Saudi-UAE moves hint at willingness to engage with Iran
James M. Dorsey | Recent moves by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates suggest that the two Gulf states may be looking for ways...
The maid’s culture and its harmful effects
Saba Waqas | We as a parent always want the best for our kids i.e. good food, fine clothing, loftiest schooling and other luxuries of...
The Turkish-Chinese Strategic Partnership Is Stronger Than Ever Before
Andrew Korybko | The Turkish Foreign Minister trumpeted his country’s strategic relations with China after a meeting with his counterpart on the sidelines of last weekend’s...
US-Russia cooperation: A necessity in the wake of North Korean jingoism
M K Bhadrakumar | The Ukraine crisis — and Russian-American relations — reaches an inflection point with the assessment made by the International Institute of...
Moscow nervous as the US-North Korean tensions rise
M K Bhadrakumar | Moscow’s diktat to the US to slash the latter’s diplomat and staff strength in Russia by 755 personnel generously put September...
Trump’s sabre-rattling: Is a nuclear war between US and North Korea imminent?
Asif Haroon Raja |Â The US-North Korea antagonism has its roots in the 1950-53 Korean War which had divided the country. While North Korea is...
The Afghan end game – military action or political activism?
Dr. Muhammad Ali Ehsan | The big question that has been asked by the strategists for over a decade and a half now is –...
“History was made: Decline of a Dynasty Televised Live”
Saad Rasool |Â The decline of a man, his political clique, political culture, and political time, is being televised, live, across Pakistan. At the time of...
Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan; but from now on, ‘Humaray Dum Se’
Mina Malik-Hussain | Each year one writes a column hoping 'Things Will Change', and that’s one rather endearing trait we embody: hope. But sometimes one...
China contributes to doubts about Pakistani crackdown on militants
James Dorsey | China, at the behest of Pakistan, has for the second time this year prevented the United Nations from listing a prominent Pakistani militant...
Nawaz’s Economic Achievements: Rhetoric & Reality? – Asad Umar
Asad Umar l Nawaz Sharif is going around trying to build a narrative to rescue his sinking political ship these days. An important element of...
Pakistan : The home to South Asia’s Muslims
Richard Harris | "Ismaila, nass jaa (save your life)" the elderly Sikh watchmaker calls out to an 18-year-old Ismail, as he hears the distant din...