US officials question their state’s Af-Pak narrative
Imtiaz Gul | Nearly four days before Pak-Afghan officials met in Islamabad to continue their revived dialogue under the Afghan Pakistan Action Plan for Peace...
Great Powers strategic competition in Indo-Pacific region
Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The convergence of Americans and Indians strategic interest not only endure Washington’s decisive role in the Indo-Pacific region but also strengthen...
Trump and Kim head for historic Singapore summit
AFP | Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump were heading for Singapore on Sunday for an unprecedented summit in an attempt to address the last...
Amid U.S. sanctions against Iran, India aims to salvage Chabahar port
News Analysis | India will soon begin talks with Iran on a trade accord just as the US has turned hostile toward the Persian Gulf...
Rise of the Quad: India, US, Japan and Australia hold meetings and war exercises
News Analysis | On Thursday, foreign ministry officials from India, Australia, Japan and the U.S. met in Singapore and reaffirmed their support for a free,...
Trump says walking out of nuclear deal has tamed Iran
News Analysis | Talking to the media in a joint press conference with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Donald Trump asserted that abandoning...
Trump says: Summit with Kim is back on
News Desk | US President Donald Trump's summit, with Kim Jong-un in Singapore on June 12, is back on, the US president says a week...
G7 ministers criticize US tariffs and warn of trade war
News Analysis | Last week, Trump was told that the U.S. was playing a ‘dangerous game by slapping tariffs on European steel and aluminum. Therefore,...
Chorus of condemnation intensifies in U.S. over trade tariff
News Analysis | Massive US tariffs have come into force as condemnation of the Trump administration's move intensifies. Top congressional Republicans joined the collective criticism...
Summit plans revived as Trump receives a “very nice” letter from Kim
News Analysis | President of the United States of America Donald Trump has announced that the summit he initially declared a dead end just a...
There is still a ray of hope for peace in Afghanistan: US General
News Analysis | The US top commander in Afghanistan General John Nicholson has expressed optimism that peace process in war-torn Afghanistan is not absolutely dead,...
School shooter video game draws criticism
AFP | An upcoming video game that lets players simulate a school shooting is coming in for criticism from parents of shooting victims and from...