NATO is encroaching eastwards, gobbling up the former Soviet republics and client states one by one. Its next target is Ukraine. If Ukraine joins NATO, it will eliminate the buffer that presently exists between NATO and Russia. This had not happened even during the Cold War period.

Images of Russian military vehicles entering areas held by Moscow-backed separatists in Ukraine’s east have shocked the world. President Vladimir Putin said they were part of a “peacekeeping mission”, hours after he recognised the regions’ independence.

India has portrayed Pakistan- China partnership as a threat to regional peace and stability; platforms such as AUKUS and QUAD will be viewing South Asia through an Indian lens. This will add up to the trust deficit between Pakistan and U.S., besides, UK, Japan, and Australia.

Turkey has been maintaining a fragile partnership with Russia sustained by careful management of differences while remaining a Western ally committed to the defense of the Western alliance, writes Dr. James M. Dorsey, an award-winning journalist.

A volatile relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan, the mounting confrontation between Moscow and Washington, and the growing U.S.- India strategic partnership have given Pakistan and Russia a Machiavellian common cause to reassess bilateral ties

Pakistan’s balancing act with the great powers appears increasingly delicate and cumbersome. Nonetheless, it should remain committed to improving bilateral relations with the United States and Russian Federation, while sustaining an upward trajectory in its partnership with China.

During his meeting with the Russian leadership, Premier Khan may concur that one little attempt by the NATO military adventurists to invade or attack Russia from anywhere—the Baltics in the northwest, down to Ukraine through the Belarus-Poland snow desert.

Balochistan appears to be the chessboard of a new big game between regional and global powers in a changing world. Growing great power competition will thrust Pakistan into the midst of a global maelstrom, potentially altering the country's internal security dynamics.

For years, China has been expanding its economic power through “Belt and Road” initiatives across the globe, providing affordable infrastructure in the short-term, in exchange for long-term debt repayment plans that leave countries more dependent on China’s authoritarian government.

According to a statement issued by the Indian Ministry of Defence, Serving Commander of the Royal Saudi Land Forces, Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair arrived in India on Monday (February 14) and ended his three-day trip on Wednesday (February 16).

Collective wisdom is the beauty of democracy and tradition of Islam – as shura or consultation. It is desired that PM will keep this practice and will consult the relevant experts, technocrats, and subject specials on all important issues and meet the expectations of his voters and masses.

We see that people from all over the world strive to prolong their youth. A lot of money is spent on the body image, facial corrections and visible personality characteristics just to get acceptance from others. Hence, we determine our self-worth through the perceptions of others about us