With German-Russian relations hitting rock bottom: Merkel heads for Moscow
 Alexander Mercouris German Chancellor Angela Merkel, facing a possibly difficult election in Germany later this year, is traveling to Moscow on 2nd May 2017. Merkel has...
Sindh’s Education Budget has more money but is it going anywhere?
By Khawaja Amer Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah’s commitment and efforts to accord priority to education are definitely very encouraging. In the fiscal year...
Watch this short video: Do elections bring democracy?
Most of us people that if you hold elections you automatically get democracy - but is this true? Introducing the ancient Athenian principle of drawing...
Where does Pakistan fit in the emerging US-Russia conflict in Afghanistan
Abdul Rahim | As of now, despite all speculations, insinuations and fears in the US media, that President Trump's coming would somehow bring a major...
Modi wins state elections on Pakistan bashing: will it stop now?
Imtiaz Gul| Prime Minister Narendra Modi and team, are basking in glory and confidence following the stunning success in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and three other...
CPEC’s potential to revolutionize regional cooperation and make Pakistan pivotal
Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Since the announcement of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project in April 2015, Islamabad and Beijing have been endeavoring to construct and operationalize...
Baluchistan’s Real Tragedy: Politics & Corruption continue to drive “Jobs & Recruitments”
Ishaq Ali | Baluchistan always remains in the spotlight; from insurgency to sectarian killings and from mutilated dead bodies to stories of missing persons. One...
Military bases in Maldives for Saudi Arabia & China?
James M. Dorsey | Saudi King Salman’s stop in the Maldives on his month-long tour of Asia brings into focus how this tiny archipelago – best...
Welcome to the new era of authoritarian leaders: Putin, Erdogan, Modi, Trump?
Holly Case | We might take the demonstrative demise of strongmen such as Nicolae Ceaușescu in Romania, Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and – more recently and...
Why we want cash not cards for daily transactions
Brett Scott | I recently found myself facing a vending machine in a quiet corridor at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. I...
The more you tell lies the easier it gets: Sound familiar?
Neil Garrett | Cast your mind back over the past week. How many times were you tempted to act dishonestly? Perhaps you were given too...
Turkey is about to vote its destiny: Erdogan’s backup plan just in case he loses
Efe Tanay| At the national referendum on April 16, the Turkish public will vote in a rather autocratic constitution. If Erdogan and his former political...