First line of defence By Maleeha Lodhi
IF foreign policy is the country’s first line of defence it is disconcerting how successive governments have left the foreign …
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Neighbourly cooperation By Muhammad Amir Rana
PAKISTAN is an active member of the UN, with a track record of supporting the peaceful resolution of conflicts worldwide. …
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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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A Nation Caught Between Superpowers By Dr Hasnain Javed
Pakistan’s economic trajectory is increasingly shaped by its complex foreign policy, particularly its relationships with the United States and China. …
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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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Frozen relations By Maleeha Lodhi
TWO recent developments have reinforced the fraught relationship between Pakistan and India, which makes the prospect bleak for any thaw …
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Warring cyclops By F.S. Aijazuddin
THE West and Russia are two cyclops who have never been able to see eye to eye. Over centuries, they …
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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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Gamechangers are Here! By Heinous Hijacking
We are living in interesting times. Until January 20, 2025, one could not think that the Cold War rivals would …
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Wakhan Corridor can act as a shield against terrorism By Durdana Najam
Pakistan’s relationship with Afghanistan has been marked by shared histories, cultural ties and decades of geopolitical upheaval. Despite these commonalities, …
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Making Britain great again? By Syed Mohammad Ali
The international development sector is in a state of shock. After the new American administration’s decision to freeze all development …
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The CPD forum By Luay Shabaneh
PAKISTAN is a member of the 58th UN Commission on Population and DevelopÂment (CPD) session to be held next month. …
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History’s echoes By F.S Aijazuddin
TWO fateful decisions authored by the British government — the Balfour DeclaÂraÂtion of 1917 and the Radcliffe Award of 1947 …
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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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Gambling with World War III By Jawed Naqvi
TOO many opposite and unyielding opinions are ranged on the subject, which requires an explanatory note before coming to the …
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Rise of far right By Rafia Zakaria
EUROPE has been marching rightward for some time, with voters in France, Portugal, Belgium, and Austria following this trend. Germany’s …
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India’s Strategic Gamble By Agha Zuhaib Khan
India’s Strategic Gamble: Weighing the Costs of Its US Partnership By Agha Zuhaib Khan India’s Strategic Gamble By Agha Zuhaib …
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