PML-N’s Privatisation Agenda
One hears contrasting views whenever one pontificates over the policies and performance of the PML-N government. There is one view …
Read MoreWill South Korea Rethink Its Nuke Policy? | Gordon G. Chang
On Monday, a “US official” speaking anonymously to Reuters, said the Pentagon was not thinking of reintroducing nuclear weapons to …
Read MoreThe Chinese Plans to Nuke America | Lyle J. Goldstein
When one reads enough Chinese naval literature, diagrams of multi-axial cruise missile saturation attacks against aircraft carrier groups may begin …
Read MoreAmerica: A Superpower in Search of a Grand Strategy | Harry J. Kazianis
While we might not want to admit it, father time will catch up with us all. But know this: good …
Read MoreHas Democracy Failed in Pakistan? Not Quite | Aamir Butt
‘Oh democracy has failed in Pakistan and military rule has been better”, is a common thought prevalent among Pakistanis. The …
Read MoreDefusing Saudi-Iran Tension | Dr Muhammad Khan
It is a very welcoming decision of Pakistan that, Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Army Chief; General Raheel …
Read MoreTurbulent India-Pak Relations | Arif Nizami
Thankfully the proposed “Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue” process has been salvaged from the debris of the brazen terrorist attack on the …
Read MoreWhat has the IMF Programme Achieved? | Khurram Husain
IN a recent conference call with journalists, the Fund’s mission chief for Pakistan was asked what the ongoing programme has …
Read MorePakistan and the Saudi Coalition | Nasim Zehra
Pakistan’s foreign policy managers, including the prime minister, the advisor on foreign policy, the foreign secretary and indeed the spokesperson, …
Read MoreIdeology is Dead? | Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
THE 20th century gets a lot of bad press, and rightly so. In its first half inter-imperialist rivalries culminated in …
Read MoreForeign Policy Trials | I.A. Rehman
AS if the task of saving the Nawaz-Modi initiative from being derailed was not challenging enough, Saudi Arabia’s aggressive drive …
Read MoreLooking Beyond Dialogue | Mohsin Raza Malik
Pakistan and India formally announced to initiate the ‘Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue’ during Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj’s visit to Pakistan …
Read MoreObama’s Success in Foreign Policy | Jonathan Power
In the volatile Middle East the US has a limited ability to influence events when rich Saudi Arabia, the Emirates …
Read MorePak-Russia Relations: Certain Realities | Dr Qaisar Rashid
Immediately after 1991, Russia started extending the hand of friendship to Pakistan to which Pakistan remained sceptical. In the meantime, …
Read MorePakistan and the Saudi Coalition | Nasim Zehra
Pakistan’s foreign policy managers, including the prime minister, the advisor on foreign policy, the foreign secretary and indeed the spokesperson, …
Read MoreDeveloping Rural Pakistan | Dr Habib Gul
RURAL development is the uprising the living standard of the farmers, miners and the poor and all those living in …
Read MoreTerrorism & Indo-Pak Relations | Shahid M Amin
Barely a week after Pakistan and India agreed to make a fresh start in their troubled bilateral relationship, terrorists struck …
Read MorePakistan’s Balancing Act | Najma Minhas
The past week has seen both the Saudi Arabian foreign minister and defense ministers visiting Pakistan. As the second largest …
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