Central Asia was historically connected with South Asia through Afghanistan as the strategic connector Central Asia is a veritable heart of Asia and a cradle of civilisations that inspired many a civilisation in Eurasia and beyond. Ellsworth Huntington said, “the evidence points…

Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) will be completing the third year of Indian occupation forces’ lockdown of the State on August 5. It partially fulfilled the RSS agenda of ‘Akhand Bharat’, as the Hindutva ideology believes in swallowing Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal,…

India revoked Articles 370 and 35-A in the valley of Kashmir on August 5. The illegal attempts altered the special status of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK). Once again, it was a denial of Kashmiris’ Right to Self-Determination and an…

From Nehru to Narendra Modi, there were many slips. From Shimla to Agra, it is a tale of broken promises Indian Administrative Service officer, Moosa Raza, who served as Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, in his book ‘Kashmir: Land of Regrets,’…

An experiment to show an elected prime minister the door in April by a ‘coalition of the unwilling’ has backfired While Pakistanis remain groped in political instability and economic regression, there is some light at the end of the tunnel. Two statements…

President Joe Biden wound up his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia on the 16th of July. He received a lukewarm reception in Jeddah, where instead of King Salman or Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the Mayor of Jeddah received him. Earlier, he…

The answer lies in erecting a system that is responsive and judicious, empowering the masses Pakistan, like any other country, has its own set of problems. But the biggest dichotomy, perhaps, is that there is no recourse to addressing grievances in real…

Naseer Turabi, a legendary Urdu poet, could not have prophesied it better. He was in tears on hearing the news of the Fall of Dhaka in December 1971, and he penned his emotions instantly by saying: Vo ham-safar thā magar us se…

India is the largest country in the sub-continental region. According to Leo Rose (late South Asian specialist), “the primary purpose of India’s regional policy has been to extract, in some form or another, recognition of India’s hegemonic status in the region from…

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…