Rising China and the Indian Quest for Power By S M Hali
There is no denying the fact that India perceives China as its arch rival when it comes to gaining supremacy …
Read MoreSouth Asian Strategic Stability and Indian Bomb By Ahyousha Khan
IN the history of proliferation, month of May is of great significance for the South Asian region as in this …
Read MoreTearing up Iran deal: Impact on Pakistan By F Z Khan
AS the world community has come down hard on Donald Trump’s announcement of likely pulling out from the Iranian nuclear …
Read MoreSyria: New Cold War Turning Hot By Tariq Niaz Bhatti
THE 2003 US invasion of Iraq shattered the delicate sectarian balance in the valley of two rivers. US sponsored Iraq …
Read MoreDeciphering Kim Jong Un's Motives By Michael Green
On Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un abruptly canceled a forthcoming summit with South Korea and threatened to pull …
Read MoreEconomic Vulnerabilities | Editorial
Debt time bomb Whatever the outgoing government has achieved on the economic front, or otherwise, it has done so on …
Read MoreTwenty Years of S Asian Nuclearisation By Moonis Ahmar
In May 1998, India and Pakistan tested their nuclear devices which plunged South Asia into a relentless nuclear arms race. …
Read MoreTwists, Turns of Pak-America Relations By Salahuddin Haider
TWISTS and turns have been the principal characteristics of ties between Islamabad and Washington, which in earlier days of our …
Read MorePower Breakdown Yet Again | Editorial
THE latest near-countrywide power breakdown happened at exactly the same place where multiple such events have already occurred over the …
Read MoreFighting Inequality In Asia And The Pacific – OpEd By Shamshad Akhtar
Inequality is increasing in Asia and the Pacific. Our region’s remarkable economic success story belies a widening gap between rich …
Read MoreWith Friends Like Trump, Who Needs Enemies: EU Chief
SOFIA – The European Union’s top official launched a stinging attack Wednesday on President Donald Trump, slamming his “capricious assertiveness” …
Read MoreChina’s Role in a Changing SCO By Muhammad Asif Noor
The forthcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is scheduled to be held in June in China’s province Qingdao. …
Read MoreClimate Change: A Serious Threat to Pakistan By Baba Faiz
Climate change is one of the biggest problems the whole world is collectively facing. Not only small and developing countries …
Read MoreConsolidating Higher Education By Muhammad Murtaza Noor
The recent annual report released by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan described the state of higher education in Pakistan in …
Read MoreModi-Xi Wuhan Summit: A Critical Analysis of Competition and Co-operation By Asma Khalid
Peoples Republic of China and India are known as the two most populated states of the globe. Both nations have …
Read MoreThe Worsening Water Crisis | Editorial
THE almost drought-like situation in many parts of the country at the start of the Kharif sowing season is cause …
Read MorePak-Afghan Plan | Editorial
SEEMINGLY against the odds, the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity has moved from a conceptual framework for bilateral …
Read MoreEU Launches Economic Plan in bid to Salvage Iran Nuclear Deal
The European Union on Tuesday launched work on a nine-point economic plan to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive after …
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