Taiwan’s President says it will not seek war with China
Jumel G. Estrañero | Old friends, old enemies. Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen pledged on 9 October (Monday) to bolster the island’s military but added it...
Can military rule save Pakistan now?
Mudassir Saeed Laghari | Recently, former military dictator Pervaiz Musharraf made headlines. In an interview with BBC on Aug 2, he lauded the rules of...
Should Aung San Suu Kyi be stripped of her Nobel Peace Prize?
Nasir Azeem | "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" ~Martin Luther King Jr. Although the tragedy of Myanmar's Rohingya Community has been unfolding for...
The Russian-Saudi joint energy fund will keep bilateral relations on right track
Andrew Korybko | Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak announced the measure and told Russian media that “Our focus is not just on strengthening our cooperation...
US is not against CPEC: An Indian view?
M K Bhadrakumar | The statement made by the US Defence Secretary James Mattis at the US Senate Armed Services Committee last week in Washington...
Why relations between Turkey & US are deteriorating?
James M Dorsey | Moves by the United States and Turkey that largely ban travel of their nationals between the two countries is about more...
Seeds with benefits you won’t believe!
Lubna Khan Faraz | Let’s talk about big nutrition value; let’s talk about chia, hemp and flax seeds. These three superfoods are becoming quite the talk...
Is it time to integrate Gilgit-Baltistan with Pakistan?
Yaqoob Khan Bangash | The recent statement by US Defence Secretary James Mattis to the Senate Armed Services Committee that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor...
Will technology help give Pakistan free & fair elections?
Yasser Awan | PTI (Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf ) has lost NA-120 election, as predicted by many political analysts. The constituency has long been a...
Will India accept a communist government in Nepal?
M K Bhadrakumar | The Communist Party of Nepal-UML led by KP Oli, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) led by Prachanda and the breakaway...
Is PML-N government mishandling the CPEC project?
 Waris Husain | Through this piece, I would like to draw the attention of all concerned, particularly the members of parliament and all the political...
What did the US-led Coalition decide: Defeat Islamic State or Raqqa?
Sophie Mangal | The ancient mud brick walls circling Raqqa’s deserted old city are almost the only structure still intact. Inside, shops and homes spill...