Back room deal between Trump & China over North Korea?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | A quarter of the way through TV programmes in the weekend on two leading Malayalam channels, it dawned on me that...
Are military operations the only way to counter terrorism in Pakistan?
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | In an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) in Lahore, a female student, Noreen Laghari, was arrested and a planned terrorist attack...
Nation waits anxiously for SC verdict on Panama Case: Euphoria or anti-climax?
Muhammad Azam | The country has been waiting for fifty-seven days with baited breath and it is now time for the big reveal. Whatever the...
What will happen to Turkey now that it has “democratically” elected a “dictator”?
Dr. Muhammad Ali Ehsan | Recep Tayyip Erdogan was already ruling Turkey under a state of emergency but with Sunday's YES majority (51.7%) vote, the...
US Deep State is using “Trump” card to play the game it wants
Muhammad Azam | In the past two weeks, the state of the White House has sublimated from chaotic damage control to a visibly coherent institution...
After last week’s visit to the USA: China now going to Russia to clear up matters?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced yesterday that the Director of the General Office of the Communist Party of China Li Zhanshu...
To Win from CPEC: We must revise our trade policies…
Saud Bin Ahsen| With globalization, trade volumes increased and dynamics of international trade also changed. Integration in global supply chain became crucial; more so for the...
Pakistan’s self-righteous elite: Will they do what is really needed to ensure no more Mashal’s are killed?
Imtiaz Gul | An outpouring of condemnation and protests have been seen on the media after the lynching of the 23-year-old Mashal Khan by a...
What Message does the US National Security Advisor bring to the region from the Trump Administration
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery| The US National Security Advisor (NSA), General McMaster is on a visit to South Asia, where he will meet top officials...
Why the US National Security Agencies need to keep a ‘Cold War’ going
Jacob G. Hornberger | The year 1989 brought an unexpected shock to the U.S. national-security establishment. The Soviet Union suddenly and unexpectedly tore down the...
Regional dynamics ensure that Erdogan’s ‘rigged’ referendum will be overlooked
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The mystique of democratic elections will never wither away. My late father used to reminisce how agonizing the waiting was in...
What we need to do to ensure ‘free and fair’ elections Pakistan?
Dr. Farid A. Malik | The election in 1970 was free and fair as it was the first experience. Manipulative mechanisms were not in place....