New Covid Curbs | Editorial
Covid-19 is running riot in neighbouring India – which marked a harrowing milestone of 314,835 cases of the lethal infection …
Read MoreRussia-West Tension | Editorial
AT the height of the Cold War, both sides indulged in a regular exchange of rhetoric, characterising each other in …
Read MoreRussia’s Weak Strongman By Timothy Frye
For 21 years, Vladimir Putin has reigned supreme over Russian politics. A skillful manipulator of public opinion, he wields the …
Read MoreGlobalization’s Coming Golden Age By Harold James
The thought that trade and globalization might make a comeback in the 2020s, picking up renewed vigor after the pandemic, …
Read MoreClimate Action Now By Antonio Guterres
In this pivotal year for humanity, now is the time for bold climate action. The science is irrefutable and globally …
Read MoreGrowing Upbeat in Pak-German Ties By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
THE political, economic and cultural relations between Germany and Pakistan are longstanding, robust and reliable. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas …
Read MoreNorth Korea Is More Isolated Than Ever Before By Thomas Byrne
North Korea’s decision to submit a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine order to the GAVI, the vaccine alliance, a United Nations-affiliated entity that …
Read MoreWill US Troops Leave Afghanistan as Announced? By Kamran Yousaf
The Biden administration’s policy on Afghanistan is finally out. In a recent televised address, President Joe Biden said the US …
Read MoreSaudi-Iran Talks | Editorial
EVER since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, ties between Tehran and Riyadh have been increasingly strained, affecting sectarian relations …
Read MoreLessons From Vietnam on Leaving Afghanistan
The prospect of an end to the conflict in Afghanistan has led many U.S. foreign policy experts to ponder the …
Read MoreUS-China Contest For Influence in Asia By Asfan Tariq
The first high level in-person meeting amid US-Chinese officials under the new Biden administration had augmented tensions between the world’s …
Read MoreWhat a U.S. Withdrawal Means for Afghanistan By Carter Malkasian
In September of last year, peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government finally opened in Doha, only to …
Read MorePakistan Russia Relations By Tariq Aqil
THE end of WW-II in August 1945 ushered in the era of the cold war. The entire world community was …
Read MoreDebunking China-Iran Comprehensive Agreement By Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai
Recently, China and Iran formally signed a 25-Year comprehensive cooperation agreement to boost their partnership. The agreement holds great significance …
Read MoreRussia-Pakistan Relations Embracing the Bear By Inam Ul Haque
“Let’s bury the past,” were the words of my counterpart in Moscow at the Ministry of Defence, where I was …
Read MoreChina’s Road to Poverty Alleviation By Azhar Azam
The economic development of China has been construed as miraculous by many experts, state heads and international financial institutions including …
Read MoreAfghanistan Exit | Editorial
THE Biden administration has now given a more definite timeline where the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan is concerned. …
Read MoreFM Visits Germany | Editorial
Pakistan will gain significant benefits from Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s official two-day visit to Berlin. FM Shah’s visit …
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