Pakistan playing ball with China. Common enemy India the reason?
Wajahat S. Khan | Nawaz Sharif isn't much of an orator. He rarely gives one-on-one interviews, and when he does, he has usually got an...
Sixty years of Pak-China friendship
Dr. Farid A. Malik | ‘Tie Ge Men’ (Real Iron Brothers); that is how the Pak-China friendship is described. Pakistan was the first non-communist country...
Bloodshed continues in Syria
News Analysis | A Syrian military unit was ambushed on Thursday by insurgent near the capital, Damascus, triggering a firefight that killed 28 government troops....
China takes a leap of faith in the Middle East
M K Bhadrakumar | Like a deer caught in the headlight on the median of the highway at night, South Block stands paralyzed as the...
CPEC: Prosperity project
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Operationalisation scope of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project has been entire Pakistan, therefore, the project would virtually connect all the...
Chinese and Indian troops face off in Bhutan border dispute
News Analysis | China has conveyed to foreign diplomats in Beijing that troops of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have been waiting patiently at the...
Trump shows realism toward Iran
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The United States’ regional strategies in the Middle East face multiple challenges and it needs strong nerves and robust realism not...
The Damascus-Beijing bonding
News Analysis | The Syrian quagmire is attracting the attention of many players in the game. The conflict has further exacerbated crises in the volatile...
Cooperation in the Arctic Ocean?
News Analysis | In 2007 a Russian-led polar expedition, descending through the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean in a Mir submarine, planted a titanium Russian tricolor...
Pakistan China relation: friendship turned into business?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | ‘Tie Ge Men’ (Real Iron Brothers); that is how the Pak-China friendship is described. Pakistan was the first non-communist country...
Petro-Islam: The Genesis of Islamic Radicalism and Jihadism
Nauman Sadiq | The phenomena of Islamic radicalism all over the world is directly linked to Islamic madrassahs (religious seminaries) that are generously funded by...
US-Russia relations under President Trump
News Analysis | US President Donald Trump is willing to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the White House, but not yet, according to official...