CPEC and Pakistan’s concerns: New policy for Chinese citizens
In the wake of the abduction and murder of two Chinese nationals in Pakistan, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar during a meeting on Wednesday made...
The differing futures of Pakistan and China. Does Beijing get a bigger pie?
Saeed Afridi | The story of Pakistan, since its very incidental inception, has been one of talking about the imminent realization of its potential and...
Escalation of the Syrian conflict: Is the US hurting Syria more than ever?
News Analysis | An American fighter jet on Sunday shot down a Syrian warplane that the US-led coalition said attacked its allies in the fight...
A battle for influence between two monarchies
Yasir Malik | Qatar, a tiny oil-rich nation, an ally of the USA and European powers having a wealth fund of $335 billion is the largest...
Gulf crisis and the future of Middle East
Ahsan Hamid Durrani | An energy-rich part of the world engulfed in perpetual turbulence, political instability, violent extremism, economic debilitation, sectarian divide characterized by ruthless...
The Kurds Are Ethnically Cleansing Arabs From Raqqa, And The World Is Silent
Andrew Korybko | The global media -- to their credit – are focusing on the brutality of the US-backed Raqqa campaign, though they’re avoiding any serious...
Kurdish aspirations in the wake of changing US foreign policy
America-Russia reconciliation will change the dynamics of American foreign policy especially regarding NATO and the Middle East. There are two possible outcomes of this...
Chinese mediation to end Pakistan-Afghanistan animosity
China has expressed a desire to take on a role as mediator between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's office said in the...
Growing regional cooperation: Will the USA be driven out of South Asia?
Anam Sheikh | The twenty-first-century international relations are going to be multi-polar, where not one but many actors will be shaping the world order. The...
NSG membership: Will Russia “convince” China to vote in India’s favor?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj seldom if ever would say a bloomer. Therefore, her remark on June 6 seems odd,...
SCO membership of India & Pakistan brings challenges and opportunities
Chinese spokesperson expressed her desire that Pakistan and India can improve their ties after they become full-members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) next...
India looks to woo adamant China for entry into NSG: Will the new tactics work?
News Analysis | China has said that India’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) has become more complicated under new circumstances. “It (NSG) is a...