The PMO's recent boo-boo regarding Bangladesh underlines the need for caution, given the history of omission and commission in the neighbourhood

BY Aparna Pande 4 July 2011

Instead of looking for so-called neutral umpires to decide the fate of the water dispute, would it not be better for India and Pakistan to find a solution which is mutually acceptable and beneficial to both?

BY Aparna Pande 22 June 2010

The Sino-Pakistani relationship has changed. The Chinese may not say it in so many words, but they have shown it through gestures and speeches by key leaders. It is time Pakistan overcame its illusions about China.

BY Aparna Pande 24 August 2009

Right from the days of Ghulam Muhammad and Iskander Mirza, through Ayub and Zia till Musharraf, the presidents have sought to hold more power in Pakistan than the directly elected prime ministers. It is Mr Zardari's turn now...

BY Aparna Pande 9 July 2009

Separated by decades, various Indian prime ministers of various political persuasions have toed the same basic line delineating India's policy towards its neighbour Pakistan. No surprise, then, to find PM Manmohan Singh reiterating that in the Lok Sa

BY Aparna Pande 9 June 2009

For decades, leaders from various quarters of Pakistani politics have insisted that the Pakistani-administration leave the tribal areas in its north western frontier regions alone. Non-state actors, like the Pakistani Taliban and the Al Qaeda, have s

BY Aparna Pande 27 May 2009