Connect with Zorays

Hi, what are you looking for?

Opinions

Hard States Don’t Explain Themselves: Yalda Hakim Vs Musharraf Zaidi

Mosharraf Zaidi

Hard States, Soft Signals

Ali K. Chishti put it bluntly: hard states don’t explain internal politics on foreign TV; they exert policies.

History agrees.

The United States does not debate its prison population on Al Jazeera. France does not justify counter-terror laws on Sky News. India does not invite foreign anchors to adjudicate its courts.

When a state begins doing so, it signals uncertainty about its own legitimacy.

Pakistan should not fall into that trap.

READ:   The Importance of Preserving Religious Identity: Addressing the Qadiani Issue

Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

World Affairs

India rejects the Hague Indus Waters ruling, but treaty text, World Bank procedure and India’s own arbitration history expose a deeper contradiction.

World Affairs

Modi’s extraordinary Delhi-Tashkent detour exposes what maps cannot hide: Pakistan’s airspace remains strategically expensive for India to bypass.

World Affairs

Pakistan and India trade blame after a naval collision near Oman as recycled footage, disputed damage claims and treaty questions flood social media.

Technology & AI

Pakistan’s D-248, S-369, Nimbus2K and HiMark-25 challenge India’s drone ambitions—but displayed models and flight tests demand different conclusions.

Society & Culture

S. Zaheeruddin Ahmed leads Arey Wah!, an upcoming Pakistani web series produced by Marriam Mustafa, bringing agency chaos to the screen.

World Affairs

Abhinandan Varthaman joins FLY91 as the disputed 2019 F-16 claim collides again with US aircraft counts, recovered missiles and the public record.

Economy & Markets

Why the “Straits Taylor Rule” went viral, what it gets right about oil shocks, and why Pakistan cannot interest-rate-hike energy insecurity.

Advertisement