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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Trumps’ new Afghan strategy- recipe for war, destruction and mayhem

Jan Achakzai | The US President Trump in his speech unveiled his administration’s much awaited Afghan strategy, setting out a  commitment to send extra 4000...

A policy in search of a strategy

Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | After endless deliberations, bickerings, and dithering, President Trump got the cat out of the bag; the new South Asia policy...

Should anyone believe U.S. State Department promises on Syria?

Sophie Mangal | On August 18, during a regular briefing, the Spokesperson for the U.S. State Department Heather Nauert stated that the United States doesn’t intend...

Afghanistan is ripe for proxy war

M K Bhadrakumar | Russia has hinted in the past that the United States is covertly sponsoring the Islamic State in Afghanistan. On Thursday, Russian...

Trump draws geopolitical battle lines in South Asia

James M. Dorsey | President Donald J. Trump has drawn battle lines in South Asia that are likely to have a ripple effect across Eurasia:...

More foreign policy blow back in Spain

Jacob G. Hornberger | Last week, 13 more people died in Spain as a consequence of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and Afghanistan....

No cherry picking of law breakers – Part II

Ikran Sehgal | In his address to the Constituent Assembly on 11 August 1947, the Quaid said that “Jobbery, graft nepotism and bribe has to...

UAE ambassador’s hacked mails: Was Qatar crisis a hoax?

James M. Dorsey | The hacked email account of Yousef al-Otaiba, the influential United Arab Emirates ambassador in Washington, has provided unprecedented insight into the...

Trump presidency is like a rudderless ship after Bannon’s exit

M. K. Bhadrakumar | An imminent departure of the White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon had been talked about for weeks, even months. But when Bannon’s...

Maligning the honourables; PML-N’s declaration of war

Saad Rasool | Thousands of years of human history bears testament to the fact that when dynasties and empires are faced with imminent decline, they...

Malala: Why so many in Pakistan hate what she symbolizes?

Saeed Afridi | Malala, the name has become a symbol of so much more than just a little girl. Malala also has become a one-word...

Anxiety symptoms that many people overlook

David J. Bookbinder | “Anxious” is a word with two faces. Sometimes it means eager excitement. “I’m anxious to see you!” we say, as we...
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