The Pakistan-US relationship is taking a new shape in the wake of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Political experts also believe that in the absence of any strategic convergence of interests other than counterterrorism cooperation, the US-China rivalry is likely to affect…

Islamabad nurses no regional designs. Its clout with China and Afghanistan should be taken as an asset in realpolitik. Mark Twain, the greatest American humorist, said, “God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” Though he lived and died before World…

Nurturing a new national narrative of Pakistan is up for debate these days. National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf brought to the fore its salient credentials, at a national conference recently, by illustrating that it has to be proactive, unapologetic and pragmatic.…

Pakistanis are apparently the only nation in the Westphalian state-system who talk of elections day in and day out, but do not go to polls on D-day. This is why the turnout since the first general election in the 70’s has never…

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s rise to the highest pinnacle was for a purpose. He was neither an alternate politician, nor one who wanted to ride the saddle to taste power. What made him a heart throb for the electorate was his agenda…

On September 3, 2021, Taliban claimed that China has agreed to keep its embassy in Kabul open and increase humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. As the international community remains shocked about America’s failure in Afghanistan, regional and global focus has moved on to…

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…

In a recent study, researchers discovered that fighting climate change while making progress on all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is feasible. Scientists and researchers from the German Development Institute (GIZ) have developed a novel integrated strategy that balances strong climate action…

The post-withdrawal era has posed opportunities and challenges at home and abroad alike. The revulsion-cum-revolution, though peaceful in essence, on Pakistan’s western frontiers and the Taliban set-up has pitched Pakistan in a leadership role in the region and beyond. For the first…

More than 70,000 casualties during the two decades of the so-called war on terrorism came at the hands of non-state actors. Pakistanis were bled to the core, their lives devastated and no place was spared from attacks. The armed forces and the…