Russia might rescue Venezuela from a disastrous default
Andrew Korybko | The Bolivarian Republic has been on the economic brink for years due to a combination of the US’ Hybrid War on Venezuela...
Why Pakistan’s electoral system needs overhauling?
Ikram Sehgal | The Magna Carta, or the “Charter of Liberties”, limiting the King's power and strengthening the rights of nobles was signed by King...
Philippines to Singapore: Passing the baton of ASEAN chairmanship and challenges of regional cooperation
Jumel G. Estrañero | ASEAN has a new chairman after Philippines’s yearlong leadership – Singapore. ASEAN is getting there with systemic challenges underneath but...
Ahmadi community in Pakistan becoming election scapegoats
Reuters | Crammed into buses and mini-vans, more than 10,000 Pakistanis traveled to a mosque on the outskirts of the small Punjabi town of Rabwah,...
Afghan quagmire: Options for Pakistan
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Afghanistan’s instability is perilous for Pakistan. The weak authority of President Ashraf Ghani led Unity-Government in the country is advantageous for...
15 bodies of bullet-ridden kidnap victims found in Baluchistan
Reuters | Pakistani police on Wednesday found 15 bullet-ridden bodies of kidnap victims near the border with Iran, a favored route for human traffickers taking...
Corporate ownership reforms continue in China
Reuters | China has chosen 31 more government-owned firms to participate in its third round of mixed ownership reforms aimed at injecting private capital into...
China and North Korea to discuss views
Reuters | China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that a senior diplomat travelling to North Korea as a special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping...
US gets involved in Myanmar: Tillerson talks to army chief
Reuters | U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was bound for Myanmar on Wednesday for talks with the army chief whose forces have been accused...
Muslim man killed over alleged cow smuggling in India
Reuters | Indian police have arrested two Hindu farmers in connection with the killing of a Muslim man suspected of smuggling cows to a slaughter...
How is Indian culture an impediment to justice for victims of sexual harassment?
Devika Sakhadeo | The #MeToo campaign that encourages women to speak up about their experiences of sexual assault harassment has been a catalyst for such accusations across political,...
Will Lebanon pay the price of Saudi Intervention?
James M Dorsey | The proof will be in the pudding when Prime Minister Saad Hariri returns home in the coming days to a country...