Greater Middle East provokes China to step up military power?

Mr. James Dorsey, an award-winning journalist, talks about how China is trying to strengthen bilateral ties by building military relations with other countries. He also talks about series of unfortunate events that have caused China to review its strategic thinking and what other countries are expecting from China when it comes to cooperation.

How India’s double game in Afghanistan is damaging peace

Muhammad Akhter talks about India’s actions in Afghanistan and the measures taken by it ever since US announced its withdrawal from the region. He further talks about how India is playing a biased game in Afghanistan by working on its self serving agendas.

Long read: An insight on public procurement laws in Pakistan

Public sector procurement is increasingly seen as an important instrument for inducing innovation in the private sector. However, according to Barrister Pansota, public procurement management in Pakistan needs a lot of improvement. Laws, rules, and regulations are either non-existent or poorly implemented and enforced. Therefore, it is important that the public procurement regime of the country must have specific institutions to oversee procurements.

Operation Barbarossa: Great strategic errors by Hitler that led to Nazis’ failure

Shane Quinn talks about the poor strategic planning that caused the Nazi's failure in dismantling the Soviet Union. He further enlists all the events that took place during that time and how the Soviet Union was able to defend itself from Hitler's ruthless planning.

Why Russia warns India against the US’ Indo-Pacific plans

According to Andrew Korybko, a Russian political analyst, India has such a promising role to play in the emerging multipolar world order that it must not allow itself to continue being misled by the US down the dark path of dividing and ruling Asia at America's behest through the Quad.

Rise of AI: South Asia’s strategic stability in danger?

According to Amber Afreen, the rise of Artificial Intelligence has taken over the strategic stability of South Asian politics. Countries in this region are gearing up to advance their approach to weapons maintained by the technology.

Is Sinopharm vaccination hindering our travel plans?

One of the vaccines used by Pakistan is Sinopharm and according to statistical data, Pakistan has been successful in controlling Covid. However, Dr Aneela Kamil talks about the prejudice against Sinopharm vaccine as its administration affects travel because not every country is accepting this vaccine.

A legacy of US failures that won’t be soon forgotten

Asif Haroon Raja, a war veteran, and a defense analyst talks in detail about all the events that led to the current situation in Afghanistan. As the US withdraws, there are fears that Afghanistan will face another civil war. However, according to Mr. Haroon Raja, the spoilers of peace are drumming up a fake narrative of civil war as what could be worse than what has already been experienced by the Afghans and Pakistan during the 20-year war on terror

America has a history of leaving allies in lurch – View from India

According to Manish Tewari, a National spokesperson of the Indian National Congress party and former Information & Broadcasting Minister, the US has a history of abandoning its allies. From the Korean conflict to the military involvement in Iraq, the US is always on the lookout for its own interests and often leaves states in a worse-off position. This is a lesson for India who wants to counter China with the US-led Quad.

Emerging Balochistan: Ignored yesterday but succeeding today

According to Muhammad Mustansar, Balochistan faced severe neglect under the previous governments, causing its people to suffer. However, PM Khan promised to uplift Balochistan, and with the vast number of development projects happening in the region, the PTI government seems to be delivering its promise.

AJK elections 2021: A test for the PTI government?

The narrative from the opposition is that PTI sold Kashmir, whereas PTI claims that they have done the maximum for Kashmir. In almost two weeks' time, Kashmir will hold its elections on 25th July and according to Ayaz Khan, the Kashmir elections will give a clear indication of which political party's narrative has been accepted by the Kashmiris.

Leveraging free trade agreements for Pakistan’s export growth

|Shahid Sattar and Eman Ahmed Free trade agreements (FTAs) regulate trade by waiving off certain duties, taxes, and tariffs, aiming to reap maximum benefits from...