India isolated by One Belt One Road Initiative
M K Bhadrakumar | From the Indian perspective, today’s announcement by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Beijing and Islamabad are open to extending the...
Trump creating conditions for America’s waning influence
Junaid Ali Malik | There is a national debate going on in America over the Trump Administration’s foreign policy. The scholars and analysts are seriously...
China, Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to battle terror together
 AFP | Ministers from Afghanistan, Pakistan and China met in Beijing on Tuesday where they agreed to work together to tackle the threat of terrorism...
Morality police in Iran taking softer line on Islamic codes: chief
AFP | Iranian police are taking a softer approach to breaches of Islamic rules, opting for education over punishment, Tehran's police chief said on Wednesday. "According...
Yazidi fighters execute 52 civilians in Iraq: Human Rights Watch
AFP | Fighters from Iraq's Yazidi community, brutally targeted by the Islamic State group, executed 52 civilians in apparent revenge killings after capturing territory from...
Over 60 killed in fresh Saudi backed airstrikes in Yemen
 AFP | Fresh air strikes and clashes in Yemen have killed over 60 fighters as Saudi-backed pro-government forces push an offensive against Huthi rebels, security...
Deconstructing US South Asia & Afghanistan Strategy
Zahid Mehmood | What if words do the job better than actions for you? What if words justify your preeminent position in the system by...
Why back-channel diplomacy between Pakistan and India has no future
M K Bhadrakumar | Those who were close to late J. N. Dixit, one of India’s most distinguished diplomats, would know that he had a...
North Korea set to launch satellite: report
AFP | North Korea is preparing to launch a satellite, a Seoul newspaper said Tuesday, as outside observers warn that the nuclear-armed regime's space programme...
Indian troops kill Jaish-e-Mohammad commander in Indian Occupied Kashmir
AFP with additional input from News Desk | Government forces have killed the commander of an extremist group Jaish-e-Mohammad in Indian-Occupied Kashmir, police said Tuesday, as...
Dishonourable discharge
Dr. Farid A Malik | Decency demands an honourable exit. Dishonourable discharge is deplorable. In disciplined institutions, such termination is considered terminal with no return....
Saudi Arabia uses international chess tournament to polish tarnished image
James M Dorsey | Saudi Arabia’s hosting of an international chess tournament focuses attention on the fundamental problem wreaking havoc in international sports governance and shines a...