Abdul Shakoor Shah
14 POSTS
The write is an English professor and a freelance columnist
Op-Ed
AJK Elections 2021- What does Kashmir demand?
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” M.L. King. If we judge ourselves on this quote, most...
India
Op-ed: External Threats to National Stability
Pakistan can be called an open region of interests for external factors involved in national instability. 9/11 reshaped the global dynamics and war on...
China
Op-ed: China can’t make up its mind about its policies on Kashmir
Kashmir with its 86000 square miles area, a population of 13 million people, located in the Himalayas, and the origin of several rivers is...
Global Village
Op-ed: the India-Israel nexus and its implications for Pakistan
The India-Israel nexus has never been a mystery, but at present, it is posing a serious threat to regional and national security. The Indian...
China
Op-ed: Can a new regional strategic bloc counter US influence in South Asia?
The US-China hostility has put South Asia's security, peace, and stability at stake. China-India confrontation backed by the US is endangering the regional balance...
India
Op-ed: The Future of Pakistan-US Transactional Relations
More than 70 years long Pakistan-US alliance in various fields is being reengineered by both the allies. The integral role of Pakistan against Soviet,...
Afghanistan
Will stabilising Afghanistan promise regional influence to both Russia and China?
As the great powers deepen their presence in South Asia, all eyes are on Afghanistan. The two major powers are Russia and China. Both...
China
Great power rivalry: Should Iran choose China, Pakistan over India, US?
The three regional giants, Pak-China, and Iran with the three regional zones, South Asia, East Asia, and the Middle East have a pivotal role...
Global Village
LoC residents pay price for bloody Hindu supremacist agenda
Life at Line of Control (LoC) is devastating. The number of ceasefire violations in Azad Kashmir has augmented in recent years, and even more...
Global Village
Growing US-India ties call for a new regional bloc in South Asia
US-India ties
The end of the Cold War has put the smaller South Asian nations back on the US' radar. The US-India civil nuclear agreement...
Global Village
Will Gilgit Baltistan elections reshape Pakistani politics?
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying wrong remedies. Gilgit Baltistan (GB) elections are going...
Global Village
Pakistan’s air is not safe anymore
Nobody is safe from air pollution. 9 out of 10 people on the planet are now breathing polluted air. Globally, it is causing about...