Pakistan

President Obama needs to resolve the problem of India and Pakistan before he can have any hope of success in Afghanistan.

In his speech on Tuesday, he wasn’t forthright about the nature of the problem.read more

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If recent events don’t force Pakistan’s establishment to sever its weirdly codependent ties with Islamic militancy, nothing will.read more

The best way to counter the extremists would be to help Pakistani citizens attain a decent quality of life.read more

It has several attributes that should prevent it from coming apart at the seams or being taken over by a bunch of ragtag jihadists.read more

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I have written repeatedly calling for the strongman to go, and was mostly glad to see him leave. I have also lauded the remarkable nonviolent mass movement—led by Pakistan’s brave lawyers—that eventually did Musharraf in. But I wasn’t able to celebrate as wholeheartedly as I thought I would, for a number of reasons.read more

My guest today is Moazzam Sheikh, the author of “The Idol Lover and Other Stories from Pakistan.”

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