What Will This 'Peace' Cost?
The Swat valley is a sadly ironic location in which to conclude a peace deal.…More
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"It's Like Fighting Sand"
"It’s like fighting sand. No force in the world can get the better of the…More
From War On Terror To Plain Old War
It didn’t take long for President Barack Obama to resume the United States’ unilateral strikes…More
My Nuclear Arsenal Is Bigger Than Yours
Politicking between India and Pakistan in the wake of the November Mumbai attacks has had…More
Silver Linings In Short Supply
Amid continued violence, from the Holy Land to South Asia, 2008 was a year of…More
All Roads Lead To Kashmir
It looks as though the road to the attacks in Mumbai last month originated in…More
A Shared Future
When times are bad, conspiracy theories become ever more lurid. My favourite conspiracy theorist in…More
Slides And Stories From Pakistan To Palestine
Mustafa Qadri is newmatilda.com’s Middle East and South Asia correspondent, based in the Pakistani port…More
After The Siege
There is a savage irony to the fact that the horror in Mumbai began with…More
Not So Covert Operations
The election last week of Barack Obama as President of the United States has invigorated…More