Tag: sovereignty
Multiple diplomatic spats raise questions about Saudi concept of sovereignty
James M. Dorsey | The failure of western allies to rally around Canada in its dispute with Saudi Arabia risks luring the kingdom into a...
India fumes over pro-Khalistan posters in Pakistan
News Analysis | India, on Monday, accused Pakistan of trying to incite Indian Sikh pilgrims by raising the issue of “Khalistan” through inflammatory statements and...
US-led Syria strikes: China firmly opposes use of force in international...
CGNT | China has consistently opposed the use of force in international relations and has advocated respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of...
Military ‘terrorization’ of borders
Jacob G Hornberger | Immigration statists are celebrating today! Their icon, President Trump, has granted them their long-held wish. He has just announced that he...
Israel has ‘right’ to its land: Crown Prince Salman
AFP | The crown prince and de facto leader of Saudi Arabia said Israel has a "right" to a homeland, a notable shift in the...
Australia: The “Peace Keeper” in South China Sea?
News Analysis | Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop will emphasize on the role of international law in settling regional conflicts in order to contain China’s...
South China Sea becomes global and regional threat
Jumel G. Estrañero | While China has been making considerable diplomatic and economic inroads in Asia, the US has been reminding the same continent of...
Former ambassador Haqqani booked in three FIRs
News Analysis | Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States (US), Husain Haqqani, was booked in First Investigation Reports (FIR) in three different police stations...
Afghanistan’s Managed Chaos: US Strategic Regional Designs
Adnan Qaiser | Winston Churchill held the view that Americans can be trusted to do the right thing; only after having exhausted all other alternatives....
Enraged Arab youth protest their governments’ soft US stance
James M. Dorsey | A little noticed subtext to furious protests across the Middle East and North Africa against US President Donald J. Trump’s recognition...
Trump recognizes Jerusalem as capital of Israel
Reuters with additional input from News Desk | President Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed decades of U.S. policy and recognized Jerusalem as the capital of...
Economically vanquished North Korea celebrates becoming a ‘nuclear state’
News Analysis | To celebrate the successful launch of its long-range intercontinental ballistic missile, North Korea (NK) held a mass celebrations in the capital Pyongyang....
Musharraf professes newfound love for “LET”
News Analysis | Former President General Pervez Musharraf has said that he is the greatest supporter of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET). While giving a television interview...
Gulf rift can benefit South Asian countries
James M Dorsey | The rift between the Gulf countries and Qatar has created a space for Asian countries to step in to engage with...
Saudi-UAE promote tribes against Qatari Emir
James M Dorsey | Nearly six months into the Gulf crisis, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are attempting to mobilize tribal opposition as...
Tillerson returned empty-handed from Pakistan
Adam Garrie | US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif and other cabinet...
Twitter to ban Kashmiri journalists on India’s request
Vishal Manve | Dozens of people who have tweeted about the conflict in Indian-administered Kashmir or shown sympathy for Kashmiri independence movements online may soon be censored...
Afghanistan: Growing regional consensus between Russia, China, Iran & Pakistan..?
M K Bhadrakumar | A public remark of great significance that the visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani made while in Delhi this week appeared in...
Beijing, Islamabad assert; guns and bullets will not solve the Afghan...
News Analysis | Pakistan and China have once again agreed upon and stressed on the need for chalking out a political solution to the Afghan...
Indian troops disengage from Doklam; China claims victory
News Analysis | India on Monday announced that it has decided to disengage its troops from the Doklam region where they were eyeball to eyeball...
Pakistan’s security issues
James M. Dorsey | Remarks at ISAS Panel Discussion: Pakistan in challenging times, 25 August 2017. The facetious answer to the question, what security challenges Pakistan...
Is slavery in U.S really that different than in North Korea?
Jacob G. Hornberger | Sometimes the mainstream media can be entertaining without intending to. A good example appeared yesterday in an article about slavery in...
Raymond Davis pricks the bubble in his memoirs!
News Analysis | Raymond Davis,the notoriously infamous spy contractor who worked for the CIA,has penned down his side of the story of killing two men...
Of drones and sovereignty: Yes there is a good drone too!
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday that it shot down an Iranian drone in Punjgur after it was found in violation of...
Is India cutting ‘off its nose to spite its face’ on...
News Analysis | India has not sent an official delegation to attend the "Belt and Road Forum" in Beijing and instead criticized China's global initiative,...