Blasphemy & Terrorism: Tools to repress Opponents?
James M. Dorsey | Blasphemy has joined terrorism as a catchall phrase to intimidate, incarcerate and kill critics and political opponents as well as stifle...
Indian attempts to build tensions at LOC: What is Modi up to now?
GVS News Analysis|Â India Planning Escalations at LOC? The latest position of Gen. Sarath Chand, India's Vice Chief of Army Staff, that India will choose...
The Moscow-Islamabad ties: A fling or a marriage?
Yasir M’alik | Of late, Russia, Pakistan, and China have shown a willingness to establish a tripartite alliance based on mutual interests. Events of tactical...
Divisions in Lawyers community hold back protests for PM resignation
Following the Panama verdict, the lawyer community is attempting to launch a campaign to protest for the Prime Minister’s resignation, however, divisions are starting...
We need a tolerant Pakistan if we intend to make it as a nation!
Huma Zafar | An emotive nation, we don’t allow others to disagree with our point of view. Every week, keyboard warriors get ready to voice...
Maryam’s tweets indicate PML-N’s divorce from reality
On Tuesday evening Maryam Nawaz took to twitter and challenged the validity of Panama Papers as proof of corruption. The PML-N narrative regarding the publications...
How India botched up with Erdogan’s visit?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The Indian Ministry of External Affairs schedules high-level visits by foreign dignitaries on the basis of clear-cut diplomatic objectives. A visit...
RAW fuels terrorists, Pakistan stays strong: Modi’s new strategies?
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Pakistan has been encountering grave internal and external security challenges since the dawn of the twenty-first century. Its adversaries, particularly...
Tariq Fatemi Rejects Inquiry Committee’s Allegation; Implications?
Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, who has been forced out, apparently due to his role in "Dawn Leaks" has categorically rejected...
Sartaj Aziz Slams India for declining Turkey’s offer to mediate in Kashmir
The suggestion by the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resolve Kashmir issue through multilateral talks, with Turkey being the stakeholder, has been...
Civil-Military relations on social media: Has Pakistan turned into a laughing stock for the world?
Imtiaz Gul | Pakistan’s state institutions have yet to learn the art of strategic communication. The confessional video statement of the once-dreaded TTP spokesperson, Ehsanullah...
A Restrictive foreign policy: Is India inviting trouble?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | When diplomacy becomes brittle, foreign policies become sub-optimal. India’s diplomacy toward China and Pakistan testifies to it. Dialogue with Pakistan is...