PSL Final: Lahore or Dubai? A Decision hanging on regional dynamics?
LAHORE / ISLAMABAD: Fate of PSL Final - in Lahore or Dubai - will be decided by the Punjab Apex Committee in Lahore today....
Are Indians and Pakistanis on the same page when they talk of draining the swamp of terrorism
M.K. Bhadrakumar| Regional security in South Asia is taking a dramatic turn. Within the space of 48 hours, a new phase is commencing in ‘counter-terrorist’...
Are Russians using an unusual approach to regain their lost ‘global status’?
Naveed Ahmed | New Year's Eve,1999, was a seminal moment in modern Russian history. Vladimir Putin became President of Russia. He wasn't a regular politician...
Russian defense minister confirms setting up unit for counter-propaganda
Russian defense minister announced that the country's armed forces have set up troops for “informational operations.” He also declared that “propaganda must be smart,...
Turkey picks up quarrel with Iran over Syria: to get back into US good book?
M.K. Bhadrakumar| Turkey has decided to pick up a quarrel with Iran. It all began with President Recep Erdogan’s sudden outburst on February 14 in...
Why Trump is right NATO is “obsolete”
Jacob G. Hornberger| An online dictionary defines “obsolete” as “out of date” and lists such synonyms as outdated, outmoded, and old-fashioned. All right then. What part...
RAW & NDS outsource terrorism: set prices to kill Pakistanis?
Mirwais Khan| Discussions with several sources in local police and intelligence in and around Chamman, in Pakistani province of Baluchistan reveal that Indian and Afghan...
Foreign intelligence agencies setting menu prices for killing Pakistanis!
Mirwais Khan| After last week's heart breaking scenes of people lying dead and their body parts strewn all over the ground where they were working...
Will the Chinese string of pearls policy allow it to dominate Asia and should we be worried?
Dr James M. Dorsey| Troubled ports in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, envisioned as part of China’s string of pearls linking the Eurasian heartland to the Middle...
US encourages Pakistan Afghanistan talks and reconciliation with Taliban looks on the cards
M.K. Bhadrakumar| The United States, China, Afghanistan and Pakistan may be finding themselves on the same page all over again, sooner than one would have...
Indian fears: Is Russia joining Pakistan China in CPEC?
Andrew Korybko | There’s been a lot of confusion about Russia’s role in CPEC over the past week. Pakistani reports circulated over the weekend saying that...
How Tehran is using Red Sea naval bases to encircle Saudi Arabia
Naveed Ahmad| Iran has come out with blazing guns, laying bare its grand strategy, step by step, to the world. Extending the frontier of the...