Pakistan has never gone through such a prolonged, intense and widespread political turmoil as at present. There were massive demonstrations by students and other sections of the urban population in 1952 in East Pakistan in protest against the Central Government’s misguided attempt to impose Urdu as the only national … Read More
It is not a mere coincidence that the Soviet Union should have renewed its offer of talks on offensive and defensive missile systems with the United States on the day of Mr. Nixon’s inauguration. This is an earnest of Moscow’s desire to begin serious negotiations with the new Administration as … Read More
It is somewhat disappointing that the Indian view of China remains strangely lopsided. The failure to evolve a comprehensive and viable approach to this key problem of our foreign relations as vitiated our thinking on a vast variety of related issues and accounts for the vague search for “room for … Read More
The case for a more flexible policy towards China, as it has been argued so far, can broadly be summed up in three points. All these refer to India’s own requirements and appreciation of its own situation. They are not at all concerned either with the Chinese view of the … Read More
President Ayub Khan has never been particularly popular among those sections of the Pakistani community which are currently spearheading the campaign for his overthrow. Students and lawyers have regarded his regime as being harsh and authoritarian. The ulema have distrusted the Field Marshal because of his modernist outlook. They have … Read More
