Articles by Ahmer Bilal Soofi
IN this article, I argue that India’s decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance fails on two independent grounds. First, ‘abeyance’ is a status unknown to the treaty and to the law of...
INDIA is fast-tracking at least four major hydro projects on the upper stretches of the Chenab, including Pakal Dul, Kiru, Kwar, Ratle and the massive Sawalkote project. Tenders have been issued. Seve...
IF Pakistan undertakes air strikes inside Afghanistan to decrease, degrade and destroy the capability of terrorist groups who carry out attacks on its soil, does it justify India’s stance of conduct...
IT was 2016. We at RSIL routinely studied all major disputes and issues between India and Pakistan — Kashmir, Sir Creek, Siachen, the Indus Waters Treaty, Samjhauta Express, Babri Masjid, Junagarh, ...
WHEN you damage or destroy someone’s property, as per the law of torts, you must compensate or repair the loss. When fumes from your factory harm someone’s crop, the failure to prevent the damage ...
WITH the ceasefire still holding and further talks a distinct possibility, we can now reflect on the reasons why Iran was attacked and who wanted it to be attacked. It appears that a handful of people...
THE withdrawal of the US from 66 international organisations has not been noticed enough given the focus on President Donald Trump forcibly arresting the Venezuelan president, claiming to govern his c...
WHILE Indian External Minister S. Jaishankar shook hands with Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq in Dacca, the government in New Delhi announced it was advancing the timelines of hydrop...
DURING a conversation some years ago, a Supreme Court judge observed that as a sovereign independent state with an independent judiciary, we should not care about international pressures or obli...
