Of biscuits and hot tea-cups: US aid to Pakistan over the years
Saleem Akhtar Malik l Since 1947, Pakistan’s relationship with the US has followed a tortuous and unpredictable route. The relationship had all along been a...
Pakistan, Washington and the folly of cultivating echo chambers.
Saeed Afridi | The tragic, darkly comic and somewhat farcical saga that was the “Raymond Davis Incident” is perhaps the best allegory of what is...
North Korea v.s the world: The intercontinental ballistic missile
News Analysis | North Korean leadership has said that they have successfully tested their first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) under the supervision of their leader Kim...
Change yourself before we change ourselves :US tells Pakistan
News Analysis | The US is banking on Pakistan's support to end militancy in Afghanistan, said Senator John McCain during his visit to Kabul on...
Indomitable Qatar up against rampant opponents
News Analysis | The Qatar crisis enters its second month tomorrow with no immediate and amicable end in sight.The tiny Gulf country has shown defiance and...
Pakistan’s dormant tourism industry
Rida Hussain | The construction of CPEC is indeed an eye-opening evidence that signifies the geographical location Pakistan enjoys. Landlocked from three sides and a...
Tensions rising in Sikkim: Sino Indo stand-off continues
News Analysis | The China-India border standoff got intense on Monday as Beijing accused Indian troops of intrusion across their disputed border and betrayal of...
The South China Sea heats up as US and China lock horns
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | Tensions have escalated in the South China Sea as China has expressed its anger over the passage of a US...
A tough choice to make
News Analysis | The recent conflict in the Middle East has created a real possibility for the creation of an independent Kurdish state. Kurds are...
Police raids Grand Ambassador Hotel
Muhammad Azam | Moral fascism can be defined as: A group of individuals, with an unjustified faith in the inherent ability of government to solve...
How the Indian state manages and controls diversity
Saikat Bhattacharya | Introduction The Indian state has to rule over an area with much diversity. Among them linguistic, class, caste and religious diversities deserve mention....
Qatar: a case study of how small states are treated in International realm
James M. Dorsey | A Qatari refusal to bow to the dictate of its larger neighbors is a case study of the place of small...