SCO summit summary | Editorial
Following the OIC meeting earlier this month, Prime Minister Imran Khan met key regional leaders at the SCO this past …
Read MoreUS goal of engagement | Editorial
Sustained progress on reconciliation and counterterrorism: that’s what the US expects of Pakistan, according to Mike Pompeo and Alice Wells. …
Read MoreFaltering economy | Editorial
MUCH of it was already known, but it bears repeating from an official platform like the latest Economic Survey of …
Read MoreThe Talks Scenario – Afghanistan Peace Process By Brig (Retd) Ishaq Ahmed –
Peace in Afghanistan – A dream that is not getting to reality, despite efforts (not concerted and fruitful) of so …
Read MorePakistan suffers heavily in US-Afghan war By Dr. Zafar Jaspal
Afghanistan situation is complex and violent. The peace talks between the United States and Taliban are encountering challenges. The Ghani …
Read MoreThe Global Economy’s Next Winners By Susan Lund, James Manyika, and Michael Spence
T he countries that once led the world toward economic openness are retreating into protectionism. Over the past two and …
Read MoreGlobalization’s Wrong Turn | And How It Hurt America By Dani Rodrik
Globalization is in trouble. A populist backlash, personified by U.S. President Donald Trump, is in full swing. A simmering trade …
Read MoreDemocracy Demotion| How the Freedom Agenda Fell Apart By Larry Diamond
For three decades beginning in the mid-1970s, the world experienced a remarkable expansion of democracy—the so-called third wave—with authoritarian regimes …
Read MoreThe Self-Destruction of American Power By Fareed Zakaria
Sometime in the last two years, American hegemony died. The age of U.S. dominance was a brief, heady era, about …
Read MoreThe evolving relationship between Pakistan and Iran By Muhammad Asif Noor
As the countries of the Muslim world are about to have largest gathering of their unique forum of Organization of …
Read MoreMecca Summits: Triumph of vision and political insight By Omar Farooqui
From the Treaty of Hudaibiya to the recent Mecca Summit, it is the message that has triumphed for centuries. Call …
Read MoreIndian elections and Pakistani worries By Shahid Javed Burk
Even well-established electoral systems do not ensure continuity. This happened in the Indian general elections of 2014 when Chief Minister …
Read MoreCPEC allows Pakistan to solve its aching national problems, but it must act quick By Momin Sheikh
The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the topic of national discourse every few days, however, it misses out on …
Read MoreIs the peace initiative slipping out of the US grip? | Editorial
Much time has elapsed since the commencement of negotiations between the USA and the Taliban. Their respective positions have also …
Read MoreNuclear success amid overall failure By Kamran Yousaf
On May 28, Pakistan observed the 21st anniversary of nuclear tests. This year the debate was who deserved the credit …
Read MoreOIC politicking | Editorial
UNITY in the Muslim world has been a distant dream, with sectarian, nationalist and other factors often cropping up to …
Read MoreModi & Kashmir | Editorial
WITH Narendra Modi back in the prime ministerial saddle, legitimate questions have arisen about how the Indian leadership is likely …
Read MoreRising Tensions | Editorial
The ongoing year began with rising diplomatic friction between Washington and Tehran. Having pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal …
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