No Country for Strongmen By Ruchir Sharma
Like most national elections in India, the one coming this spring will be decided in the mofussil. Originally a colonial …
Read MoreCPEC to cure trade deficit: Khusro / Editorial
ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reform Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar stated that the issues of trade deficit, poor …
Read MoreUnderstanding Trump’s Trade War By Douglas Irwin Foreign Policy
2019 could be a defining moment for U.S. trade policy. Two years into Donald Trump’s presidency, it should finally become …
Read MoreJapan – a case study of war and peace By Iftikhar Ahmad
Returned to Tokyo (on Monday, March 25, 2019) after a five days trip to Kyoto and Nora, the ancient capital …
Read MoreNuclear prospects of South Asia By Dr Rajkumar Singh
In the last decade and thereafter Pakistan’s nuclear programme has received a further boost since Jul y 2005 when the …
Read MoreThe Democrats are Now Looking Elsewhere for Trump's Undoing By W. James Antle III
Less than two weeks after cries of “no collusion” rang out across the country, those who believe there is more …
Read MorePeace with Afghanistan/ Editorial
Pakistan is considered a key factor in establishing peace in Afghanistan, which has been the setting of the War on …
Read MoreAre Russia and China Really Forming an Alliance By Leon Aron
In March of 1969, Chinese troops ambushed and killed a Soviet border patrol on an island near the Chinese-Russian border. …
Read MoreA strategy more deadly than nuclear bombs By JAMEEL FAROOQUI
Gone are those days when wars were fought through horses, arrows, swords, javelins, cannons or gun. It’s the 21st century, …
Read MoreThe Global Language of Hatred Is French By Marc Weitzmann
Since the terror attack that killed 49 Muslims and wounded dozens at Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15, French authorities …
Read MoreIndia’s ‘Terrible’ Space ‘Feat’ | Editorial
What was bragged as a proud moment for India last week by its Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has turned out …
Read MorePak-Saudi Cultural Ties | Editorial
PAK-Saudi relations assumed a new dimension on cultural front as a result of wide-ranging and in-depth talks of Minister for …
Read MoreTrade Outlook 2019: Mostly Cloudy – Analysis By Evan Rogerson
Prospects for global trade in 2019 are overshadowed by policy uncertainty and the weakening of the system of multilateral rules. …
Read MoreA Test For The UN | Editorial
Syria is knocking at the door of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Its complaint is against Donald Trump’s recognition …
Read MoreReimagining DPRK Summit Diplomacy: Can ASEAN Play A Bigger Role? – Analysis By Shawn Ho and Sarah Teo
The lack of agreement at the 2nd DPRK-US Summit in Hanoi highlights the necessity of an alternative approach; particularly one …
Read MorePak, EU Getting Closer | Editorial
AS a result of active diplomacy of our Foreign Office led by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan is close …
Read MoreClimate Change — Security Concerns For South Asia By Zukhruf Amin
Climate change is a reality. It is a terrible problem which poses great risk to the existence of humanity itself. …
Read MoreThe Sino-US Trade War By Prof Anis H Bajrektarević
Who has the upper hand? The main task of any liberal state is to enable and maintain the wealth of …
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