US officials question their state’s Af-Pak narrative
Imtiaz Gul | Nearly four days before Pak-Afghan officials met in Islamabad to continue their revived dialogue under the Afghan Pakistan Action Plan for Peace...
Great Powers strategic competition in Indo-Pacific region
Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The convergence of Americans and Indians strategic interest not only endure Washington’s decisive role in the Indo-Pacific region but also strengthen...
Trump and Kim head for historic Singapore summit
AFP | Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump were heading for Singapore on Sunday for an unprecedented summit in an attempt to address the last...
Rise of the Quad: India, US, Japan and Australia hold meetings and war exercises
News Analysis | On Thursday, foreign ministry officials from India, Australia, Japan and the U.S. met in Singapore and reaffirmed their support for a free,...
Trump says walking out of nuclear deal has tamed Iran
News Analysis | Talking to the media in a joint press conference with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Donald Trump asserted that abandoning...
Amid U.S. sanctions against Iran, India aims to salvage Chabahar port
News Analysis | India will soon begin talks with Iran on a trade accord just as the US has turned hostile toward the Persian Gulf...
G7 ministers criticize US tariffs and warn of trade war
News Analysis | Last week, Trump was told that the U.S. was playing a ‘dangerous game by slapping tariffs on European steel and aluminum. Therefore,...
Trump says: Summit with Kim is back on
News Desk | US President Donald Trump's summit, with Kim Jong-un in Singapore on June 12, is back on, the US president says a week...
Chorus of condemnation intensifies in U.S. over trade tariff
News Analysis | Massive US tariffs have come into force as condemnation of the Trump administration's move intensifies. Top congressional Republicans joined the collective criticism...
Summit plans revived as Trump receives a “very nice” letter from Kim
News Analysis | President of the United States of America Donald Trump has announced that the summit he initially declared a dead end just a...
There is still a ray of hope for peace in Afghanistan: US General
News Analysis | The US top commander in Afghanistan General John Nicholson has expressed optimism that peace process in war-torn Afghanistan is not absolutely dead,...
School shooter video game draws criticism
AFP | An upcoming video game that lets players simulate a school shooting is coming in for criticism from parents of shooting victims and from...