Pak-India dialogue – the prospects By Khalid Saleem
Pakistan’s invitation to the re-elected Indian Prime Minister Modi to resume the bilateral dialogue is neither here nor there. Look …Read More
The US in Afghanistan: is the ‘withdrawal debate’ a mass deception By Umair Jamal
America’s envoy for Afghanistan, Khalilzad, recently visited Pakistan after a long phase of hearings and meetings with President Trump’s team …Read More
Invading Iran will ruin America By S Mubashir Noor
A string of attacks on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf over the last two months have raised temperatures in …Read More
SCO summit and diplomatic agendasm By Muhammad Omar Iftikhar
The 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, also referred to as the Bishkek Summit, took place from June 13 to 14 …Read More
Pak diplomacy pays dividend By Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Since the advent of Narendra Modi as Indian Prime Minister in 2014, the Indian animosity against Pakistan has been bewilderingly …Read More
Issues in World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report and Pakistan’s growth outlook By OMER JAVED
The World Bank came out with its June 2019 Global Economic Prospects (GEP): Heightened Tensions, Subdued Investment report, where the …Read More
The economy can be fixed By Jawad Kamal
There is no denying the impression that economy plays a consequential role in the progress of any country. It is …Read More
Pak-US relations | Editorial
For Prime Minister Imran Khan the only issue is that of sending all opposition leaders to jail. After handing over …Read More
Pakistan’s resurgence and renaissance By Muhammad Ali Ehsan
Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC), the famous Greek philosopher, is acknowledged as the greatest intellectual figure of the Western history. His …Read More
Sabotage diplomacy | Editoral
Tensions in the Middle East continue to rise with Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruling out talks with US …Read More
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 More
US 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 More
Faltering economy | Editorial
MUCH of it was already known, but it bears repeating from an official platform like the latest Economic Survey of …Read More
The 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 More
Pakistan 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 More
The 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 More
Globalization’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 More
Democracy 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 More


