China’s rise, by means of economy over past three decades, has overawed the West. China was integrated into ‘laissez faire system’ by USA to wean it away from erstwhile USSR. Chinese leadership, starting with Deng Xiaoping, adopted the concept of socialism with…

A month ago, the death of 22-year-old Masha Amini, an Iranian Kurdish girl caused spontaneous protests throughout the country. Approximately 190 people, including 28 children, have reportedly been killed while protests continue unabated; mostly women are leading the demonstrations demanding freedom of…

In January 2021, Pakistan released its first-ever National Security Policy (NSP), shifting its focus from geopolitics to geo-economics. Pakistan’s renewed interest in industrialization and regional connectivity with Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Eurasia is due to past failures to prioritize these goals…

Is our democracy delivering? Are our institutions strong and independent and yet amenable to the civilian democratic control? The above are the live questions begging answers to some of the perennial issues blighting our politico-economic landscape. We need to introspect as to…

The significance of Pakistan as a transit route for Afghanistan is evident by the fact that major volume of imports to Afghanistan from countries with which it does not share a border, have been transiting through Pakistan. Islamabad and Kabul signed Afghanistan-Pakistan…

ISLAMABAD: October 8, is a painful reminder of the calamity inflicted upon the nation. The earthquake struck at 8:50 am with a Richter scale force of 7.6. The Brigade that I was commanding had suffered heavy casualties with massive damages to living…

With 13,000 deaths and practically every house rendered uninhabitable, the days after the first earthquake were the most tough for survival October 8th 2005 is a painful reminder of the calamity inflicted upon the nation. The earthquake had struck at 8.50 am…

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has been quite active during the past fortnight; when he addressed the UN General Assembly (UNGA), he held bilateral meetings with the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Indian diaspora in the US.…