Husain Haqqani
The Indian Express Group
Wednesday 23 May '07
The US government appears to have changed its course away from where it stood in November 2003. Then, in a speech at the National Endowment for Democracy...Wednesday 16 May '07
Mobilising street thugs to combat a people’s movement for democracy is part of Pakistan’s history. Time for country’s elite to move onWednesday
9 May '07It would be a betrayal of the current people’s movement if one general is replaced with another openly or covertly. This time the question of ‘how Pakistan is to be governed’ must be put centrestageThursday
3 May '07It is time to talk about the ummah’s decline in the context of the failure to produce and consume knowledge in the Muslim worldThursday
26 April '07Pakistan’s establishment has developed a mindset that considers foreign policy a substitute for evolving national cohesion and improving the life of citizensWednesday
11 April '07There is only one thing worse than a military strongman running a country and that is a strongman who is clearly weak. The rumour of a deal with Benazir Bhutto was spread to defuse the pressure on MusharrafWednesday
4 April '07Is the Pakistani state hostage to the Pakistani Taliban, or an accomplice? As the focus shifts from the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan to the growing Talibanisation of Pakistan, can India play a role? How can the Saarc summit help in initiating a new India-Pakistan-Afghanistan conversation?Wednesday
28 March '07Pakistan and the US would be better served by a policy of nuanced engagement, in which US officials frankly share their concerns with Pakistan’s rulers and go beyond them to engage Pakistan’s peopleWednesday
21 March '07Pakistan’s current turmoil can lead to a grand national bargain that minimises the role of the army in the nation’s life. Will it?Wednesday
14 March '07... it’s the reality in that country that’s looking increasingly grim. The sacking of the chief justice is only the latest proof of the erosion of all Pakistani institutionsThursday
1 March '07News stories from Pakistan over the last fortnight affirm the unchecked weakening of the Pakistani stateWednesday
21 February '07Pakistan’s elite can now debate a new question: What is worse — being doubted for lack of commitment as an American ally or being recognised as an incapable one?Wednesday
7 February '07There is still too little reflection within Muslim communities on the real reasons for their humiliation and backwardnessThursday
25 January '07Pakistan’s coup-makers have always become politically weaker after manipulating a second term. Musharraf must heed historyFriday
12 January '07The Pakistan army’s perception of itself as the country’s only viable institution and its deep-rooted suspicion of political processes has stood in the way of a democratic transition. Will the generals let politics take its course?Saturday
16 December '06Pervez Musharraf lacks the authority to solve the Kashmir issue but talks about it continuouslyFriday
24 November '06The model of media control in the Musharraf regime has been to make examples of field reporters that would then scare othersFriday
10 November '06By detaining unidentified terror suspects — and handing them over to the US — officials in Musharraf country are claiming rewards offered by America for Al-Qaeda terroristsThursday
5 October '06Aggressive marketing of his book, and the book itself, might have raised Musharraf’s profile, but at the cost of how the world perceives PakistanThursday
28 September '06Army rule is believed to strengthen a nation through stability. Not in Pakistan, as recent events and the latest Transparency International survey confirmThursday
17 August '06America’s decision to sell F-16 Falcon fighter jets to Pakistan stands to profit no one. And doesn’t benefit long-term relations between the countries eitherMonday
24 July '06The Musharraf regime risks responsibility for the actions of the non-state actors it has given free rein. West Asia is a good exampleWednesday
5 July '06After the honeymoon period, the cooling off. General Musharraf’s regime is only following a script written by Pakistan’s former military leadersWednesday
28 June '06Pakistan's military regime might take comfort in the Bush administration’s support for reinstating the $ 300 million in U.S. aid cut by the American Congress due to Pakistan’s inadequate efforts for establishing democracy and respecting human rights.Thursday
8 June '06General Musharraf and his loyalists have rejected the alliance between Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto. But shouldn’t that privilege lie with the people of Pakistan?
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