The US in Afghanistan: is the ‘withdrawal debate’ a mass deception By Umair Jamal
Jun 18,19
America’s envoy for Afghanistan, Khalilzad, recently visited Pakistan after a long phase of hearings and meetings with President Trump’s team …
Read MoreInvading Iran will ruin America By S Mubashir Noor
Jun 18,19A string of attacks on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf over the last two months have raised temperatures in …
Read MoreSCO summit and diplomatic agendasm By Muhammad Omar Iftikhar
Jun 18,19The 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, also referred to as the Bishkek Summit, took place from June 13 to 14 …
Read MorePak diplomacy pays dividend By Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Jun 18,19Since the advent of Narendra Modi as Indian Prime Minister in 2014, the Indian animosity against Pakistan has been bewilderingly …
Read MoreIssues in World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report and Pakistan’s growth outlook By OMER JAVED
Jun 17,19The World Bank came out with its June 2019 Global Economic Prospects (GEP): Heightened Tensions, Subdued Investment report, where the …
Read MoreThe economy can be fixed By Jawad Kamal
Jun 17,19There is no denying the impression that economy plays a consequential role in the progress of any country. It is …
Read MorePak-US relations | Editorial
Jun 17,19For Prime Minister Imran Khan the only issue is that of sending all opposition leaders to jail. After handing over …
Read MorePakistan’s resurgence and renaissance By Muhammad Ali Ehsan
Jun 17,19Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC), the famous Greek philosopher, is acknowledged as the greatest intellectual figure of the Western history. His …
Read MoreSabotage diplomacy | Editoral
Jun 17,19Tensions in the Middle East continue to rise with Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruling out talks with US …
Read MoreSCO summit summary | Editorial
Jun 17,19Following 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
Jun 17,19Sustained progress on reconciliation and counterterrorism: that’s what the US expects of Pakistan, according to Mike Pompeo and Alice Wells. …
Read MoreFaltering economy | Editorial
Jun 17,19MUCH 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 –
Jun 17,19Peace 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
Jun 17,19Afghanistan 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
Jun 14,19T 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
Jun 14,19Globalization 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
Jun 14,19For 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
Jun 14,19Sometime in the last two years, American hegemony died. The age of U.S. dominance was a brief, heady era, about …
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