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US Call for a New Relationship
‘Trust, but verify’ an Old Russian proverb that President Reagan liked to repeat often. Trump is neither the first President nor he is going...
Special Economic Zones and CPEC
Economic Expansion, high prices and inflation are the issues on which one can talk for hours. The scarcity of resources, energy crises and lack...
5 Missile Test in Two Months: India’s Attempt to create Credible Minimum Deterrence in South Asia
In 2018, the world is more concerned about nuclear issues that the Trump administration is generating whether it is regarding fast growing capabilities of...
Pakistan struggles to get a grip on militancy and ultra-conservatism
Seventy years after its birth, Pakistan is struggling to get a grip on Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism and its militant offshoots that were aided and...
For peace in Afghanistan, talk to Afghans
Quite clearly, the beleaguered ‘national unity government’ in Kabul, which has faced blistering criticism at home and abroad for failing to stem violence, has...
Pakistan’s Tight Rope Walk between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Pakistan’s recent decision of sending a contingent of slightly above 1000 troops to Saudi Arabia apparently in violation of its own parliamentary resolution of...
IP gas pipeline: A fading opportunity for Pakistan
Near 20 years after the initiation of talks over the peace gas pipeline, beginning as the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, and despite the fact...
Power Interconnection Project to Strengthen Power Trade Between Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan
A framework agreement for the proposed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) Power Interconnection Project was signed last week that will pave the way for the delivery of...
Iran losing historic chance to capture gas market share
The long-awaited gas pipeline project of TurkÂmenistan, AfghanisÂtan, PakisÂtan and India (TAPI) connecting the energy-rich Central Asian nation with the South Asian countries was...
China’s dilemma: Balancing support for militants with struggle against political violence
China’s recent failure to shield Pakistan from censorship by an international anti-terrorism funding and anti-money laundering body suggests that the People’s Republic is struggling...