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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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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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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Iran-Saudi Arabia Rapprochement By Advocate Mujeeb-ur-Rahman
Iran-Saudi Arabia Rapprochement By Advocate Mujeeb-ur-Rahman The Iran and Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, usually referred to as a Middle Eastern …
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BRICS And Iran By Omar Shahkar
BRICS And Iran By Omar Shahkar Tectonic shifts are on the rise in international politics. Recently, Iran applied to join …
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Tehraan Summit | Editorial
Tehraan Summit | Editorial THE power of images in international politics can sometimes send much stronger messages than verbose statements …
Read MoreProposed Iran-China deal By Najmuddin A. Shaikh
AS the Trump administration moves further towards confrontation with China and as China makes it clear that even while wanting …
Read MoreIs the peace initiative slipping out of the US grip? | Editorial
Much time has elapsed since the commencement of negotiations between the USA and the Taliban. Their respective positions have also …
Read MoreRising Tensions | Editorial
The ongoing year began with rising diplomatic friction between Washington and Tehran. Having pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal …
Read MoreOIC Summit | Editorial
The Prime Minister will leave for Makkah, heading a delegation to the special OIC Summit on Friday. The summit will …
Read MoreA War With Iran Would Further Destabilize the Region | By Shams uz Zaman
Just months before the neo-cons in the U.S. administration were preparing the grounds for invading Iraq, Secretary General of Arab …
Read MoreUS-Iran tensions | Editorial
Foul play has revived tensions between the US and Iran. Earlier in the month, a shipment of oil was intentionally …
Read MoreAvoiding Another Iraq in Iran | By Will Walldorf, Andrew Yeo
National Security Advisor John Bolton is trying to push the United States into a regime change war in Iran. In …
Read MoreChances of war between the US and Iran | By Muhammad Jamil
DESPITE the fact that Washington sent a heavily armed carrier strike group USS Abraham Lincoln to the Persian Gulf, and …
Read MoreWar’s unanswered questions | By Robert C. Koehler
“Over these last few years, given the wars it has waged and the international treaties it has arbitrarily reneged on, …
Read MoreIndia and Chabahar | Editorial
India has this week officially taken over control of operations at the Iranian port of Shaheed Behesti in Chabahar. And …
Read MoreWill Iran Cope With Trump’s Sanctions? By Muhammad Usman Ghani
On May 5, 2018, the United States’ president Donald Trump unilaterally torpedoed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which …
Read MoreIran, Pakistan to Kick Off Discussions on Stalled Gas Pipeline Project
Pakistan’s minister for petroleum Ghulam Sarwar Khan has reportedly written to his Iranian counterpart seeking resumption of talks on the …
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