Aman 2021 naval exercise manifest Pakistan’s quest for peace

Pakistan Navy is hosting a mega multinational Aman (peace) maritime exercise in the North Arabian Sea from February 11 to 16, 2021. The exercise...

Quarreling over Iqbal’s statue

Last week turned out to be very disappointing for the much revered Allama Sir Dr Muhammad Iqbal Lahori when his home built statue was...

Worldwide implications of Cyber-warfare?

A cyber attack is no less lethal than a nuclear attack. It could cripple financial systems, stock markets, navigation systems of ships at sea...

Concentration Camp Guides, the Far Right, and Islam: Europe Frays at the Edges

Religious scholar Esra Ozyurek has a knack for identifying trends that ring warning bells about where Europe is heading. She points to German Muslims,...

Implications of Twitter’s biased censorship policy in India

Twitter caused a stir by complying with the Indian government's request to temporarily “withhold” access to dozens of accounts for users within the country...

Holding US accountable for its miscalculations in Afghanistan

The biggest threat to the US national security is a strategic miscalculation. In Afghanistan, even when there was an intel-oriented conflict that afforded a...

Over 60% of ‘Made In India’ IAF Tejas Grounded

Indian Air Force officials are dismayed and demoralised with the announcement at the inauguration of Aero India-2021 Show held at the Yelahanka airbase on...

How Nazi Germany benefitted America’s corporations

In October 1936, the US Ambassador to Nazi Germany, William Dodd, who was previously a history professor, wrote a letter to president Franklin Roosevelt...

Persian Gulf: Confronting environmental mismanagement

When it comes to the Persian Gulf, saving the environment might seem like it would be the last item on the to-do lists of...

MBS struggles to make Saudi Arabia a moderate state

Saudi Arabia’s combustible mix of religion, nationalism, and tradition as well as contradictions in the kingdom’s projection of itself as a driver of moderate...

Bangladesh’s PM & army chief in hot waters after Al Jazeera’s shocking revelations

Al Jazeera published a series of scandalous reports last week alleging that Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has practically surrendered control of the state...

Here’s how Biden should interact with China 

With the new Biden administration taking office, the US-China relationship is about to turn on a new page. To the US, China used to...