How 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 More
Trump 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 More
A 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 More
A 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 More
America 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 More
Will 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 …Read More
Is an Afghan peace deal finally within reach By Tanzeela Aslam
Undoubtedly, this moment has not come without a cost. Thousands of Afghans (and their international colleagues) sacrificed their lives and …Read More
Corporate tax evasion in Pakistan By Abid Rehman / Sundas Amin
Pakistan can generate handsome tax revenues from the corporate sector. But unfortunately, corporations do not pay taxes according to their …Read More
Security calculations for durable Afghan peace By Dr Sadia Sulaiman
While the US is struggling hard to carve out a political solution to end the protracted conflict in Afghanistan, the …Read More
China Not Impervious To Global Geopolitical Pressures – Analysis By Dr Subhash Kapila
Geopolitically significant was China’s switch to lift its veto in United Nations blocking designation of Pak Terror Chief Masood Azhar …Read More
Trump’s axe now falling on Palestine By Rustam Shah Mohmand
The United States would announce new proposals or a blueprint next month for resolving the long-standing dispute over Palestinian statehood. …Read More
Two legs of economic management By Khurram Husain
SO the circle is complete. As of this week, we have the two favourite ingredients that have defined our economic …Read More
Libya crisis: Role of regional players By Syeda Dhanak Hashmi
Libya remains in a chaotic state after the fall of Muammar Gadhafi. The United Nations-backed government struggles to exercise control …Read More
Gulf tensions | Editorial
TENSIONS between the US and Iran, particularly in the Gulf, are rising and the situation has sent alarm bells ringing …Read More
Hybridised South Asia By News desk
SOUTH Asia is more hybridised region, internal and external actors have their strategic interests, and their rivalry is never ending-Pakistan, …Read More
Gullu Butt, Saulat Mirza, Ayyan Ali and the constitutional jurisdiction of the judiciary By Farah Adeed
There is a widely held misconception across the globe in general, and in Pakistan in particular, that in modern sovereign …Read More
Alarming Iran-US tension By News desk
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has been stating Iran nuclear and missile program to vindicate his diplomatic actions against the country and …Read More
Handling Pakistan’s economic challenges By Col (R) Muhammad Hanif
The PTI government is confronted with many challenges, especially the handling of the inherited debt ridden economy. In this context, …Read More


