Five attacks in the last year that shook Kabul to its core
Ezzatullah Mehrdad | As deportations of Afghan assylum seekers from the West continue apace, the South Asian country's capital Kabul is fast turning into a death...
What is the biggest threat to the United States?
Jacob G Hornberger | The New York Times recently profiled three military veterans who are running for Congress. All three are women and all three...
Pakistan complicates US’ Afghan mission
M K Bhadrakumar | The horrific terrorist attacks in Kabul during the last fortnight provoked some exceptionally strong remarks from US President Donald Trump. At...
Pakistan Breakfast at Davos 2018
Ikram Sehgal | Truly independent and impartial the World Economic Forum (WEF) is not tied to any special interests or groups. WEF’s Annual Meeting at...
US suspends economic aid to Pakistan
News Analysis | On February 6, 2018 the US House of Representatives joined the Senate to end economic aid to Pakistan through a bill which...
Zardari’s call for PPP’s return to power
Asif Haroon Raja | For over six months, Asif Ali Zardari has been confidently claiming that the PPP will form governments in the centre and...
What was Israel’s PM up to in Moscow?
Andrew Korybko | Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s meeting with President Putin last week was very significant. The “Israeli” premier traveled to Moscow to meet with...
In Afghanistan, Governors don’t just step down because the President asks them to
Ezzatullah Mehrdad | As Mohammad Daud begins his fiftieth day in office as governor of Afghanistan's Balkh region, he may wonder whether he will ever receive...
The Court of Verdict Should be the Supreme Court not the Voters & Supporters of PML-N
Junaid Ali Malik | Throughout the history of Pakistan, there have been certain verdicts taken by the Supreme Court that have managed to shatter the...
Asia’s dark underbelly: Conflicts threaten long-term stability and development
James M. Dorsey | A host of conflicts, stretching across the Asian landmass from the Middle East to Southeast Asia and northwest China, are likely...
100 years of women’s suffrage: How one group changed British history
AFP | British women won the right to vote 100 years ago after an intense struggle marked by a violent fringe campaign that shocked the...
Future president? Afghan strongman mulls bid for highest office
AFP | Afghanistan's "King in the North" lolls in an armchair under the portrait of President Ashraf Ghani, the man who sacked him last year...