Can the US make Iran sanctions stick?
James M Dorsey | Recent Iranian trade figures suggest that the United Arab Emirates, a strong backer of US efforts to squeeze Iran economically, could emerge...
Big power competition in the Eastern Mediterranean: Is Trump missing the point?
James M. Dorsey | A Trump administration decision to sanction two key Turkish officials in retaliation for the continued detention of an American cleric coupled...
The Despicable American Media Coverage of Pakistan Elections
Sher Ali Tareen | The American mainstream media boasts a voracious appetite for caricaturing, simplifying, and neatly categorizing non-Western people and life, especially when it...
India’s national register of citizens: Challenge to South Asian Identity?
Subhajit Naskar | The illusion of South Asian identity is equipped by discord among the community interests. Subsequently, Religious dogmatism helped identity consolidation which negates...
Rising communal violence against Christians in fanatic India
Merwah Qureshi | In 21st century most of the states around the world are engaged in welcoming global and national peace, which opens the door...
Assault on state institutions
Asad Ali | Armed forces and intelligence are assets of every country for their territorial sovereignty. Their job is to protect national interests of the...
The deep state’s long enmity toward Iranians
Jacob G. Hornberger | The U.S. deep state’s hatred of the Iranian people goes back a long way, at least as far back as 1953....
Trump threatens Turkey with sanctions: Moscow hopes he is serious!
M K Bhadrakumar | The frequency with which US President Donald Trump holds out threats to other countries is such that he is no longer...
From ZA Bhutto to Imran Khan-A ray of hope, challenges and way forward
M Bilal Abdul Ghani | Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was first political leader after the death of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who had magnificent feelings for...
A time for reconciliation and rebuilding – Haider Mehdi
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | The Nation has spoken! In some places resoundingly in favor of change and Imran. In others with qualified support. In...
Talking to Rouhani: Is Trump shooting from the hip or following a script?
James M Dorsey | Message to Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Tel Aviv: Not to worry, US President Donald J. Trump has no intention of meeting...
PML (Lahore) and PPP (Larkana)
Farid A Malik | Both dominant political entities, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and Pakistan People’s party (Bhutto) have been cut down to size. PPP was...