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Umer FarooqAnalysis, stories, and insights on politics, security, and international affairs, with a focus on South Asia and the wider geopolitical landscape. Reporting from the frontlines and the corridors of power, exploring how events shape societies & strategies
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Why Are We So Obsessed With the State?
In my view, the state has no religion. I will go further and say that the modern state is completely amoral and, in many circumstances, immoral both in its nature and behavior.
I do not know when the state became my academic obsession. I o...
When Civilizations Borrow
All three monotheistic religions—Judaism, Christianity and Islam—encountered Greek philosophy at different points of time in their respective histories. Primarily all three had to confront the same philosophical question, which was: what ha...
Maududi’s Missing State
Pakistani religious scholar Maulana Abul Ala Maududi is considered the leading ideologue of Islamist groups in our region. Political groups with Islamist leaning have come under his ideological influence in countries as geographically disti...
The “Well Done” Crowd Discovers a Rotten State
The last two days have been quite a spectacle on the screens of Pakistan electronic media. Country’s flamboyant anchorpersons have excitedly showed their presence on social media as well. The subject is the death of 14 newborn babies in gyn...
The Politics of Calling the TTP ‘Khawarij’
The use of the term “Fitna al-Khawarij” for Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan is a clear indication that Pakistani state and military do not simply consider TTP as a terrorist organization, but as something primarily outside the legitimate Islamic...
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A newsletter on geopolitics, history, and strategy through the lens of South Asia. I write about foreign policy, regional security, and the ideas and historical traditions—Indian and Islamic—that shape contemporary global politics.
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