Any move that can push Pakistan and India away from the dangers of war offers a sense of relief, even if temporarily. The unique feature of this positive development is that the two countries have formally announced a ceasefire along the LOC through…

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…

China has been working on its green credentials since 2013 and become a front runner in clean energy technology For the US to reestablish itself as a climate leader, it needs new emissions targets that are more ambitious than those Obama…

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…

Will Biden’s inauguration as the 46th US president turn a new page for one-third of humanity condemned to perpetual penury of thought and means by its leadership? The peace dividend that eludes South Asia is a consequence of the permanent standoff between India…

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…

On February 5 every year, federal and provincial governments of Pakistan hold rallies, public meetings and seminars to support Kashmiris ‘Right to Self-Determination’ under the United Nations Resolutions. Though Pakistan has been the most active supporter of Kashmiri’s rights, observing ‘Kashmir Solidarity…