THAAD vs S-400: A comparative analysis
Mariyam Masood | Missile defense systems are intended to safeguard a country against imminent ballistic missile attacks. Both THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) and...
Foreign agencies in Baluchistan: raising anti-CPEC narrative?
Merwah Qureshi | CPEC is a flagship project of China’s Belt Road Initiative (BRI). It is a multi-billion project with the great potential of socio-economic...
Hindutva’s war on names
Aiza Azam | Recent renaming of the historic city of Allahabad, a metropolitan center in the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), India, has stirred up...
Resuming peace talks – Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Afghanistan's anarchical situation has frustrated both internal and external stakeholders. The recent parliamentary elections presented the continuity of the democratic...
Israel at Pakistan’s doorstep: The strategic implications of Oman-Israel relations
Sabtain Ahmed Dar | While every news-outlet in Pakistan fell into the trap of Avi Scharf’s propaganda against Pakistan, Israeli PM Natenyahu paid a secret...
Nationality, Citizenship & Class in UAE & GCC: Beyond the glitzy Skyscrapers?
Sarmad Ishfaq | Living for more than 3 years in the heart of Dubai, I experienced the city as it presents itself on TV and...
The conspiracies and PTI-led government
Abdul Rahman Malik | Ever since the PTI emerged victorious in the landmark General Elections of 2018, formed the government in Center, Punjab, KPK and...
Will Imran’s Gulf Yatra means serious compromises?
Khurram Minhas | In Indian politics ‘Yatra’ refers to political struggle and robust campaigning for political objectives. Political parties or politicians use ‘Yatra’ as a...
The Khashoggi crisis: Putting Humpty Dumpty back together – James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and potential Western sanctions against Saudi Arabia have sparked renewed debate about the value of the...
What began with a bang, ended in a whimper – Javed Hassan
Javed Hassan | “We must not make a scarecrow of the law, setting it up to fear the birds of prey, and let it keep...
Religious extremism in Pakistan: Genesis and a way forward
Farah Adeed | “Each society has its régime of truth, its ‘general politics’ of truth: that is, the types of discourse which it accepts and makes...
Asia Bibi case verdict, fallacious arguments and our national mindset
Zain Ullah Khattak | Supreme Court of Pakistan, a leading judicial body of Pakistan, announces Asia Bibi case in Islamabad; as soon as declaration has...