Flowing Dispute: Endless Water Wars between Iran and Afghanistan on the Helmand River

Escalating water disputes between Iran and Afghanistan, fueled by border clashes and the Taliban's resurgence, persist amid drought and mismanagement.

Afghan refugees in Pakistan won’t repatriate any time soon

When conditions are ripe and the environment is conducive, the bulk of Afghan refugees in Pakistan will choose to repatriate voluntarily. All efforts must be made to create that environment. A number of initiatives have been launched to cater to the needs of refugees

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Ethnocentric attitudes encouraging negative stereotypes

  After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Nagorno-Karabakh became an autonomous region that is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but is de facto...

Comprehensive analysis: Indo-China standoff in Ladakh

The standoff between Indian and Chinese armies along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh/ Aksai Chin region continues. Both countries have...

Why is Tableeghi Jamat in hot waters in Pak, India & France?

In the backdrop of COVID19 surge worldwide, two congregations of the TJ, one in Pakistan (150,000 people) and another in India (3000 people) rippled...

How US organized a terror campaign against Cuba & Fidel Castro

Perhaps the most serious revelation to have emerged from the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, is President John F. Kennedy's willingness to knowingly...

The Arctic: Great powers & their geopolitical interests

Climate change, global warming, and new trends of power politics have brought the Arctic into unique geopolitical limelight. The melting ice-cap is altering conditions...

Covid-19: Pakistan Police on the frontlines

Police is an old and important institution whose main task is the maintenance of law and order across the country. Pakistan Police consists of...

Operation Spring Awakening: Germany’s Final Assault of World War II

Seventy-five years ago, on 6 March 1945, the Third Reich launched what was to be its final great offensive of World War II, called...

Academics suggest HEC to review its policy with regard to international journals

Pakistan’s higher education system requires comprehensive structural reforms in order to ensure the production of genuine research for shaping public debates. However, Pakistani academics,...

Guzara Forests: Local communities to have ownership rights

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forest Department has undertaken the initiative of designating the natural forest areas in the merged tribal districts, formerly referred to as...

Pakistan’s Chronic IMF Dependence, Trade Deficit & Loan Repayments

Hussain Haider | Mr. Hussain Haider, Head of Research at JS Global Capital, explains to GVS the financial challenges caused by external debts, loan repayments,...