Pakistan and the US: Together adrift
Salman Bashir | A raft of acerbic public messages has created uncertainty about the course of US-Pakistan relations. Strategic circles in Washington have unleashed a...
The good people of Pakistan! Making a difference!
Syed Haider Raza Mehdi | For years I've written about the terrible corruption and loot and plunder which prevails in Pakistan. About how our leaders have...
What is actually happening in Eastern Ghouta?
Sophie Mangal | Currently, the situation around Eastern Ghouta can only be described as drastic. Jaysh Al-Islam along with Faylaq al Rahman militants are blocking...
The beginning of the Sino-Indian romance?
M K Bhadrakumar | Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale has hit the road running, as it were. There isn’t going to be a time lag following...
The jeopardy of taking others’ opinions seriously
Anna Chui | When I was younger, I spent a lot of my life caring what other people thought of me. Honestly, it was just...
Deterrence and missile defense systems
Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Since the announcement of the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review of the United States, Chinese and Russians have shown enthusiasm for the...
Pakistan’s foreign policy: A tale of blunders and missed opportunities
Hamza Liaquat | Â The recent FATF episode and vulnerability of Pakistan to international isolation is evident by unexpected moves of the iron brother of Pakistan,...
Those who will not be given a state funeral…
Shiffa Yousafzai | Â Today I came across a tweet that forced me to think deeply about how people just start disliking their people, their society,...
The Blue-Eyed mutineers
Ikram Sehgal | Arrested on Feb 22 by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for corruption in the Ashiana Housing scandal under Section 2 of the...
Will devolution make Pakistan stronger?
Dr. Farid A Malik | Each province shall, by law, establish a local government system and devolve political, administrative, and financial responsibility and authority to the...
Could Xi Jinping’s presidency for life lead to the decline of the communist party in China?
Jumel G. Estrañero | The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has shocked many observers by proposing a constitutional amendment to end the two-term limit for the...
I am the King – I don’t need courts to verify that!
Saad Rasool | On Wednesday, the honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan announced its short order in the challenge to Election Act, 2017, removing Nawaz Sharif...