Choosing US over China is strategic madness for Pakistan
There have been rumors circulating of late about Pakistan contemplating shifting her alignment away from China and move into the U.S camp. These have...
Climate change crisis: What should Pakistan do to save itself?
Pakistan is the fifth largest country in the world as its current population is about 212 million people. According to the census of 2017;...
How a UNDP report exposed Pakistan’s economic malaise
The United Nations’ Pakistan’s National Human Development Report 2020 (Power, People, and Policy) makes startling revelations about Pakistan’s polity and society. It defines “power”...
From strategic to transactional partners, US-India relations in turmoil?
India has been overwhelmed by the third wave of the deadly Covid-19 virus. The devastation and trauma afflicting the Indian people have never been...
Pakistan needs robust riot police to thrash protests
Public order management is a specialized subject in police studies. It requires that police be trained to deal with situations that threaten the very...
How did Modi’s Kashmir policy backfire?
More than one year ago, PM Narendra Modi’s BJP government revoked Article 370 of the Indian constitution, a 70-year-old provision that had given autonomy...
Exploring the unholy nexus between RSS and Modi’s BJP
The relationship between the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the BJP is that of the soul and the body. The BJP disposes of what the...
Amid judge shootings and violence, Pakistan needs anonymous courts
A few days ago, a judge of an anti-terrorism court was shot dead. The senseless violence not only saw the death of the judge...
Covid-19 vaccine – a commodity for the rich of the world
After a year of misery and distress inflicted by the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, countries around the globe are striving hard to get Covid-19 vaccines...
How Pakistan’s human rights campaign is flawed beyond deceit
The dictionary would define Human Rights as "moral principles or norms for certain standards of human behavior". These could be those pertaining to the...
NATO expansion: A historical error that led to the Ukrainian crisis
Due to its location on the map between Russia and the EU-NATO states, the Ukraine or Ukraine has significant strategic importance as tensions there...
Pakistan’s international options to ensure respect for the Holy Prophet (PBUH)
The last few days saw repeated clashes in Pakistan between the police and the protestors of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP) who demanded the expulsion of...