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By Shahid Javed Burki One way of looking Pakistan’s developing political system is to count the number of people who can be classified as strong men and the number of years during

By DR. TASADUK HUSSAIN ITOO Good governance involves far more than the power of the state or the strength of political will. The rule of law, transparency, and accountability are not merely

By Seema Mustafa What does it mean when a Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson with by now immense experience on television channels that he frequents on a daily basis, says “Joote se maaro

By Iftikhar Ahmad Research and results on ground have indicated that it is man-made political and economic institutions that underlie economic success. What is ultimately required is a society that creates incentives,

By Shekhar Gupta India’s external and strategic environment is looking like a train-wreck and it isn’t just to do with the American humiliation of “postponing” the vaunted “two-plus-two” dialogue for the third

By Barkha Dutt Till recently, Mehbooba Mufti — a hardy, unconventional woman working in a dangerous and male dominated world — held one of the toughest jobs in India. As the chief

By Naveed Para Respected Sir, I am writing this letter when the popular government of state no longer exists; creating fear in the minds of common people on the pretext that Governor’s

By Basab Das gupta If we observe the life of a randomly selected person, chances are that it progresses according to a daily pattern during the week. He/she gets up in the

By Smita Gupta As a series of important State elections and then the Lok Sabha election approach, the Congress is being watched for how it plays the secularism card. Over the last

By ShastriRamachandaran The first-ever report of the United Nations on the human rights situation in Kashmir finds the Government of India in a Catch-22 situation, from which it may not be able