Afghan-US Security Agreement
Afghanistan and the US have signed a security agreement. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during the election campaign supported the stationing of the US troops on Afghan soil, in post-2014. President Ghani after assuming office moved ahead with the plan.…
While Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai and India’s Kailash Satyarthi share Nobel Peace prize for the year, their countries are engaged in a sort of ‘small-scale war’ in the UN acknowledged disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Hopefully, the two laureates would put together…
Introduction
Guest Lecture on “Management of Relations by China with India and Japan: Policy Lessons for Pakistan” by Mr. Fazal-ur-Rahman, Executive Director ‘Pakistan Council on China’, organized by Islamabad Policy Research Institute, on September 10, 2014 at IPRI Conference Hall.
Salient Points
Salient aspects of…
It is refreshing that Afghanistan has put behind its electoral crisis and come up with an improvised government structure for its stalled political transition. Presence of President Mamnoon Hussain during President Ashraf Ghani’s inaugural ceremony was reflective of Pakistan’s endorsement of this…
یبھارتی فوج نے ورکنگ باؤنڈری اور لائن آف کنٹرول پر گذشتہ چند روز سے کھلی جارحیت کا جو سلسلہ شروع کر رکھا ہے اس میں سولہ سے زائد بے گناہ شہری شہید جبکہ درجنوں زخمی ہو چکے ہیں ۔اقوامِ متحدہ کی جنرل…
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited three South Asian countries (Maldives, Sri Lanka and India) from 15- 20 September 2014.The visit came at a very critical time when various transformations were taking place in the region. First, the visit started after the 14th…
President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to India had been touted as the beginning of a great economic and political partnership; however it ended in a fizzle. Several deals, including high-speed trains and economic zones were expected at a price tag of around…
By: Asghar Ali Shad
Translated by Saira Rehman
Date: August 25th, 2014
The Indian Constitution is federal in nature. It is the lengthiest written constitution of the world. It has 25 parts and 448 articles. It has 12 schedules, 5 appendices and 120 constitutional…
چین کے صدر نے ۱۷ سے ۱۹ ستمبر تک بھارت کا دورہ کیا۔عالمی سطح پر امن پسند حلقوں کو توقع تھی کہ شاید اس دورے کے نتیجے میں علاقائی اور عالمی امن کو مزید استحکام حاصل ہو گا مگر بد قسمتی سے…
President Erdogan and PM Davutoglu
“The days of military coups, with so-called democratic periods in between when the military kept a constant watch over politics, is now over.” These words are commonly being used to describe Erdogan’s win in the first ever held…