Pakistan at a crossroads as Imran Khan is sworn in
Criticism of Pakistan’s anti-money laundering and terrorism finance regime by the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) is likely to complicate incoming Pakistani...
The problem of pellet guns in Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir is the only northern state of the Indian union dogged with an overridden unhealthy political atmosphere. The valley of Kashmir is...
Pakistan not a Threat for Israel: Clearing Misconceptions
Ever since 1998; the beginning of Pakistan’s nuclear age, the state’s self-defense mechanism has been a source of worry and unrest for India and...
Behind Indo-Pacific Vision
Mike Pompeo’s recent speech titled, ‘America's Indo-Pacific Economic Vision - at the Indo-Pacific Business Forum’ at the US Chamber of Commerce, Washington DC has...
Afghanistan and the issue of Transnational Conspiracy
Author: Ajmal Sohail, Contributor: Nicolas Böhmer*
The deplorable statistics of drug addicted people in Afghanistan exceeded one million and the poppy growth almost doubled, since...
Rajiv Gandhi’s Foreign Policy: Diplomacy in Tough Times
The end of the World War II in 1945 gave the birth to Cold War among the two superpowers. The U.S. and the USSR...
Pakistan: Possible Challenges to Newly Elected Government and Way Forward
“The best example of democracy I can recall is five wolves sitting down to dinner with one sheep”
Charles De Montesquieu once whispered this about...
Pakistan-Iran relations: India factor
Pakistan and Iran’s relationship has been evolving over time. The relationship between the two states deteriorated after the Iranian revolution, the ties improved when...
The Kashmir imbroglio: Concerns and Way out
Kashmir is the valley of enormous beauty with beautiful and serene valleys, enclosed by the mighty Himalayas and lofty mountains, with the heart-enthralling scenes...
United States, China and the “Indo-Pacific” narrative
China has not been particularly comfortable with the Trump Administration’s repeated use of the term ‘Indo-Pacific’ instead of ‘Asia-Pacific’ (off late, it has been...