Pakistan’s security issues
James M. Dorsey | Remarks at ISAS Panel Discussion: Pakistan in challenging times, 25 August 2017. The facetious answer to the question, what security challenges Pakistan...
Old wine in a new bottle
Dr. Zafar Jaspal | President Donald Trump announced his belated Afghanistan strategy and also laid out his South Asian future plan on August 21, 2017. Realistically, there...
Indo-Pak rivalry gets a new bite: Foreign Office calls India a sponsor of terrorism.
News analysis | Amid ever-simmering tensions between India and Pakistan, the Foreign Office has said that India cannot ensure peace and stability in the region...
Khan condemns Trump; advises him to talk with the Taliban
News analysis | PTI Chief, Imran Khan while taking serious exceptions to President Trump's tirade against Pakistan, suggested that the US top man should find...
The winners and losers in Trump’s Afghan strategy – II
M K Bhadrakumar | (The first part is here.) CHINA China has paid high attention to the speech by US President Donald Trump on Monday outlining the way forward...
Parliament vs. Supreme Court: Long standing resentment coming to the fore
The government has unveiled its proposal to revise the articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution which the Supreme Court invoked when its five-judge...
Iran joins China, Russia and Pakistan in rejecting Trump’s Afghan policy
News Analysis | Iran has flayed the US over its new South Asia policy and has asked that country to end interference in the affairs...
Shahbaz Sharif takes an honorable stance against the US begging bowl
News Desk | Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif in a statement on Friday said that it is time for Pakistan to “politely and gratefully close...
Iraqi forces ‘completely surround ISIL’ in Tal Afar
News Analysis | According to Iraqi and US officials, Iraqi forces backed by Shiite militias have "completely surrounded" fighters affiliated with the Islamic State group in...
Pakistan slams the US; calls for immediate action against sanctuaries in Afghanistan
News Analysis | Pakistan has demanded immediate and effective action from US forces against havens harboring militants and miscreants on the Afghan soil, which are...
‘Pakistan sixth largest country in the world cannot be ignored by the US’: GVS exclusive interview with Robin Raphel
News Desk | Robin Lynn Raphel is an American former diplomat, Ambassador, CIA analyst and an expert on Pakistan affairs. Until November 2, 2014, she served as a coordinator for non-military...
Why you have fewer friends as you grow up
Brian Lee | Having good people skills, I know how to make people feel interested and connected. I’m never worried to have no friend. But...