To Win from CPEC: We must revise our trade policies…
Saud Bin Ahsen| With globalization, trade volumes increased and dynamics of international trade also changed. Integration in global supply chain became crucial; more so for the...
Pakistan’s self-righteous elite: Will they do what is really needed to ensure no more Mashal’s are killed?
Imtiaz Gul | An outpouring of condemnation and protests have been seen on the media after the lynching of the 23-year-old Mashal Khan by a...
What Message does the US National Security Advisor bring to the region from the Trump Administration
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery| The US National Security Advisor (NSA), General McMaster is on a visit to South Asia, where he will meet top officials...
Why the US National Security Agencies need to keep a ‘Cold War’ going
Jacob G. Hornberger | The year 1989 brought an unexpected shock to the U.S. national-security establishment. The Soviet Union suddenly and unexpectedly tore down the...
Regional dynamics ensure that Erdogan’s ‘rigged’ referendum will be overlooked
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The mystique of democratic elections will never wither away. My late father used to reminisce how agonizing the waiting was in...
What we need to do to ensure ‘free and fair’ elections Pakistan?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | The election in 1970 was free and fair as it was the first experience. Manipulative mechanisms were not in place....
What is Qatar’s Strategic Relevance in the Contemporary Middle East?
Zaheer Munir | Qatar’s Strategic Relevance in the Contemporary Middle East Qatar emerged as the regional power broker in 2006 with Israel’s war in Lebanon which...
Blood and Mayhem: The true face of a blind impotent society
Saad Rasool | The barbarity of events that transpired in Abdul Wali Khan University of Mardan, against the helpless Mashal Khan, puts age-old tales...
Pakistan’s quota system: who really benefits from this discrimination?
Khawaja Amer | The Civil Service of Pakistan selects only 7.5 percent of the applicants on merit and the rest on quota basis - a system...
China & U.S Alliance to restrain North Korea’s Nuclear ambition?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The suspense over the possibility of North Korea conducting another nuclear test has dissipated. Almost exactly as Chinese commentators had advised...
Mashal Khan’s murder & Pakistan’s religious cauldron: dark shadow of General Zia
Abdul Rahim | The role of the state, when it comes to controlling religious extremism in Pakistan, is close to zero; operating only under the...
So who was the real target of “Mother of All Bombs”?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The decision by the US commander in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, to drop the ‘mother of all bombs’ on an alleged...