India 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 …
Read MorePakistan Foreign Policy 101 By Ashraf Jehangir Qazi
FOREIGN policy is the external aspect of national policy. It covers the whole gamut of global, regional and neighbourhood developments, …
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Kashmir’s Struggle For freedom By Sajjad Haider
The 1948 United Nation’s Resolution clearly states that accession of Jammu and Kashmir will be decided through plebiscite; however, India …
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WEF In Davos And Oxfam Issues Report: Is It Time To Tax The Super-Rich? – OpEd By Dr. Arshad M. Khan
The World Economic Forum met this week (January 22-25) for its 48th annual meeting since its inception. It costs $60,000 …
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Some Steps Forward | Editorial
After four days of talks between the US and the Afghan Taliban, there is finally some reason for cautious optimism. …
Read MoreU.S. Foreign Policy in Free Fall By Jeffrey Stacey
The U.S. Defense Department has officially confirmed that the U.S. military withdrawal from Syria is under way. However, in actuality …
Read MoreRussia Pakistan Economic Corridor By Dr Farid A Malik
Finally, the talks have started about the Russia Pakistan Economic Corridor (RPEC) together with Saudi Pakistan Economic Corridor (SPEC). Perhaps …
Read MoreWater is the Issue! By Dr Moonis Ahmar
There is no other country in South Asia than Pakistan which is facing three-pronged threat because of a serious water …
Read MoreEconomic Reform or Tinkering By Dr Pervez Tahir
The measures announced by Finance Minister Asad Umar in the National Assembly on Wednesday are a welcome set of incentives …
Read MoreHow Imran Khan is Reforming Pakistan’s Place in the World By Shahzaib Khan
“We’re gonna have a more transactional relationship…I’ll leave it up to the experts to decide if we should escalate military …
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