Putin in India | Editorial
Vladimir Putin is in New Delhi. Today sees the annual Russia-India summit; a tradition dating back to 2000. Topping the …
Read MorePeace in Afghanistan By Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had productive meetings with US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John …
Read MoreEnergy Crisis, Nuclear Safety and the Security of Pakistan By Asma Khalid
Speaking in the favour of the peaceful use of nuclear energy, on 8 December 1953, President Eisenhower highlighted the significance …
Read MoreTalks With The US | Editorial
FOR the second time in less than a month, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his US counterpart, Secretary of …
Read MoreCPEC and the Saudis | Editorial
Pakistan will be developing a trilateral investment framework within the ambit of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to allow other …
Read MoreThe Population Threat | Editorial
That women in Pakistan are given less importance is of no surprise. Prime Minister Imran Khan in his maiden speech …
Read MorePakistan, US Agree To Move Forward By Shafqat Ali
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and the United States yesterday agreed to move forward but failed to make any big announcement as …
Read More8th NFC and Myth of Fiscal Devolution By Zamir Ghumro
Fiscal policies of the federation have been at the root of economic crisis in Pakistan and there has been simmering …
Read MoreCivil Service Reforms By Abdul Razak Shaikh
PRIME Minister Imran Khan has asked Civil Servants to support in implementation of the agenda of PTI. In his speech …
Read MoreSignificance of Pak-Saudi Ties By Muhammad Asif
AFTER the 9/11, Saudi Arabia was blamed for promoting religious fundamentalism. No doubt, the Kingdom provided generous financial and material …
Read MoreIndia’s Policy on Afghanistan By Talha Ahmad
The strategic location of Afghanistan has pushed many South-Asian countries to increase their influence in Afghanistan, it serves as a …
Read MoreDeterrence And Stability in South Asia By Adeela Ahmad
Herman Kahn is a renowned theorist of Deterrence. Other strategic scholars such as Andre Beaufre, Phil Williams, Kenneth Waltz, Bernard …
Read MoreA Looming Crisis | Editorial
The crisis in the power sector has impacted the output of the system by a great extent. The impact is …
Read MorePak-India Challenge | Editorial
AFTER the abrupt and bewildering cancellation of a meeting between the Pakistani and Indian foreign ministers by the Indian government, …
Read MoreTrump and Rouhani at the UN | Editorial
Donald Trump’s second coming at the UN General Assembly proved less explosive than many analysts had predicted. For while Iran …
Read MoreWater Priorities | Editorial
THE attention that Prime Minister Imran Khan is giving to water issues in the country is a refreshing break from …
Read MoreFuture of Indo-Pak Relations By Muhammad Asif
THE rise of radical Hindu nationalist movements like Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1920’s contributed to intensify Hindu-Muslim distrust that …
Read MoreCPEC: A Platform For Regional Economic Integration By Quratul Ain Hafeez
As a crown jewel of China’s Belt and Road initiative (BRI),China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) holds immense promise for regional integration …
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