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Pyrrhic laurels

Judicial robes have become a distracting camouflage.

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A prince’s piety

A prince’s piety

Murad Khan’s book exercises the mind at different depths.

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Slow descents

Slow descents

IT used to be the Tower of London. Those who forfeited the favour of the king would be sent there for incarceration, even execution. Today, it is the...

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Spent candles

Spent candles

Embedded in books is the effort of millions of minds.

30.10.2025 50

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Randy Andy and…

How Andrew must wish he lived in Edwardian England.

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The womb of war

One wonders whether Trump has seen ‘Dr Strangelove’.

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Alpha males

Humans and apes have the same instinct.

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The fourth ‘A’

The UN has degenerated into a war zone.

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Hidden watermark

SMDA mimics Nato’s umbrella obligations.

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A single bullet

On such a single bullet hinges a life, and history.

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World War IV

From 2025, the world capital is, and for the next century will be, Beijing.

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True South

The ideals espoused by two Pakistanis have been relegated to oblivion.

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Feed them words

One can count the ribs through the paper-thin skin.

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Home ground

History warns against leaping into ill-prepared summits.

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Milk and money

Working with ‘watanis’ became an education in itself.

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Sandy Eldorado

Few could compare with Dr Krouha for vision and dynamism.

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Götterdämmerung

WWIII began in 1945. It has been an ongoing affair.

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‘Send them away’

Today, undesirables can be sent anywhere.

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Crowns and chips

Perhaps, the Koh-i-Noor is best kept intact where it is.

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The 15th Tulku

The Dalai Lama hopes to continue until he is 130 years old.

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Imperial attitudes

Our Earth is just a speck in the cosmos.

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A fiery fortnight

Israel’s actions have obviously emboldened India.

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Next in line?

The world is too dangerously close to World War III.

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Wait for it

There is no weapon that has not been used against Pakistan.

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Fire and air

Both countries are in a state of suspended animation.

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Pax in terris

China’s adhesion to Pakistan is now well tested.

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Sly saffron

To its chagrin, India finds itself isolated.

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Himalayan miscalculation

Will PM Modi breed doves of peace?

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The phoney peace

Since those who start wars never ask for a public mandate before declaring hostilities, they should listen to voices outside their own minds.

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Trojan traditions

One night in Shigr is a necessity; two is self-indulgence.

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Cool escapes

The scenery is bliss until one reaches barriers and bureaucracy.

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‘Kiss my ring’

Countries will have to strengthen their own universities.

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Nether regions

Can Pakistan expect any relief from Trump?

10.04.2025 60

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History’s witness

Theodore White attended Japan’s formal surrender to Gen MacArthur.

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Via imperia

Xi Jinping has avowedly imperial inclinations.

27.03.2025 60

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Warring cyclops

Trump’s tirades should be seen as a North-South axis strategy.

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Warring cyclopes

Trump’s tirades should be seen as a North-South axis strategy.

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History’s echoes

The war has intensified since Trump took office.

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A steel porcupine

Trump has the world massaging his ego.

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Stretching minds

The solutions lie not in the cards but within ourselves.

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Lahore’s cerebrum

Faiz sahib’s appeal remains timeless and ageless.

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Varied voices

A question arose: what is the soil of Pakistan?

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Fatal decisions

Palestinians have lost both their lives and land.

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Lebensraum

Russia, China, and the US pursue interest in Greenland for its strategic location, mineral resources, and unexplored Siberian potential.

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Turn far right

Today, we are again caught in the middle.

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Moaning myrtles

The ThinkFest began with stirring presentations.

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Parts of a jigsaw

Our country’s visual history is a scattered puzzle.

09.01.2025 100

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NON-FICTION: THE COURAGE TO STAND ALONE

A Maverick in Politics 1991–2004 By Mani Shankar Aiyar Juggernaut ISBN: 978-9353457679 495pp. Mani Shankar Aiyar is a human Wagah/Attari gateway, a...

05.01.2025 10

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Faith in himself

TO remember Sardar Manmohan Singh is to recall an age when principles were practised, ideals realised, and self-effacement was not a defect. Those...

02.01.2025 10

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Reparations

ONLY mankind is brutal to its own species. A passage from Mani Shankar Aiyar’s latest book A Maverick in Politics (2024) scrapes the scab of...

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