CPEC: Beyond Infrastructure By Hasaan Khawar
Recently, I came across a very interesting research undertaken by a private sector firm that ranked the 67 Belt and …
Read MoreBlack money, taxes and amnesties | Dr Ikramul Haq
Efforts to tackle the twin menaces of black money and tax evasion have always failed in Pakistan. Numerous amnesty schemes …
Read MoreTechnology and capitalism | Lal Khan
There has been much propaganda that new technological ‘revolutions’ are laying the basis of capitalism’s eternal existence, and hence Marx’s …
Read MoreLiving under a quasi-democratic system | Editorial
The country has seen two elected administrations completing their tenure. A caretaker set up is currently preparing to hold the …
Read MoreChina Takes The Initiative | Editorial
It is becoming ever clearer that the relationship between Pakistan and China stretches far beyond the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) …
Read MoreIndian atrocities in Kashmir | Editorial
The Indian atrocities committed in the wake of Burhan Wani’s killing were widely reported in international media. It is however …
Read MoreKeeping Pakistan out of the Nuclear Game By Beenish Altaf
There are nine nuclear weapon states. Four of these have not signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). These include Pakistan, Israel, …
Read MoreBeyond Kalabagh dam | Editorial
IT is a new era but our concepts are old. At its core, the problem is how Pakistan’s policy elite …
Read MoreUS-North Korea Summit By Shahid M Amin
FEW summit-level meetings in recent times have generated as much world interest as the one between US President Donald Trump …
Read MoreSino-US Trade War | Editorial
TRADE war between the two biggest economies of the world — the US and China — has already started showing …
Read MoreGive Afghan Peace A Chance | Editorial
The people of Afghanistan are fed up. They want peace. Not war. And they caught a tiny glimpse of what …
Read MoreDonald Trump Upends The Global Order By Shahid Javed Burki
The 2018 annual meeting of the Group of 7 was held in Canada at a resort near Quebec City. The …
Read MoreChina Offers Trilateral Talks For Indo-Pak Peace By Mian Abrar
Xi tells Modi Pakistan is ‘ready to resume talks’ with India ISLAMABAD: China has conveyed India a message of peace …
Read MoreReasons For Foreign Policy Failures By Mohammad Jamil
THEORETICALLY, foreign policy goal of any country is to have cordial relations with all countries of the world, focusing on …
Read MoreKim Jong Un Crossed The Rubicon: The Future Of North Korea – OpEd By Max S. Kim
North Korean leader Kim finally walked out to the Western world and met with US President Trump. This historic engagement …
Read MoreGrowing Turkish Influence In Syria – OpEd By Iqra Mobeen Akram*
While the role of the US, Russia, KSA, and Iran are vastly discussed when it comes to the convoluted dynamics …
Read MoreEuropean Interests And The Iranian Nuclear Deal – OpEd By Riaz Khokhar
By the calculus of madman theory of diplomacy, Donald Trump thinks he can use the tactics of diplomatic compellence to …
Read MoreA Trump Foreign Policy By : Dimitri K. Simes
AFTER A YEAR and a half in office, Donald Trump’s foreign policy appears poised for success, though some major challenges …
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