Muhammad Ali Siddiqi

NON-FICTION: RECORDING FOR POSTERITY

While sometimes dated, journalist Zahid Hussain’s collection of 39 interviews with people who mattered at the time, provides... Published 23 Feb, 2025 09:42am

Of Arab League

The Jewish soldiers in the Allied armies did what was obvious. Published 21 Feb, 2025 07:02am

Self-indictment

To what extent should Pakistan be blamed for its poor financial situation? Published 20 Jan, 2025 06:20am

Trump & US democracy

The authoritarian streak in him arouses doubts about his commitment to democracy. Updated 03 Jan, 2025 01:56pm

Small and great

Among the ‘great’ leaders is a genocide expert. Published 28 Dec, 2024 08:34am

ESSAY: WARS AND WORDS

In a ninth installment of ‘Evergreens’ from his bookshelf, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi remembers books about wars that defined the Published 15 Dec, 2024 09:23am

Jabalia death march

What are the prospects of peace in the region? Published 03 Nov, 2024 07:44am

Genocide in Gaza

Rivers of civilian blood do not stir Israel’s conscience. Published 07 Oct, 2024 07:29am

Baloch quagmire

The BLA is not working without armed support from foreign powers. Published 21 Sep, 2024 07:07am

ESSAY: FROM TRAITOR TO GHAZI

Muhammad Ali Siddiqi delves into more of his Evergreens from his reading shelf in an eighth installment Published 15 Sep, 2024 08:58am

NON-FICTION: A BUREAUCRAT WRITES BACK

The memoirs of Salman Faruqui, regarded often as one of Pakistan’s ‘super-bureaucrats’ till his retirement, shed light on many... Published 04 Aug, 2024 09:16am

NON-FICTION: THE ‘EVIL’ OF DEMOCRACY

A scholarly treatise attempts to present the history of democracy as well as critique it Published 26 May, 2024 08:34am

Fighting terrorism

TERRORISM is as old as war, which means as ancient as the first traces of organised human community. In the middle ... Published 27 Apr, 2024 06:30am

NON-FICTION: UNDERSTANDING THE PAK-CHINA RELATIONSHIP

A book provides valuable historic background to the development of Beijing-Islamabad ties but its amassing of ‘facts’ about the... Published 14 Apr, 2024 07:46am

The ‘prince’ who used his diplomatic skills to serve cricket

Those who worked with him say Shaharyar conducted diplomacy and sport affairs with royal grace. Updated 25 Mar, 2024 09:11am

ESSAY: HITLER, HAROON AND HOLLYWOOD

Muhammad Ali Siddiqi delves into more of his Evergreens from his reading shelf in a seventh installment Published 24 Mar, 2024 08:13am

The Bhutto wound

Bhutto had read his opponents’ minds correctly. Published 20 Mar, 2024 06:57am

Nation of soldiers

Israeli democracy openly flaunts its ethnic prejudices. Published 20 Feb, 2024 08:56am

NON-FICTION: DURAND’S ‘PERPETUAL AGREEMENT’

Excavating archival documents and maps, a recent book offers a wealth of source material on Afghanistan’s fraught relationship... Published 11 Feb, 2024 09:26am

In their own words

Despite being persecuted, the Jews emerged powerful. Updated 04 Jan, 2024 08:48am