nuclear power
The price of power
Even as Washington lawmakers give their blessing to the historic — and illegal — Indo-US nuclear deal, few involved are addressing the most crucial issue: does India need nuclear power at all?
Zia Mian and M V Ramana | Sep 01, 2006
Back in ’71: US policy revisited
Newly declassified US records show a more full and gruesome picture of what took place behind the scenes of the 1911 Southasian Crisis in Islamabad, New Delhi and Washington, DC. They also show a softer …
Imtiaz Ahmed | May 01, 2006
Blinded by the Bomb
Against all civilisational values, Islamabad and New Delhi proceed to prepare their bombs and missiles – for nuclear war to be fought on our soil.
Zia Mian | Nov 01, 2005
Inside the nuclear closet
Abdul Qadeer Khan, regarded as the 'Father of Pakistan's A-Bomb', was accused then pardoned by President Musharraf for his role in trafficking nuclear technology. But what sort of man is Qadeer, and what does his …
Pervez Hoodbhoy | Mar 15, 2004
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The limited genius of Geoffrey Bawa
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Interview: The precarity of Afghan migrants in Pakistan
Political scientist and author Sanaa Alimia speaks of the long history of racial profiling, harassment and deportation of Afghan migrants, in the context of Pakistan’s recent crackdown
