Dr. TT Sreekumar Jinnah’s image as an adamant fighter for a separate Muslim Homeland and hence as someone responsible for…
The sad reality of Indo-Pak relations
The inimitable Khalid Hasan writes with veiled frustration: “….the last six decades of India-Pakistan relations have proved the step-by-step approach to be a dismal…
Quick Roundup Of 2020: Democracy On Decline, Trump Defeat And Arab-Israel Relations
In an exclusive interview with Wajahat Ahmad, Raza Rumi discusses key global issues. The year of 2020 witnessed the decline of democracy with the…
New US Administration And Indo-Pak Relations; Is There A Way Forward?
Raza Rumi shares key insights on impact of prospective Biden administration on foreign front, especially in South Asian context, Indo-Pak stalemate and nationalism, and…
Was Iqbal Against The Idea of Secularism? Watch Faisal Devji’s Interview with Raza Rumi
Faisal Devji is one of the foremost historians on the politics of Indian subcontinent. In this interview with Raza Rumi for Naya Daur Media,…
Legacy of Bhagat Singh – India and Pakistan’s Shared Hero
Watch Raza Rumi in conversation with historian Irfan Habib (in Delhi) and activist Diep Saeeda (in Lahore) about Bhagat Singh’s legacy and why we…
Think Fest Pakistan: Debating Jinnah’s Role In Pakistan Movement With Yasser Hamdani
Even though MA Jinnah led a public movement, founded a country, and changed the map of the world, many key aspects his life and…
What It Means To Be A Pakistani. Exploring South Asian Diaspora With Raza Rumi
The following interview is conducted by Daneesh Majid with Raza Rumi Ahmad on the subjects of identity, society and culture. A man who has…
Why Pakistan Isolated On Kashmir Issue?
#KashmirIssue #KashmirUNSC #Pakistan‘s isolation on the issue of #Kashmir is so complete that even #ForeignMinister #ShahMehmoodQureshi has clearly stated that ‘Pakistanis should stop living…
Voices of the oppressed – Dalit literature
By K G Sankarapillai Dalit means broken, oppressed, untouchable, downtrodden, and exploited. They come from the poor communities which under the Indian caste system…
Pakistan moves 25 places on World Happiness Index, ranks highest in South Asia
Happiest nation of South Asia, Pakistan, on the latest World Happiness Rankings moved 25 places and ranked 67th out of the total 156 countries…
Kashmir resistance continues as Pak-India tenions remain high
Indian wing commander Abhinandan was released by Pakistan on Friday, but tensions remain high. Death, displacement, injuries and destruction of homes continue in occupied…
Raza Rumi message for Bacha Khan Week
Raza Rumi’s views about the Non-Violent Ideology and political approach of the towering personality, #BachaKhan, on the eve of #BachaKhanWeek2019.…
Naya Daur is taking you on a tour to culturally enriched country Pakistan
Naya Daur is taking you on a tour to culturally enriched country Pakistan, have a look at the main events in the past year…
Lifting ban on Basant a good move, says Raza Rumi
Raza Rumi appreciates governments recent move to uplift ban on basant that will restore thousands of years old festival. The basant festival is surrounded…
Raza Rumi recalls fond memories of Mushir-ul-Hasan
Raza Rumi pays tribute to Mushir-ul-Hasan, one of the most prolific historians of our times. Author to many books, Hasan had extensively researched Indian…
Majoritarian politics in South Asia
Majoritarian Politics in South Asia is a riveting issue, and in 2018, a particularly topical one. The South Asian Studies Council was pleased to…
Young Pashtuns have shown the mirror to ‘mainstream’ Pakistan
A stage is set up in Islamabad during the protest demanding justice for Naqeebullah Mehsud.— Photo by Shakeel Qarar This past fortnight Pakistan witnessed…