What is actually happening in Eastern Ghouta?

Sophie Mangal | Currently, the situation around Eastern Ghouta can only be described as drastic. Jaysh Al-Islam along with Faylaq al Rahman militants are blocking...

The beginning of the Sino-Indian romance?

M K Bhadrakumar | Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale has hit the road running, as it were. There isn’t going to be a time lag following...

Will devolution make Pakistan stronger?

Dr. Farid A Malik | Each province shall, by law, establish a local government system and devolve political, administrative, and financial responsibility and authority to the...

Deterrence and missile defense systems

Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Since the announcement of the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review of the United States, Chinese and Russians have shown enthusiasm for the...

The jeopardy of taking others’ opinions seriously

Anna Chui | When I was younger, I spent a lot of my life caring what other people thought of me. Honestly, it was just...

Pakistan’s foreign policy: A tale of blunders and missed opportunities

Hamza Liaquat |   The recent FATF episode and vulnerability of Pakistan to international isolation is evident by unexpected moves of the iron brother of Pakistan,...

Those who will not be given a state funeral…

Shiffa Yousafzai |   Today I came across a tweet that forced me to think deeply about how people just start disliking their people, their society,...

The Blue-Eyed mutineers

Ikram Sehgal | Arrested on Feb 22 by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for corruption in the Ashiana Housing scandal under Section 2 of the...

What’s the story behind Trump’s nomination for Nobel Peace Prize

AFP | Has Donald Trump really been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize? The Norwegian Nobel Institute said Wednesday it had filed a police report...

Iran VP says government against using force over hijab

AFP | Iran's vice president for women's affairs insisted Wednesday the government opposed using "force" to ensure women wear the hijab, after a spate of...

Could Xi Jinping’s presidency for life lead to the decline of the communist party in China?

Jumel G. Estrañero | The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has shocked many observers by proposing a constitutional amendment to end the two-term limit for the...

I am the King – I don’t need courts to verify that!

Saad Rasool | On Wednesday, the honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan announced its short order in the challenge to Election Act, 2017, removing Nawaz Sharif...
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