Modi wins state elections on Pakistan bashing: will it stop now?
Imtiaz Gul| Prime Minister Narendra Modi and team, are basking in glory and confidence following the stunning success in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and three other...
CPEC’s potential to revolutionize regional cooperation and make Pakistan pivotal
Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Since the announcement of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project in April 2015, Islamabad and Beijing have been endeavoring to construct and operationalize...
Baluchistan’s Real Tragedy: Politics & Corruption continue to drive “Jobs & Recruitments”
Ishaq Ali | Baluchistan always remains in the spotlight; from insurgency to sectarian killings and from mutilated dead bodies to stories of missing persons. One...
Military bases in Maldives for Saudi Arabia & China?
James M. Dorsey | Saudi King Salman’s stop in the Maldives on his month-long tour of Asia brings into focus how this tiny archipelago – best...
Welcome to the new era of authoritarian leaders: Putin, Erdogan, Modi, Trump?
Holly Case | We might take the demonstrative demise of strongmen such as Nicolae Ceaușescu in Romania, Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and – more recently and...
Why we want cash not cards for daily transactions
Brett Scott | I recently found myself facing a vending machine in a quiet corridor at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. I...
The more you tell lies the easier it gets: Sound familiar?
Neil Garrett | Cast your mind back over the past week. How many times were you tempted to act dishonestly? Perhaps you were given too...
Turkey is about to vote its destiny: Erdogan’s backup plan just in case he loses
Efe Tanay| At the national referendum on April 16, the Turkish public will vote in a rather autocratic constitution. If Erdogan and his former political...
Pakistan Army engagement in Middle East: Walking a fine line between Saudi Arabia & Iran?
James M. Dorsey | Pakistan is emerging as an important military player in the Gulf as its struggles to balance complex relations with regional rivals...
What would a US imposed constitution on Syria look like?
Sophie Mangal | On March 8, 2004, the Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) adopted a temporary constitution drafted with the direct assistance of the U.S. Considering the explicit...
China & Pakistan: Evolution of a Strategic Relationship that created CPEC and threatens India & the US
Jamal Hussain| Much has been written about the ongoing Chinese Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and how its completion will provide a major boost to the...
How to attract the best and brightest into teaching our future generations?
Shahid Anwar | A former Secretary of the Higher Education Department Punjab (HEDP) said that the period required for promotion of BS-17 lecturer to the...