Opeds and essays

Below, you can find links to my op-eds and essays (newest first). 

"South Asia’s climate challenges are transnational. Its climate solutions must be, too." (Atlantic Council)

"It’s Time for South Asia to Talk Climate" (United States Institute of Peace)

"Why Pakistan Always Seems on the Brink of Collapse" (Journal of Democracy)

"How will PM Khan’s removal affect Pakistan’s fragile democracy?" (Al Jazeera)

"Imran Khan’s talks with the Pakistan Taliban will not bring peace" (Al Jazeera)

"US policy on Israel: Go bold, Joe" (Al Jazeera)

"Has a ‘fifth generation war’ started between India and Pakistan?" (Al Jazeera)

"Cricket — India's most effective weapon against Pakistan" (TRT World)

"Clash of the Titans: India and Pakistan Continue to Battle Over Kashmir" (The National Interest)

"India's majoritarian turn will not damage its ties with the US" (Al Jazeera)

"The Afghan war: A failure made in the USA" (Al Jazeera)

"Kashmir: Beware the Street" (Open Magazine)

"India just pulled Jammu and Kashmir’s autonomy. Here’s why that is a big deal for this contested region." (Washington Post)

"Why did Bush go to war in Iraq?" (Al Jazeera)

"The India-Pakistan diplomatic circus comes to town once again" (TRT World)

"Is Imran Khan an extremist?" (Dawn)

"Why the Palestinians should focus on a one-state solution" (TRT World)

"What the Kulbhushan Jadhav Saga Reveals About India and Pakistan’s Balochistan Problems" (The Diplomat)

"How intractable an issue is Kashmir?" (Dawn)

"Looking Back at the Geopolitics Behind Pakistan’s ‘Genocide’ of 1971" (The Wire)

"The Construction of a Chinese Hierarchic Order in the Global South" (Duck of Minerva)

"With Donald Trump as President, Muslims in America should be prepared for a rough ride" (The Maydan)

"Why Pakistan is obsessed with Kashmir" (Business Standard)

"For all of India's bluster, Pakistan still has every incentive to send militants across the border" (Scroll.in)

"Guns and Butter in Pakistan" (Foreign Policy)

"Don’t Expect to See Much Change in Pakistan" (New York Times)

"Pakistan's real terrorism problem" (Foreign Policy)

"A meaningless aid cutoff" (Foreign Policy)

"Ownership of the war" (Dawn)

"The grammar of politics in South Asia" (Foreign Policy)

"Justice as a public good" (Dawn)

"The ultimate measure of success in this war is the security of the Pakistani people" (Foreign Policy)

"The most important sociopolitical trend in Pakistan in the last decade" (Foreign Policy)

"Strategy and war in Pakistan and Afghanistan" (Foreign Policy)

"The most dysfunctional relationship in the world" (Foreign Policy)

"Four things to remember during the Waziristan war" (Foreign Policy)

"Bad journalism has big consequences" (Foreign Policy)

"Mr. Holbrooke, pick up the phone" (Foreign Policy)