The folly of slashing aid to bolster security By Syed Mohammad Ali
The withering of American aid due to the dismantling of USAID by the Trump administration has understandably become the subject …
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Implications of a global disorder By Talat Masood
The world at present is an anarchic condition, primarily driven by President Trump’s deliberate policies of shaking up well-established global …
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A new great game in Afghanistan? By Dr Moonis Ahmar
In the old and new Great Game, Afghanistan has held a central position. Peter Hopkirk, in his pathbreaking book The …
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China and the Muslim world By Syed Mohammad Ali
China’s military and economic rise has made it the most prominent challenger to America’s global dominance. Amidst this intensifying Sino-American …
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Political decorum in decline By Saira Samo
The steady decline in political discourse on our television screens has become a painful spectacle. Politicians from both the ruling …
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The leak By Imran Jan
If you open the pages of The New York Times and The Washington Post, it would seem that the American …
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Adjusting to a changing world By Talat Masood
Currently, the world is facing a serious moral crisis, and universal values carry hardly any weightage. Leaders of several countries …
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Middle East edging towards persistent crises By Shahid Javed Burki
Recent events in the Middle East may mean that the region, after years of conflict, could be heading towards a …
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World Water Day: a wake-up call for Pakistan By Dr Ali M Mir
Pakistan stands on the brink of a water crisis, endangering its development, the well-being of its people, and its future …
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To build or not to build the ‘peace pipeline’ By Syed Mohammad Ali
Despite dwindling local gas reserves, and the soaring domestic demand for gas, Pakistan has not yet been able to operationalise …
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Womanhood: a unique trait bestowed by nature By Dr Samreen Bari Aamir
Womanhood cannot be defined solely by achievements such as earning, exerting power over others, pursuing education, attaining high positions, achieving …
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Message in a bottle By Muhammad Hamid Zaman
In the last two decades, plastic water bottles have been a constant presence in every meeting I have attended. Whether …
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Seismic shift in US foreign policy By Dr Moonis Ahmar
In a recent episode of Fareed Zakaria GPS on CNN, the renowned analyst quoted the defence minister of Singapore as …
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The critical national priorities By Talat Masood
What are and what should be the priorities of Pakistan’s leadership is the central question that needs to be given …
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Trump’s likely policy for Pakistan By Swaleh Bugti
America’s foreign policy and its relationship with Pakistan in South Asia are important themes in world politics. Since the two …
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Governing Gaza: need for consensus among Arabs By Dr Moonis Ahmar
In an informal meeting held in Riyadh on February 21 under the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, …
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Indo-Pak logjam — for how long? By Imtiaz Gul
Pettiness is the overwhelming theme of Indo-Pakistan relations today, where blind self-righteousness pushes the Indian leadership to new depths. In …
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Are We Global Laggards? By Shahzad Chaudhry
In international standings in different areas of governance, justice, corruption and human development where surveys are common in today’s digitised …
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