India-South Korea Relations: Potential for deeper strategic engagements
South Korean President Moon Jae-In visits India from July 8 to 11. The focus of his visit is said to economic domain. But he...
Pakistan’s financial crisis puts Belt and Road on the spot
Increased Pakistani dependence on China to help it avert resorting to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to avoid a financial and economic crisis spotlights...
Bangladesh: Will this country become Pakistan or Kashmir?
A political group is spreading the perception that the country will again become Pakistan if Awami League loses control of Bangladesh. They even suggested...
China’s ‘Debt Trap’ for Pakistan: Dilutes FATF Ruling
Under normal circumstances, a one billion dollar loan between two sovereign countries would have gone unnoticed by global community, but what makes China’s one...
Youth, Women Hold the Key to Sri Lanka’s Prosperity
In 2017, Sri Lanka had an estimated 497,000 job vacancies. Critical skills mismatches between the qualifications job seekers possess, and the expectations of employers,...
Understanding Iran’s traditional position on Kashmir
Almost two months ago, the Supreme Leader of Iran, during a meeting with top government functionaries and foreign emissaries, spoke of myriad problems facing...
The US Sacrificing Pakistan
It has never been easy for any developing nation to deal with the major power in international system on prescribed terms and conditions. The...
Shooting oneself in ones’s own foot: Pakistan’s failed effort to evade terrorism finance listing
The Pakistani government’s removal of a virulently anti-Shiite militant from its terrorism list at the very moment that an international money laundering and terrorism...
America’s Failures in Afghanistan: What are the Russian Plans?
President Vladimir Putin’s Russia is not inward looking but very much outward looking and has clearly shown its intentions to exert in its near...
UN report opportunity for India, Pakistan to reboot Kashmir policy
A fortnight ago, the United Nations released its first ever report detailing human rights violations in Kashmir, across the Line of Control (LoC), highlighting...