Soft Hindutva: Indian Vice President claims ancient Indians invented cataract and plastic surgery

News Analysis | Indian history is replete with those who have significantly advanced human knowledge, with surgeons from ancient India capable of performing complex medical...

Kashmir: Ramadan break from violence?

Murtaza Shibli | The recent announcement by New Delhi to halt its military operations in Kashmir that seek to kill nominally trained and scantly armed...

India’s biggest internal threat strikes again

News Analysis | At least six police officials were killed and another was critically injured on Sunday when Maoist rebels targeted their vehicle with a...

Indian diplomat found guilty of spying for ISI

News Analysis | On Friday, In an espionage case involving an alleged love affair between an Indian diplomat and a Pakistani ISI agent, a Delhi...

Indian trooper killed as India violates ceasefire

News Analysis | On Friday, an Indian border guard from the  Border Security Force (BSF) was killed and two civilians were wounded in a skirmish...

A Letter to Indian Army Chief from a Kashmiri writer

Murtaza Shibli | Mohodai Sena Pati Ji: Namashkar Ever since you assumed the top position within the Indian army, Kashmiris have been following your statements with...

Pacific, Indian Ocean and Asia

IKRAM SEHGAL | Pakistan was founded in 1947 at a time when nobody was thinking about globalization even though the just finished WW II suggested...

Why the British Government should intervene in Kathua case? To refrain Kathua from becoming another Gujrat of India”

Merwah Hamid Qureshi | It is incumbent on UK to play her peace keeping role by paying heed to the unheard voices of Muslim minority...

India declares ceasefire in Occupied Kashmir

News Analysis | On Wednesday, India announced that its troops will halt counterinsurgency operations in disputed Kashmir during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan - ...

China & India strive to make peace: hold summit after border row

AFP | Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek to repair strained ties at a summit on Friday after an...

Pakistan’s maritime security

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The Indian Ocean Region is having immense political and economic opportunities for Pakistan. The safety of sea-lanes is crucial for...

A rebuttal to Robert L. Grenier piece titled “Afghanistan: The cornerstone of US-Pakistan mistrust?”

Shaukat Qadir | Introduction My brother, a historian, has drummed into me, that those who refer to Afghanistan as ‘unconquerable’ are, either unaware of history...