The expulsion of the Iranian clubs and the politics of Iranian soccer is the sharp edge of what is a global rather than a local problem: the incestuous and inseparable relationship between sports and politics and the insistence of international sports governors on maintaining the fiction.

An evolving and perhaps the most pressing issue prevalent in the country is that of persistently high energy-related accumulated costs, better known as circular debt. The last 4-to 5 governments have failed to resolve this issue and it has been continuously mushrooming

It is also amusing to note the forms of music that these young musicians have imported from global, mostly Western traditions, making them their own through their lyrics, while have yet to export their appeal to that music to international audiences.

For the followers of an ideology and a political party that casts every Muslimas “jihadi”, the Afghan Taliban, an ultra-orthodox, armed group, is the biggest menace on earth. The BJP’s formal or informal dialogue with the Taliban translates into domestic challenges for the ruling party.

History is always there to act as a lighthouse for those who have a thirst for knowledge. It has an incredible legacy for our coming generations to learn the sacrifices and bravery of those men in white who sacrificed their today for the better tomorrow of our nation.

The capture of Singapore would provide Japan with a highly valuable military base in the region and it would also greatly undermine British authority in the region. The Japanese commander for the attack on Malaya was General Yamashita.

220 million Pakistanis are only 11 percent of the nearly two billion strong Islamic civilization. China Pakistan cooperation, therefore, is not between two entire civilizations, rather it is a cooperation between one whole civilization under one state and a small but important part of Islamic civilizations.

The Olympic flame has been ignited three times in four years for Asia and the region has wholeheartedly shown support to celebrating the Beijing Winter Olympics, themed "Together for a Shared Future." China is ready to light the Olympic flame once again at its National Stadium

PM's visit is very important in the perspective of geopolitics when China is being coerced from the West. The US is ganging up and strengthening its alliance against China. The US measures to contain China, counter China, and resist the rise of China, have gained momentum.

The decision to keep Pakistan on the grey list is not taken well in Islamabad as it argues that it is backed by vested political interests and not technical realities. The Pakistani authorities have addressed most of the demands and it is doing much better than many of the countries.

The developing world which was mainly relegated as pawns in the US-Soviet Cold War will play a much greater role and enjoy much greater influence as a result of the Cold War. Globalization and trade liberalization has given some semblance of national power to even third-world countries.

The spark of the violence in Kazakhstan came at the starting of January when the government proceeded with another cut in fossil fuel subsidies, which more than doubled the price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG). It caused widespread anger, especially in the western region of the country,