Maleeha Lodhi
Pakistan’s foreign service has long needed reform to be able to adapt to global changes and leverage opportunities in a more multipolar world.
Published 31 Mar, 2025 05:48am
Low-level diplomatic engagement cannot produce a thaw in frozen ties.
Updated 24 Mar, 2025 09:25am
As in the past, the US under Trump is underestimating the power of nationalism across the world.
Updated 17 Mar, 2025 08:51am
Communication technology has brought untold benefits but also involved harmful repercussions.
Updated 10 Mar, 2025 09:29am
Benign disengagement between Pakistan and the US may be the best option for now.
Updated 03 Mar, 2025 08:37am
Only a visionary and reformist leadership can seize opportunities and deliver competent governance.
Updated 24 Feb, 2025 09:58am
Governance by the ruling coalition has been underwhelming and marked by growing authoritarianism.
Updated 17 Feb, 2025 09:44am
A multipolar world will not so easily bend to Washington’s will with America’s primacy eroding.
Updated 10 Feb, 2025 09:37am
A return to confrontational politics and political turmoil will have enormous costs for the country’s economic and political stability.
Updated 03 Feb, 2025 08:46am
Annexation of even part of the West Bank by Israel will be a deal breaker.
Updated 27 Jan, 2025 09:56am
Will Trump’s foreign policy be destabilising for the world as is being widely anticipated?
Updated 20 Jan, 2025 08:29am
Neither side wants a breakdown in relations, so diplomatic re-engagement is a compulsion.
Updated 13 Jan, 2025 09:07am
Pakistan has to meet challenges in an unstable global environment and fraught regional setting.
Updated 06 Jan, 2025 09:11am
The year ahead will see rising geopolitical tensions, challenges to global economy and tech disruption.
Updated 30 Dec, 2024 09:02am
Political leaders should rise above their narrow interests to evolve a consensus on core issues.
Updated 23 Dec, 2024 10:44am
Public optimism was in short supply at a time of political turmoil and economic stress.
Updated 16 Dec, 2024 09:15am
Prospects of political stability are clouded by Pakistan’s increasing autocratisation.
Updated 09 Dec, 2024 10:31am
Crushing a protest doesn’t mean establishing political stability.
Updated 02 Dec, 2024 09:57am
Strong-arm actions do not signify a strong government.
Updated 25 Nov, 2024 08:48am
Recent developments are not encouraging for India-Pakistan diplomatic re-engagement.
Updated 18 Nov, 2024 09:41am
