July 14, 2015 marked a historic day that witnessed the signing of a landmark deal to curb Iran’s nuclear programme. The breakthrough was reached after 20 months of talks between Tehran and the P5+1 states – U.S., Britain, China, France, Russia and Germany. The breakthrough has been welcomed widely, but Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
Guest Lecturer: Hartmut Elsenhans, a German Professor at Area Study Centre, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad Date and venue: April 15, 2014, IPRI Conference Hall Introduction Extremist political movements including Islamic political movements are irreversible and not a new phenomenon. It dates back to early 19th century when trends were open to fascism and to Christian …
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 fact that they differ on numerous policy wavelengths in the regional and …
Saudi Arabia and UAE are Pakistan’s wings in Midleast Read More »
The killing of more than 250 people in Easter bombings in Sri Lanka speaks about the growing threat of transnational terrorism. Initially, Sri Lankan government held the National Thowheed Jamath (NJT) responsible for the attacks. But as events followed, it was claimed that the local group (who pledged allegiance to the Caliphate) has the support …
The news of the Pegasus scandal which involves snooping on journalists and heads of state through a malware developed by an Israeli company called the NSO Group has rocked global corridors. Let’s admit it: we had been warned all along about the sinister uses to which technology could be put. But hardly a few had …
The Pegasus Scandal: Pakistan’s Potential Lawfare Read More »
Foreign remittances, a supra-yield in agriculture and industry are sine qua non for stability. Couple that with wealth generation by building vertical cites and the Islands in Sindh It sounds paranoid to expect miracles in this age of 5G. At a time when the global economy is nosedived and even developed countries are in a …
Exigencies of electoral politics in both Israel and the Palestinian Authority continue to bleed Palestinians Would that happen if Bernie Sanders was the President of the United States today! Before we dwell into the aftermath of the 11-day devastating war between the hapless Palestinians and the all-powerful State of Israel; let’s take a look at …
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;BAAT NAHI KAHI GAI, BAAT NAHI SUNI GAI.” (The tragedy {of our times} is that to this …
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