Author name: M. Saeed Khalid

By M. Saeed Khalid* The Bharatiya Janata Party – BJP, led by Narendra Modi scored a stunning victory in the 2014 Indian general elections, on pledges of more jobs and greater development. Modi also resorted to anti-Pakistan rhetoric, castigating the Congress-led government for failing to be tough on Pakistan. Once in office, the Modi government […]

by M Saeed Khalid* *The author of this book review is a former Ambassador of Pakistan. December 16, 2015 marked one year of the terrible attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar that shook the Pakistani nation to the core with the monstrous butchering of 122 children in cold blood. Forty-four years earlier, on

By M Saeed Khalid[*] Narendra Modi is well into the second year of his term as prime minister of India. The memory of the hot summer day when he went to greet his mother after winning the election in May 2014, before taking over as India’s premier is fading. Since then, the euphoria of a

By M Saeed Khalid [1] The pictures of a graffiti called “Death of Euro” painted by French street artist Goin on a wall in Athens have been flashed across the world. But a more ominous warning about the possible demise of the common currency or at least a Greek exit from it was evident at the

By M. Saeed Khalid[1] Introduction: The collapse of a bipolar world order has been followed by a surge of neo-liberal democracy leading to social strains in many parts of the globe. While the US brand of two party system primarily serves the country’s corporate interests, the European multiparty model promotes inclusive growth, taking care of