There have been a deadly epidemic, physical and economic instability, and savage conflict ravaging the earth for the last two years. Tyranny gained strength around the globe after democracy’s defenders suffered heavy losses in their battle against authoritarian adversaries. Because the international…
Although there was no uncertainty about the ongoing failure of the US to dislodge Taliban in Afghanistan after twenty years, President Biden addressed the withdrawal of US forces in his speech to the nation on August 16, 2021. People were in favour…
Do you think you can deter people or groups with the atomic bomb? Only to some extent. Kalashnikov (AK-47), another weapon, is responsible for deterrence and far more deaths than the bombs dropped on two Japanese cities; Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.…
There are many stories of Afghanistan: anecdotes of violence and occupation by former Soviet Union; rise and downfall of Mujahedeen; saga of Taliban and international forces; gloomy days of suicide attacks, explosions, civilian causalities, starvation, homelessness, sexual abuse, gender based violence, withdrawal…
Sports are the common threads that bind people and countries together. The interlocking rings of the Olympics rings symbolize the coming together of all nations. The former US President Nixon successfully used “ping-pong diplomacy ” to open the US-China relationship leading the…
The world is transforming rapidly. An old system has changed and a new system has take place. Though, the new patterns are emerging, it is still too soon to define them clearly. The end of an era of bipolarity, a new wave…
Decades ago, I had read somewhere that “Kashmir is that beautiful poetry of God which he wrote while experiencing together the highest form of happiness and deepest sorrow.” This made me to visit Kashmir for several times in past. My last visit…
Pakistan is looking for a positive change under Biden and hopes he will, unlike Trump, address its concerns on regional instability and India’s revisionist policies
The Pakistan-US relationship, long dominated by strategic concerns, can be more productive if they work…
India is world’s largest democracy and the second-most populous country of the world. Every year, Indians celebrates its Republic Day on January 26. It honours the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect in 1950 replacing the Government of…
Usage of propaganda as a tool of “hybrid warfare” is not something new in human history. From Peloponnesian wars to the modern-day cold war’s misinformation has been a cost-effective means to an end. The ever-evolving nature of human interactions in a politically…