The Red Army’s winter counterattack 80 years ago, Part II
On 29 January 1942 General Georgy Zhukov, the Soviets' top commander, complained that he had so far lost 276,000 troops in the counteroffensive, and received a mere 100,000 reinforcements. In his memoirs, Zhukov unceremoniously labeled the Russian counteroffensive a “failure”.
Trade Credit: A Basic Building Block for Industry
It is expected that there will be further increases in Pakistan’s textile export quantity starting from February 2022, as many projects are being funded through the Temporary Economic Refinance Facility (TERF) and Long Term Financing Facility (LTFF) are to bear results.
India in the lull before internal seismic upheaval
The nefarious attempt to link Muslims and Sikhs is now harming India more than any other in the present scenario. The first question is that we measure the spot from saying Pakistan border 10 miles away that the blockade; rather than the actual distance of one mile from the protesters.
Saudi diplomacy needs flesh on its skeleton of sports and religion
According to Dr. James M Dorsey, an award-winning journalist, Saudi Arabia, like Qatar, is learning the perils of seeking soft power through sports or religion without confronting skeletons in its closet after winning the right to host this year's FIFA World Cup.
Ukraine crisis fuses Central Asia and Afghan neighborhood
We need to understand what happened in Ukraine to make sense of what is going on in the area. The Russian strategic goal behind its large deployment on Ukraine's borders was to overthrow Kyiv's government and seize the country.
What can be learnt from Murree incident and how we can avoid such incidents?
One of the major flaws pinned in the “Murree crisis” is the mismanagement of the local authorities who, knowing the fact very well that the hill station does not have the capacity to handle such enormous traffic flow, still allowed vehicles to drive to the top.
Disturbing trajectory of Indo-French Defense Partnership
Under the agreement, France’s Dassault Aviation agreed to invest 50 percent of the 7.8 billion euro Rafale contract in India to manufacture aircraft components with Indian billionaire Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defense; Ambani is known to be a close ally of BJP and in particular PM Modi.
Examining Pakistan and Bangladesh’s bilateral relations
Pakistan and Bangladesh can reap massive economic and political gains from their bilateral ties in the under-transition global political order. The path to this, however, is paved with thorns. Pakistan’s hopes for friendly relations if the core issue between the two countries remains unaddressed
The unpleasant Murree incident
At least 22 people have frozen to death after heavy snow trapped them in their vehicles as tens of thousands of visitors thronged Pakistan’s hill town of Murree, officials say. Videos circulated on social media in which people are seen dead in stranded cars covered with the snow.
Has regionalism failed in South Asia?
Politics and the economy of South Asia is dominated by India; smaller states fear an Indian hegemonic design in the region. New Delhi’s aspirations for being a regional power stand in contrast with its conflicts with its SAARC neighbors.
Do you want a country or not? -Dr. Farid A Malik
According to Dr. Farid A Maik, an ex-chairman of Pakistan Science Foundation, confusion and lack of direction prevail combined with vested interests it is a lethal combination. After debt servicing and defense expenditure, almost 60% of resources are consumed.
Saudi and Emirati religious moderation inspires few beyond their borders
Saudi and Emirati efforts to position their countries as the Muslim world’s beacons of an autocratic notion of moderate Islam have done little to encourage moderation beyond their borders despite a radical cutback in decades-long global Saudi funding.