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Husain Haqqani
The writer is director for South and Central Asia at the Hudson Institute in Washington DC. He served as Pakistan’s ambassador to the US and is author, most recently, of ‘Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States and an epic history of misunderstanding’
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Alone in his labyrinthSubscriber Only
December 18, 2007 22:42 IST
A politician usually knows when his support has worn out. A general, however, must wait for intelligence reports or the siege of his command post to realise that he has lost the battle.
Tue, Dec 18, 2007Mr Hosni MusharrafSubscriber Only
December 13, 2007 00:10 IST
Musharraf’s language and demeanour are the same as that of Egypt’s ruler Hosni Mubarak at the time of the 1987 elections for the Egyptian parliament.
Thu, Dec 13, 2007Let the politics beginSubscriber Only
November 27, 2007 21:48 IST
The return of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to a popular welcome after seven years of exile...
Tue, Nov 27, 2007General Musharraf sat on a wallSubscriber Only
November 20, 2007 21:44 IST
After imposing martial law disguised as a state of emergency, General Pervez Musharraf has cracked down on Pakistan’s judiciary...
Tue, Nov 20, 2007That soft, steady glow of democracySubscriber Only
December 08, 2005 00:00 IST
What could be the link between a constitutional referendum in Kenya, the arrest of a former military dictator in Chile and the electoral def...
Thu, Dec 08, 2005US, Muslims and DemocracySubscriber Only
November 18, 2005 00:00 IST
A US-sponsored international conference on democracy in the Middle East ended last week without a final agreement because one of America...
Fri, Nov 18, 2005Coping with DisasterSubscriber Only
October 28, 2005 00:00 IST
Pakistani civilians have responded in an unprecedented manner to the tragic earthquake that killed tens of thousands of their countrymen and...
Fri, Oct 28, 2005Get help when you need itSubscriber Only
October 14, 2005 00:00 IST
The massive 7.6 intensity earthquake that rocked Afghanistan, Pakistan and Northern India on Saturday is undoubtedly a great human tragedy. ...
Fri, Oct 14, 2005An American on Muslim StreetSubscriber Only
October 07, 2005 00:00 IST
THE Bush administration is finally taking the task of communicating with the Muslim world seriously. The US President has appointed his trus...
Fri, Oct 07, 2005General Musharraf’s Fading MystiqueSubscriber Only
September 28, 2005 00:00 IST
Pakistan’s establishment has used General Pervez Musharraf’s annual trips to the UN General Assembly, at least since 9/11, as occa...
Wed, Sep 28, 2005‘These are not my words’Subscriber Only
September 23, 2005 00:00 IST
Controversy is currently raging about General Musharraf’s remarks to the Washington Post suggesting that rape had become a ‘‘...
Fri, Sep 23, 2005Hit-and-Miss DemocracySubscriber Only
September 01, 2005 00:00 IST
In a functioning democracy, elections are held periodically to determine whom the people want to wield executive office and legislative powe...
Thu, Sep 01, 2005Jihad and JihadismSubscriber Only
August 03, 2005 00:12 IST
The Pakistani government’s decision to bar 1,400 foreigners from studying at the country’s madrasas is not the solution to terrori...
Wed, Aug 03, 2005Pakistan needs some Soul-SearchingSubscriber Only
July 21, 2005 00:00 IST
The July 7 terrorist bombings in London have led to greater scrutiny of Pakistan’s role in fomenting global jihad. The London bombers w...
Thu, Jul 21, 2005A tragic farceSubscriber Only
July 15, 2005 00:20 IST
The hesitation of the Pakistani authorities in issuing a new passport to former PM Nawaz Sharif highlights Pakistan’s greatest weakness...
Fri, Jul 15, 2005Selective war against terrorSubscriber Only
June 20, 2005 00:00 IST
The arrest in California of a Pakistani father and son allegedly linked to terrorism highlights, once again, the superficiality of the Pakis...
Mon, Jun 20, 2005Partition is history, leave it in the pastSubscriber Only
June 09, 2005 00:00 IST
The underlying message of statements made during his recent trip to Pakistan by Hindu nationalist leader L K Advani seems to be that India a...
Thu, Jun 09, 2005How the <i>Koran</i> fought the authoritarian stateSubscriber Only
May 19, 2005 00:00 IST
An isolated terrorist attack in Egypt, a violent uprising in Uzbekistan and riots in Pakistan and Afghanistan against the alleged desecratio...
Thu, May 19, 2005Big guns with little directionSubscriber Only
May 06, 2005 00:00 IST
General Pervez Musharraf has declared that extremism is the biggest challenge being faced by Pakistan. Pakistan’s ‘‘developme...
Fri, May 06, 2005The hundred years war in the heartSubscriber Only
April 30, 2005 00:13 IST
The much hyped trip by General Pervez Musharraf to India has brought fresh promises of ‘‘confidence building measures’’ ...
Sat, Apr 30, 2005Officials secrets factsSubscriber Only
April 27, 2005 00:00 IST
Why did Lt. General Safdar Hussain, Commander of the Pakistani forces in the Northwest Frontier Province react so strongly to comments by Am...
Wed, Apr 27, 2005The authoritarian fixation on corruptionSubscriber Only
March 23, 2005 00:15 IST
After almost two decades of describing corruption as the reason for most of the third world’s problems, intellectuals in the West are b...
Wed, Mar 23, 2005Choosing messy democrats instead of clean technocratsSubscriber Only
February 07, 2005 00:00 IST
Just as terrorist insurgents failed to stop Iraq’s elections, the election is unlikely to stop the insurgency. But the massive turnout ...
Mon, Feb 07, 2005Democracy as stage set for soldiersSubscriber Only
January 10, 2005 00:00 IST
Professional soldiers are usually proud of their military uniform. Coup-makers, however, cease to be proud soldiers. They are reduced to the...
Mon, Jan 10, 2005Beating the retreat on democracySubscriber Only
December 13, 2004 00:00 IST
More than a year has gone by since President George W Bush declared promotion of democracy in the Muslim world as one of the key objectives ...
Mon, Dec 13, 2004Journalism of Courage
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