Afghanistan for long has been a geopolitical quagmire for Pakistan
Afghanistan for long has been a geopolitical quagmire for Pakistan. It has tested our national resilience time and again. From the impugned Durand Line to the enigma of ‘strategic depth’, Pakistan…
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…
Islamabad should introspect as to who advised distancing from Riyadh and Abu Dhabi; and hold them accountable
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan can never afford to be at odds with each other. This is the balance-sheet of their geoeconomics and fraternity. Irrespective of…
The Afghan scenario is getting darkened by the violence levitating ominously over the horizon yet again. A conservative assessment of the peace prospects by old analysts as well by current observers of the Afghan scene paints a sombre outlook.
These assessments blame…
Let us face the facts; the Taliban want a military solution for the simple reason that the US-led coalition has recognized the locus of the Taliban without conditions.
Now, those insisting that the Taliban may agree to come to terms with the…
A scrimmage in a border station, A canter down some dark defile, Two thousand pounds of education, Drops to a ten rupee Jezail…. Strike hard who cares, The odds are on the cheaper man. (Rudyard Kipling)
Afghanistan is a place where the…
There is a strong feeling of deja vu about Afghanistan in the air. The environment, despite the passage of two decades, is eerily reminiscent of the disorder of the early nineties when a power vacuum led to a civil war in all…
Time for India and Pakistan to focus on the dividends of geo-economics with the powers that be.
Legendary Urdu poet, Jaun Elia in one of his couplets had said: “AIK HI HADISA TOU HEI, AUR WHO YEH KE AAJ TAK;…
Health, commercial, agriculture, and research applications all make significant use of radiological sources. While the positive effects of radiological resources are well-known, there is widespread fear that terrorists would use these materials to assemble a ‘Dirty Bomb ’ or ‘Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD)’. RDDs can…
From Kartarpur to Gwadar and from Khunjerab to Wagah; Pakistan means genuine business in trade and tourism.
Half-way down the lane, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government has reoriented the country’s foreign policy into a new paradigm. It has taken a…