Indian Envoy’s Remarks | Editorial
In an informal interaction to mark India’s 70th Republic Day, Ajay Bisaria – the Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan – …
Read MoreCompetitive Coexistence: An American Concept for Managing U.S.-China Relations By Andrew S. Erickson
In recent years, sentiment has been growing in Washington that China increasingly challenges U.S. interests, to a degree that is …
Read MoreTime to Reform the NPT By Beenish Altaf
International politics has never been the same since the advent of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons changed the entire perspective of …
Read MoreUS-Taliban Peace Deal: Beyond Déjà Vu? By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
AFTER a series of grave deliberations, the Trump Administration has directed U.S. diplomats to reach out to Taliban leadership. The …
Read MoreCircular Debt | Editorial
WITH the approval of a plan to float Rs200bn worth of Sukuk bonds to partially settle some claims of the …
Read MoreFailing bilateral Ties | Editorial
Bangladesh has refused to accept the credentials of Saqlain Syedah as Pakistan’s new high commissioner in Dhaka, causing further damage …
Read MoreWater Economics | Editorial
PAKISTAN is getting very poor economic returns from its large water resources, and when we add in the costs of …
Read MoreEducation For Growth By Hassan Daud
Socio-economic development and poverty alleviation are the key focus areas for our government. In the same spirit, the CPEC base …
Read MoreThe Upcoming NFC Meeting | Editorial
The federal government is intending to hold negotiations with the provinces soon for chalking out a new mechanism for division …
Read MoreIndia and Pakistan Need to Engage By Talat Masood
Ever since PM Imran Khan has assumed office he has made several statements and sincere overtures to normalise relations with …
Read MoreIndia Stands Isolated in the Region and the Afghan Peace Talks By Col (R) Muhammad Hanif
It is good to hear that the Afghan peace talks between the US and the Taliban, facilitated by Pakistan are …
Read MorePakistan makes slight improvement in Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 By Amin Ahmed
Pakistan has made a slight improvement in the ‘Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2018’ released by the Transparency International on Tuesday, …
Read MoreTowards a Comprehensive Saudi-Pakistan Partnership By Mohammed Al-Sulami
An understanding of political realities and historical analysis clearly confirms that the approach adopted in Saudi-Pakistan bilateral relations has always …
Read MoreThe 18th Amendment and Article 140 of the Constitution By Syed Zeeshan Haider
Getting the government to act according to the constitution is the responsibility of our judicial system For a while now, …
Read MorePeace Breakthrough in Afghanistan By Shahid M Amin
BOTH US spokesmen and Taliban representatives have said in the last few days that there has been progress on a …
Read MoreCPEC and Opportunities For India By Shakeel Ahmad Ramay
India has been skeptical of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) from its very inception. It recognizes CPEC as a …
Read MoreAge of Geo-Economics By M Ziauddin
The globalization process has turned the world into an increasingly interdependent entity. No nation state or a country can now …
Read MoreWhy Pakistan, India Need Backchannel Diplomacy By Kamran Yousaf
India continues to spurn peace overtures by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government. Last week, Islamabad shared a draft agreement with …
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