Is Social Media a hub of fake news?
Ikram Sehgal | Disinformation and propaganda for achieving one’s ends by foul means is not a new phenomenon. Around 320 BC Kautilya’s Arthashastra annunciated this...
Killing and dying for minerals
Jacob G. Hornberger | “President Trump, searching for a reason to keep the United States in Afghanistan after 16 years of war, has latched on...
KPK government brings revolutionary changes in education sector
Aisha Sarwari | The Elementary and Secondary Education Department (ESED) of the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has addressed what is clearly an education emergency. A...
Strategic competition among emerging powers in Indian Ocean
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The Indian Ocean’s geographical location and resources have not only made it attractive for the economic activities and strategic pursuits...
Is Canada poised to replace the US in the settlement of the Middle East issues?
Stana Dubajic | With the current US administration visibly divided over all major international issues, coupled with the fierce fight of the American political establishment...
What is the reason behind mass shootings in USA?
Jacob G. Hornberger | Although ISIS is claiming that Las Vegas mass murderer Stephen Paddock was one of theirs and was acting on its behalf,...
Is Russia using oil to maintain influence over India?
M K Bhadrakumar | India has been witnessing in recent years a turf war between the world’s leading arms vendors. Now an energy war seems...
Pakistan has much stronger credentials for NSG membership than India
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The full membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is significant for Pakistan. The inclusion in the Group not only...
Anti-terrorism strategic cooperation between U.S. and Philippines
Jumel G. Estrañero | It takes more than military alliances to execute a risky and challenging operation involving terrorists. Some 1,200 Filipino and US forces...
Will US be able to sustain its global dictatorship?
Jacob G. Hornberger | On July 21, 1821, John Quincy Adams, who would go on to become the sixth president of the United States, warned that...
“If you believe you’re a citizen of the world you’re a citizen of nowhere”
Dani Rodrik | Populisms revolt reflects the deep rift that has opened between the worldview of the global intellectual and professional elites and the ordinary citizens....
Jhelum symbolizes all that could go wrong with PTI politics
Waqas Shabbir | Imran Khan last month paid a much-awaited visit to Jhelum. It was supposed to be a power show from PTI clan. But...