Oil price war: In reality its about market share

The common refrain is that Saudi Arabia has launched an oil price war against Russia by boosting production and selling at discounted price, which,...

NGOs: Difficult relationship with Pakistani state and society?

There has been increased skepticism about the motives and operations of NGOs as they have, over time, moved away from the apolitical civil society...

The Godfathers of Pakistan: Sharif-Zardari empires

Mian Muhammad Sharif and Hakim Ali Zardari were the founders of the richest empires of our times. Mian Sharif had six brothers and three...

Is US exaggerating Coronavirus to contain Chinese growth?

An underlying theme behind the Western political and media focus on the coronavirus, is to damage and undermine China's international standing, the country where...

Who is the real boss in Russia & will Putin survive corona?

Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely stay in power after 2024 when his presidential term ends. Although in March 2018 he said he is...

Modi remembers ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy in light of Corona

After an interlude of nearly six years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is once again networking with India’s neighbors in a SAARC setting. He had...

South Punjab province: Is it even needed?

The creation of a new province will open the Pandora’s Box, wrecking the federation and creating a crisis where there is none — something...

A Kashmiri’s experience of living in Delhi

As a kid in Kashmir I always used to hear stereotypes about people and places like do not grow beard outside Kashmir, they will...

Corona pandemic: History being written in Pakistan & World

History has a peculiar sense of inevitability. ‘Moments in history’ do not always announce themselves with the bang of gunfire, or from the podium...

Ashraf Ghani vs Abdullah Abdullah: Afghanistan’s crisis a comedy show!

In the backdrop of unending violence, bloodletting and mayhem, two parallel oath-taking ceremonies provided comic relief to the citizens of Kabul on Monday. Incumbent...

Hydro-politics in South Asia: Impending omens of war – III

Bangladesh will experience a serious threat to its water supply by Indian activities upstream the Ganges river as well. The Brahmaputra and Ganges rivers...

What Has Pacifism Achieved For Kashmir

March 15, 2020 marks eight months of illegal annexation of the valley of Jammu and Kashmir by India. As reported by Amnesty International, the...