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Ikram Sehgal

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The writer is a defence and security analyst, he is Co-Chairman Pathfinder Group, Patron-in-Chief Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) and the Vice Chairman Board of Management Quaid-e-Azam House Museum (Institute of Nation Building).

The Myth of Independence

Pakistan came into being in 1947 as the first ideological state founded on the basis of religion (followed closely by Israel). Separated by 1000...

Just Say “No”

Attempting to justify his many self-granted extensions, Gen Pervez Musharraf started a needless controversy campaigning for an extension almost a year before Gen Raheel...

From the Editor Desk (Aug-2016)

Dear Readers, The two central pillars of good governance are transparency and accountability; unfortunately both are in very short supply from our political culture. Had...

A Pro-Active Foreign Policy

With India’s visibly anti-American membership of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) during the four decades Cold War era, its tilt towards Russia was well documented....

India’s “Monroe Doctrine”

Positioned at a geo-politically sensitive crossroads, Pakistan has since the 50s served off and on as a “cornerstone of US policy” in the Middle...

A Litany of Outright Lies

More than 1000 Muslims were killed and over 100,000 displaced because police stood by and did nothing to stop the massacre during the Gujarat...

A Game-Changing Visit?

Advocating western policies to moderate extreme nationalistic and anti-western feelings in the face of Soviet Union’s domination of its neighbours, Pakistan enthusiastically joined the...

From the Editorial Desk (July-2016)

The process of Islamisation in Pakistan started in earnest during Gen Zia-ul-Haq’s regime, this resulted in a marked shift in its entire frame of...
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