‘Powerless NPT’ fails to denuclearize the world
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The landmark Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) celebrated its fiftieth anniversary on July 1, 2018. Theoretically, it remains committed to riding...
Rising tides of intolerance and Hindu extremism in India
Taimur Khan | In the words of Col. (R) Gurnam Singh, an ex-Indian Army officer and renowned security analyst, "there is a profoundly disquieting myth...
Is NAB becoming effective again?
Ikram Sehgal | The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) came into existence on 16 Nov 1999. Simultaneously Special Investigation Wings (SIWs)were raised from the ISI to...
Pakistan’s democracy test: An Indian view
Subhajit Naskar | As the day of General election approaches Pakistan, the face-off between the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and state institutions is intensifying....
Is Nawaz ready to concede in the game of thrones?
Waqas Shabbir | PML-N’s power in Punjab is dwindling. NAB is sending repeated notices to members of ‘House of Sharif’. Unfavorable caretaker CM Punjab is...
How politicians use media to win elections?
Samra Saeed | 2018 General Elections of Pakistan are round the corner. All political parties have started to decorate their stalls to sell dreams called...
Radicalization trends in South Asia
Asif Haroon Raja | Geo-strategic Importance of South Asia South Asia is house to around 1.5 billion people who represent one quarter of the world’s population....
Saudi religious diplomacy targets Jerusalem
James M Dorsey | A United Arab Emirates-backed Saudi effort to wrest control from Jordan of Islam’s holy places in Jerusalem signals a sharper, more...
Democracy has delivered little in South Asia – Salman Bashir, Pakistan’s Ex-Foreign Sec
Salman Bashir | South Asia is one of the most densely populated and among the poorest regions of the world. Its socio-economic indicators are abysmal....
India’s hybrid warfare: Options for Pakistan
Ikram Sehgal | With the Pacific Ocean dominated by the US and Japan while the Indian Ocean by the US (conceivably along with its new...
A healthy democracy needs pre-poll legal scrutiny
Saad Rasool | The nomination process for electoral candidates for the 2018 general elections is now complete. Candidates have been finalized, and party tickets have...
The Middle East: History threatens to repeat itself
James M Dorsey | If the notion that history repeats itself is accurate, it is nowhere truer than in the Middle East where the international...