The US Presidents have been famous for their “signature” statements. President James Monroe, in fact, was the first one to have come up with his famous “Monroe doctrine”, which was followed by explicit or implicit doctrines by the former US Presidents, i.e.…
Pakistan-US summit was a wholesome activity. Since the previous such event in 2013, Pakistan had made progress in various areas that enabled the PM to play a comparatively firm hand. The interaction was certainly wide ranging, encompassing the ‘entire laundry list’. President…
Last week threw up a few fictional and factual settings impacting Pakistan in one way or the other. It will be interesting to review some of these.
First the fiction. Indian media has come up with an interesting report. Sounding like an act…
ممتاز گلو کار ’’ غلام علی ‘‘ نے آٹھ اکتوبر کو ممبئی میں محفلِ غزل میں اپنے فن کا مظاہرہ کرنا تھا مگر شیو سینا کی مخالفت پر اس پروگرام کو رد کر دیا گیا اور اب دہلی کے وزیر اعلیٰ ’’…
United Nations, the international body formed after the end of World War-II, since its creation has expanded enormously. Presently, the UN member states strength is 193. UN has been actively involved in peacekeeping operations world over. The debate to reform/restructure the Security…
These days India is hosting Baloch separatist leader Hyrbyair Marri. India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup confirming Marri’s presence in India, has said, “India has always been home to the ‘persecuted’ people from all over the world.” In this backdrop…
Pakistan-India relationship has entered an interesting phase. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that his four-point peace roadmap is the only way forward: “There is no other solution, we have given a proposal for peace in the region”, and the proxy war…
Witnessing the experience of the last 14 years war on terror being fought in Afghanistan it can be clearly said that peace in Afghanistan and the region hinges on the establishment of good relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Since former Soviet Union’s…
نیپال میں بھارتی سفیر ’’ رنجیت رائے ‘‘ نے دو اکتوبر کو کھٹمنڈو میں ایک پریس کانفرنس سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ نیپال میں بھارت مخالف جذبات جس تیزی سے فروغ پا رہے ہیں ، اس کے نتائج نیپال کے حق…
پاکستان نے ہندوستانی وزیر خارجہ کی جموں کشمیر کو بھارتی ریاست قرار دینے اور دہشتگردی کے الزامات پر سخت رد عمل ظاہر کرتے کہا ہے کہ دہلی سرکار کی مقبوضہ کشمیر پر غاصبانہ تسلط سے انکار کی کوششیں تاریخ کے ساتھ مذاق…