VOL 15 NO 4

by Toheed Ahmad* *Toheed Ahmad is a former Ambassador of Pakistan. Abstract The Byzantine mind at the time was in the grip of theological hairsplitting which had not time or use for matters ‘secular’ like philosophy and science. The Byzantines although they were Greek speaking, and were the direct inheritors of Greek culture, had always […]

by Aziz Ali Dad* *The writer is a researcher with a background in philosophy and social sciences. He is interested in the history of ideas. Email: [email protected] Creativity is one of the most fascinating facets of humans that has fascinated thinking minds since the dawn of civilisation. Because of the mysterious nature and mystical aura

by Zubair Torwali* * The author is a community activist, researcher, author, and educator based in Bahrain, Swat Pakistan. Zubair has published works in English, Urdu, and the Dardic Torwali language. He has authored and supervised a number of books in and about Torwali. His book in English, Muffled Voices, provides insight into Pakistan’s social,

by Senator (R) Javed Jabbar* * The writer is the author of several books and is a former Senator and Federal Minister of Pakistan. www.javedjabbar.net (This essay is adapted from “Terror in West Asia” published earlier in “New Approach”, Kolkata, India). Terror is timeless and worldwide. Terror  is the fear in the eyes of  a single

by Air Commodore (R) Khalid Iqbal TI (M)* * Writer is a former Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, and Founding Chair of think Tank, Pakistan Focus. Research for this article closed on October 31, 2020. Abstract In the name of counterbalancing and, one day confronting China, India had been, at least since

by A. G. Noorani* *The author is an eminent Indian scholar and an expert on constitutional issues. Abstract The implications of the constitutional coup of 5 August 2019 – “the manipulation, abrogation of articles 35a, 370 and unconstitutional delimitation or trifurcation of the state” – have not been grasped in India or abroad. Narendra Modi