Russian defense minister confirms setting up unit for counter-propaganda
Russian defense minister announced that the country's armed forces have set up troops for “informational operations.” He also declared that “propaganda must be smart,...
Turkey picks up quarrel with Iran over Syria: to get back into US good book?
M.K. Bhadrakumar| Turkey has decided to pick up a quarrel with Iran. It all began with President Recep Erdogan’s sudden outburst on February 14 in...
Why Trump is right NATO is “obsolete”
Jacob G. Hornberger| An online dictionary defines “obsolete” as “out of date” and lists such synonyms as outdated, outmoded, and old-fashioned. All right then. What part...
RAW & NDS outsource terrorism: set prices to kill Pakistanis?
Mirwais Khan| Discussions with several sources in local police and intelligence in and around Chamman, in Pakistani province of Baluchistan reveal that Indian and Afghan...
Foreign intelligence agencies setting menu prices for killing Pakistanis!
Mirwais Khan| After last week's heart breaking scenes of people lying dead and their body parts strewn all over the ground where they were working...
Will the Chinese string of pearls policy allow it to dominate Asia and should we be worried?
Dr James M. Dorsey| Troubled ports in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, envisioned as part of China’s string of pearls linking the Eurasian heartland to the Middle...
US encourages Pakistan Afghanistan talks and reconciliation with Taliban looks on the cards
M.K. Bhadrakumar| The United States, China, Afghanistan and Pakistan may be finding themselves on the same page all over again, sooner than one would have...
Indian fears: Is Russia joining Pakistan China in CPEC?
Andrew Korybko | There’s been a lot of confusion about Russia’s role in CPEC over the past week. Pakistani reports circulated over the weekend saying that...
How Tehran is using Red Sea naval bases to encircle Saudi Arabia
Naveed Ahmad| Iran has come out with blazing guns, laying bare its grand strategy, step by step, to the world. Extending the frontier of the...
Pakistan and Afghanistan have no choice but to fight against terrorists together
Imtiaz Gul | Can both Pakistan and Afghanistan step back from their positions and find a middle ground on which to get back to formal...
India’s design for Pakistani cricket is a failure of Pakistani foreign policy!
Abdul Rahim| Deepening of ties of Iran and the GCC with India is due to many reasons but not least the grievance of the Arab-league on...
Mothers told they had stillborn child and babies sold for $1500: Indian Orphanage shut down
By Anuradha Nagaraj CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Police in eastern India have shut down an orphanage and arrested its owner for illegally selling...