Can we rise above “Political Interest” to protect Pakistan’s national interest

National interest off-lately has become a bad term, it now sounds like Dr. Goebbel's propaganda - though it should not be. In essence it...

Why India needs China to stop itself from imploding

For all intents and purposes, India seems to have unofficially decided to "decouple" itself from its "fellow" BRICS and SCO "partner" China, but this...

USA wants to destabilise China internally

The “loss” of China in 1949 was perhaps the biggest blow to strike American hegemony in the post-World War II era, and it is...

Foreign policy calculus: Is China swapping the Middle East with Africa?

China was quick to aid coronavirus-stricken Sri Lanka. Chinese magnanimity and speed in responding to the Indian Ocean island’s request contrasted starkly with Beijing’s...

Japan no longer the little brother obeying Washington’s orders?

Regional security in Northeast Asia underwent a jolt on Thursday with the announcement in Tokyo by Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono that Japan would...

How is federal budget a success story, and not the other way round?

Pakistan’s economy had already been suffering before the COVID-19 outbreak, it was in no imminent danger of a recession. The Current Account Deficit dropped...

Geo-political implications of the China-India standoff at Ladakh

‘Study the past if you would define the future’, guided the wise Confucius centuries ago. The current situation of China-India standoff in Ladakh thus...

Privilege of the powerful

Strictly speaking in Islam, the Quran says that people will be questioned and judged on the day of judgment in accordance with the privilege...

Want to solve Kashmir issue? Fix Pakistan’s diplomacy!

Last week, India was elected a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. 192 countries participated in the election and 182 member states...

USA-China battle it out in the Middle East

While much of the focus in recent weeks has been on Israel’s relations with China, the real litmus test of the USA ability to...

National Assembly: A platform for misleading the nation?

In the recent post-budget debate Khawaja Muhammad Asif, son of Khawaja Muhammad Safdar of Sialkot, stated that Pakistan had not played its role in...

Indo-China crisis: Russia treading on a dangerous path of satisfying adversaries in the conflict

Nobody should have the false expectation that the virtual Foreign Minister's meeting between the Russian, Chinese, and Indian dignitaries, nor the presence of the...
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