The ‘Deep State’ has taken over the Trump administration Like those before it
Jacob G. Hornberger | When President Trump took the oath he did so by promising to stand against the national-security state apparatus and to not kneel...
PPP in panic as Zardari aides remain “missing”
Pakistan Peoples Party is threatening action on streets if missing aides of the ex-president, Asif Ali Zardari, are not found immediately. PPP leaders are...
India sells Dalai Lama but does not see contradiction in its stand on Kashmir
M. K. Bhadrakumar | There is a dramatic irony that the polling in the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency took place on a day when we...
Real reason why Turkey is not calling for an Investigation into the chemical gas attack in Syria?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | In principle, one country, Turkey, is uniquely placed to ask for an independent investigation into the chemical attack in the northwestern...
Saudi Arabia inches towards modernity with Prince Mohammed’s Initiatives
James M. Dorsey | Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s powerful deputy crown prince, is moving the country forward and to do so has put sports,...
Still no political resolution on Raheel Sharif and the Saudi Coalition
Political discourse remains divided on Raheel Sharif and Pakistan's involvement in the Saudi Military Coalition. On the one hand, after last weeks acerbic comments...
Mind over Matter: Persistence works wonders in all situations in life
Ishaq Ali | Pakistan, has one of the largest disabled populations in the world, around 10 percent of its total population. For these people, life...
With Syrian attacks Trump launches his Queen on the chessboard
James M. Dorsey | One thing this week’s US air strikes in Syria highlight is the fact that the sands are continuously shifting as regional...
Deaths and injuries sustained by Kashmiris: Majority vote by staying away from State By-election
The world's largest democracy, India, saw violent clashes between soldiers and protesters in Sunday's by-election for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat in which eight...
No support for the Global Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty?
Dr. Zafar N. Jaspal | The nuclear weapon abolitionists, once again, succeeded in drawing the attention of the international community towards the horrors of nuclear...
Pak-Afghan relations improving as both countries review previous no go areas
Imtiaz Gul | Multi-tier border management mechanism, a Pakistani demand stone-walled by Kabul on the pretext that "terrorists don't use regular border crossings". Ahead of the...
Trump & Syria: New President same old Imperialist strategy
Jacob G. Hornberger | With President Trump’s undeclared attack on Syria, a sovereign and independent nation, he has confirmed, once and for all, that he...