Taliban

India seems to be left out in the cold due to strategic confusion and lack of foresight among its security managers on Af-Pak policy Zorawar Daulet Singh Delhi

I'm a little puzzled about China. In spite of the fact that the country's leaders look wrinkly and ancient, they behave like brats.

For quite a while Pakistanis were a bit embarrassed about what was happening in the country. The prognosis from western experts was not good.

Face to Face: Tariq Ali Mehru Jaffer Vienna

Two young girls in colourful salwar kameez, dupattas draped casually over their shoulders, walked the opposite direction. Another woman went alone, a black chaddar over her blue salwar kurta

This is the nature of the media beast. Who is going to tame it?

The Taliban's continuous reneging from agreements made with the government may yet turn the tide against them and enable the military to move decisively against them, which it has so far been unable or unwilling to do. Beena Sarwar Karachi

Indian policy towards Pakistan is like the Mughal emperor who just didn’t want to know what’s going to hit him Jawed Naqvi Delhi

Rumours about Taliban coming to India may not be all that innocuous. It could be part of a design by Pakistan-based outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba to trigger fear psychosis in India Rakhi Chakrabarty Delhi