At key ‘2+2’ talks, India should take US demands on Iran oil sanctions with a pinch of salt
M K Bhadrakumar | With the “2+2” dialogue between India and the United States due to begin in New Delhi on Thursday, the Modi government...
What if the United States has trade and immigration controls? – Jacob G. Hornberger
Jacob G. Hornberger | The United States is the biggest free-trade and open-immigration nation in history. Every day, countless people cross state and county borders...
United States overseas operations: Role of CIA – Jacob G. Hornberger
Jacob G. Hornberger | Yesterday, President Trump, yielding to the overwhelming power of the Pentagon, CIA, and NSA, announced that he has decided to keep...
Rising homelessness in United States of America – Jacob G. Hornberger
Jacob G. Hornberger | One of most fascinating characteristics of progressives (also known as “liberals”) is the blindness they display to the adverse consequences of...
Foster new partnerships & alliances – Dr. Zafar Jaspal
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Pakistan stands on the verge of fundamental foreign policy choices. The changing international environment requires a change in the Pakistani...
New President of Pakistan takes oath
Muhammad Zahid Rifat | New President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi has assumed the highest office of Pakistan on September 9, 2018 for a period...
White America & Hindu India: A marriage of convenience? – Samson Simon Sharaf
Samson Simon Sharaf | Wednesday’s short visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Joseph...
Separate constitution for Jammu and Kashmir was an ‘aberration’ – new Indian view
Dr. Syed Nazir Gilani | India is in a state of sin in its administered part of Kashmir. In obedience to UN Charter, UN Security...
Day of embarrassment for PTI & Imran Khan? – Haider Mehdi
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | Yesterday was a harrowing and embarrassing day for Imran and PTI. Barely 20 days in and they tasted the angry and...
Sialkot: How domestic prosperity affects electoral outcomes
S M Fahad Ali | Sialkot, despite being a small city in terms of population, 655,852, and land area, 19km2, is a powerhouse when it...
The battle for Idlib: A potential Catch-22 for China – James Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | An impending Russian-backed Syrian assault on Idlib, the war-wracked country’s last rebel stronghold, risks putting Uyghurs in the spotlight at a...
India: In pursuit of regional supremacy – Merwah Qureshi
Merwah Qureshi | India’s hegemonic posture in South Asia is not a new phenomenon in the regional diaries anymore. India is using suppressing tactics to...