It’s RAW again | Editorial
Pakistan’s intelligence agencies have successfully busted another saboteur network operating in Gilgit-Baltistan with the financial and tactical support of the …
Read MoreIndian elections: Modi reloaded? | Editorial
The mainstream perception in India notwithstanding, there is little visible interest in Pakistan in following Indian elections. Despite the recent …
Read MoreWar’s unanswered questions | By Robert C. Koehler
“Over these last few years, given the wars it has waged and the international treaties it has arbitrarily reneged on, …
Read MoreReviving the backchannel | Editorial
Dialogue is the best way forward on conflicts and disputes. And in case of those involving nuclear-capable neighbours Pakistan and …
Read MoreU.S. Support Has Fueled, Not Moderated, the Yemen War By Doug Bandow
The Yemen war grinds on. The U.S.-backed “coalition” managed a rare success as the Houthis, who now control the Sanaa …
Read MoreA rocky road ahead | Editorial
That a meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and US President Donald Trump depends on the progress of US talks …
Read MoreChina-US trade end of all wars By Hafsa Mahtab
From “Cooperating rivals” to “Competing rivals”…the China-US relationship has varied, as China’s emergence as a superpower after the USA, challenges …
Read MoreIf Modi loses Indian elections By Dr Moonis Ahmar
“He knows that he will lose the elections and that is why his face has turned pale. Every day he …
Read MoreNo endgame in Afghanistan? By Kamran Yousaf
The United States and the Afghan Taliban recently held another round of talks in Qatar as part of efforts to …
Read MorePayPal Refusal | Editorial
AMERICAN online payment giant PayPal will not be coming to Pakistan, a Senate committee was told last week. Despite the …
Read MoreDeterrence, hybrid warfare and Pakistan By Dr Ahmed Saeed Minhas
Contemporary security situation in Pakistan’s neighbourhood point towards the employment of hybrid warfare under a nuclear overhang. It is a …
Read MoreDon’t blame the IMF By S. Akbar Zaidi
THERE is little disagreement that Pakistan’s economy is in a disastrous state. Even the prime minister and Pakistan’s last finance …
Read MoreHow to end Afghanistan war as longest conflict moves towards fragile peace By Alexander Gillespie
The longest-running war appears to be coming to an end. The Taliban has been running an armed rebellion in Afghanistan …
Read MoreTrump unveils ‘Warsaw Plan’ By General Mirza Aslam Beg
President Trump is building-up his strategic naval forces, in the Gulf Region, not to fight the ‘naval superiority battle’ of …
Read MoreA potential confrontation By Ayaz Ahmed
Last Sunday, the Trump administration threateningly said that it was deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and a …
Read MoreA Russian-Chinese Partnership Is a Threat to U.S. Interests By Andrea Kendall-Taylor and David Shullman
Russia and China are strengthening ties across virtually every dimension of their relationship. Yet Washington is divided over what these …
Read MoreAmerica Must Not Stumble into a Third Gulf War By John Dale Grover
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claims that Washington is not interested in war with Iran. However, America has ordered all …
Read MoreWill there be a détente with India after the elections By Jehangir Khattak
As India elects a new parliament in the world’s largest electoral exercise, its partners and rivals anxiously await results. Will …
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