Can India turn Chabahar from a gift into a curse?
Andrew Korybko | The opening ceremony inaugurating the Chabahar port was filled with much fanfare and represents a strategic achievement for both Iran and India....
Police in Lahore summoned in court over missing activist
Reuters | A Pakistani court on Wednesday summoned a police officer investigating the case of a missing peace activist who is believed to have been...
Ajit Kumar Doval – An Indian jackal or a wily old fox?
Jamal Hussain | Ajit Kumar Doval, the current Indian National Security Adviser (NSA) to the Modi led BJP government of India has impressive credentials for...
Pak media polarized? It’s just business, nothing personal!
Shiffa Yousafzai | Many will agree with me that perhaps the biggest problem with Pakistani media today is its sharply polarized nature. The split between...
Rare U.N. visit to North Korea ignites hope of mediation role
Reuters | United Nations political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman arrived in North Korea on Tuesday for a rare visit that some analysts and diplomats hope...
Enraged Arab youth protest their governments’ soft US stance
James M. Dorsey | A little noticed subtext to furious protests across the Middle East and North Africa against US President Donald J. Trump’s recognition...
Vehicle emissions contribute to hazardous air pollution in Pakistan
Fakhar Mehmood | This does not make headlines quite often in Pakistan, but air pollution in the country is a matter of great concern that...
Fight in the skies of Eastern Syria
Sophie Mangal | US Air Forces Central Command, Russian/Syrian aircraft crossed a de-confliction line into coalition airspace east of the Euphrates River 6-8 times a...
Is Middle East witnessing an end of civil wars and sectarian strife?
James M. Dorsey | Optimists see hopeful signs that the Middle East may be exiting from a dark tunnel of violence, civil war, sectarian strife, and...
China uses Belt and Road investment to shape Pakistan’s political climate
James M Dorsey | A Chinese decision to redevelop criteria for the funding of infrastructure projects that are part of the $50 billion plus China Pakistan Economic...
A response to Dr. Subhash Kapila’s rants against Pakistan
Jamal Hussain | Remember the famous dictum: “If wishes were horses beggars would ride them”. After going through the article “Afghanistan 2017 Witnesses the Power...
Israel retaliation kills 2 in Gaza
Reuters | Israel launched fresh airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in response to rocket fire from the enclave and the Palestinian Islamist Hamas...