Netanyahu demands ‘up to $45 bn’ in US military aid to deter Iran, Gulf States
Israel is hoping to receive $4.2-$4.5 billion a year in military aid from the United States for ten years, to …
Read MoreUS in Afghanistan
A PLACARD denouncing the US is hardly a novelty in most parts. But when it is hoisted aloft at a …
Read MoreGlobal Response to Intolerance in India | Dr Muhammad Khan
The rapidly growing intolerance in Indian state and society is not only a concern for the Indian intellectuals and liberal …
Read MoreLaw & Order Strategy And Economic Effects | Dr Muhammad Khan
NATIONAL Action Plan by the government of Pakistan is a best initiative to maintain law and order situation in the …
Read MoreUS Special Forces in combat: Is it really nothing new for Iraq and Syria? By Peter Van Buren
The White House claims committing special forces to fight in Iraq and Syria is nothing new, merely an ‘intensification’ of …
Read MorePak-Afghan Drift
Different aims Ever since Afghanistan and Pakistan parted company they have continued to drift apart. This is making the task …
Read MoreWar is decided on the battlefield. Why peace is decided in Berlin
John Herbst, a former U.S. diplomat, wasn’t trying to flatter his German hosts when he took a dig at Washington …
Read MoreWhy the West should worry about Turkey By Peter Marino
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appears to have beaten down his opponents and returned his Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AK …
Read MoreA Foreign Policy Failure?
It is undeniable that Pakistan’s inability to get re-elected to the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHCR) is a disappointing …
Read MoreGlobal Trade & Geo-Politics | Amna Ejaz Rafi
The former Director General of the WTO, Pascal Lamy, suggested to an audience in Melbourne in November 2012 that the …
Read MoreOur Nuclear Paradigm | Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Pakistan’s nuclear programme has all along been an eye sore for US and the Western countries. To begin …
Read MoreEconomic Prospects of CPEC | Sulman Ahmed
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is becoming an economic prospect not many nations of the world can ignore much longer. …
Read MoreThe Not-So-Great Game in Syria And How to End It By Andrew J. Tabler
In the last few weeks, Russia has returned to the Middle East through a direct military intervention in Syria. In …
Read MoreRegional & National Security Concerns | Ali Ashraf Khan
WHILE one can always find faults with our politicians and complaints about their failing in leading the nation, we should …
Read MoreA Syrian Awakening: How Washington Can Use the Russian Intervention to Force a Ceasefire
The Russian intervention in Syria has left U.S. policymakers in a quandary. The official line is that Russia’s move doesn’t fundamentally …
Read MoreThe Abandonment of Science by the Muslim World| Rafia Zakaria
The past achievements of prominent Muslims, particularly Muslim scientists, play an important role in the lives of living ones. In …
Read MoreIndia Nuke Plan Largest in Developing Nations
Washington—Stating that India has “one of the largest nuclear power programmes” among developing nations, a US-based think tank said by …
Read MoreThe Pak-US Roller Coaster | Mohsin Raza Malik
PM Nawaz Sharif has recently concluded his four-day official visit to the United States at the invitation of President Obama. …
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