A SPACE ODYSSEY YES
- Hugh Tomlinson
- Jan, 2019
- International
IT IS PROBABLY THE SHENZHOU-14 MISSION, TENTATIVELY PLANNED FOR 2022, WHICH PAKISTAN IS TARGETING FOR ITS GIANT STEP OF PUTTING A MAN IN SPACEIndia is poised for a space race with its arch rival Pakistan, which has matched its pledge to send an astronaut into orbit by 2022. Two months after the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, announced plans for a manned space mis...
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POMPEO’S VISIT, MENDING THE FENCE OR...?
- MUHAMMAD NAEEM BAIG
- Oct, 2018
- International
For some the Pak US relations have seen better
days. The others believe there is still scope for improvement. As a matter of
fact trust deficit has overshadowed the deep rooted bilateral relations. Last
month, the US Secretary of State Mr. Pompeo, who was accompanied by Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Joseph Dunford, made a visit to Pakistan, stayed
in Islamabad for nearly five hours durin...
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THREE MONTHS AFTER TRUMP-KIM SUMMIT WHERE FIVE LEADERS STAND
- KIM JAEWON & MITSURU OBE
- Oct, 2018
- International
The North Korean leader has gained more than
Trump. By shaking hands with the president of the United States, he showed the
world that he and his nation play a role in the global community.It
has been three months since the historic U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore,
but no visible progress toward denuclearization has been made, and talks
between the two parties are at a stalemat...
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THE UNITED STATES' PERPETUAL WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
- TANISHA M. FAZAL AND SARAH KREPS
- Sep, 2018
- International
In October, the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan
will turn 17. The human and material costs of what has become the United
States’ longest-ever war are colossal. More than 2,000 U.S. military personnel
have been killed and over 20,000 have been injured. The UN estimates that
nearly 20,000 Afghan civilians have been killed and another 50,000 injured
since 2009 alone. The United States has spent some $877 ...
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SYRIA NEEDS A JUST POLITICAL SOLUTION
- CARL BILDT
- Sep, 2018
- International
With the US stepping back, it is obvious why Putin
suddenly wants to talk to the Europeans about the plight of Syrian refugees.After
a suspiciously sudden conversion, Russian President Vladimir Putin now claims
to be worried about the fate of millions of refugees who have fled the carnage
in Syria. In a recent meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Putin
expressed his hop...
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PARIS IS BURNING: TIME TO TACKLE CLIMATE GOALS
- PATRICIA ESPINOSA & ANNE HIDALGO
- Sep, 2018
- International
With
the Paris climate agreement, the international community agreed to limit the
rise in average global temperature to 2C — and ideally 1.5C — above
pre-industrial levels. To that end, national governments were tasked with
developing their own climate-action plans, called nationally determined
contributions (NDCs).BY PATRICIA ESPINOSA & ANNE
HIDALGO
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ERDOGAN’S STRONGMAN POLITICS IS RUINING TURKEY
- TIMUR KURAN & DANI RODRIK
- Sep, 2018
- International
Short-term
fixes don't address the economy's long-term fragility, which is rooted in the
personalistic autocracy that Erdogan has erected.Turkey's
political model has long lost its luster, but a growing diplomatic crisis with
the equally erratic administration of US President Donald Trump has now pushed
the country's economy into a full-fledged currency crisis. The Turkish lira ...
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TURNING THE TIDE OF U.S-RUSSIA RELATIONS
- JOSH COHEN
- Sep, 2018
- International
New START would limit the total number of deployed
strategic warheads each side can deploy to 1,550 — still more than enough to
destroy each other and the planet many times over.THE
U.S.-Russian relationship continues to spiral downwards. The administration of
U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed new sanctions on Russia, while Russian
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev accused Washin...
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PEACE DREAM IN GAZA
- MUHAMMAD NAEEM BAIG
- Aug, 2018
- International
Award winning journalist Mr. Mohammed Omer depicts
the life in besieged Gaza strip in the following words, “FOR 9-YEAR-OLD ANAS,
standing at the wall in Rafah which separates Egypt from Gaza, there is no
attainable world beyond. That world exists only in his dreams. He can go to
school and come back home to play—but always in the shadow of this blockade,
called the wall. There he can play soccer, as...
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THE US-TALIBAN DIALOGUE
- ASIM MAHMOOD
- Aug, 2018
- International
The talks took place in Doha, where the Taliban
have long maintained an informal “political office” for the purpose of
restarting the long-dormant peace process. The spokeswoman, Stephanie R. Newman
said, “Any negotiations over the political future of Afghanistan will be
between the Taliban and Afghan government.”After a stormy
confrontation in Afghanistan, the U.S. diplomats he...
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IS NORTH KOREA THE ONE THING TRUMP DID RIGHT?
- Khirad Ali
- July, 2018
- International
The supreme irony of the Singapore
meeting is the idea of restraining the nuclear capabilities of North Korea and
not eradicating them, which reminds one of the Iran deal that Trump has so
nonchalantly rebuffedAfter
months of nail-biting anticipation, US President Donald Trump finally held an
historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jung-Un. Both countries have now
stemmed in ...
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TAYYIP ERDOGAN ONCE AGAIN
- KAMRAN ASLAM
- July, 2018
- International
He would have to cooperate with a
diverse parliament to cope with the challenges in the country. He has ruled for
15 yearsThe
results of recent election in Turkey have given a jolt to the western media and
the ilk. For the first time in Turkish history, the world saw a remarkable
turnout to the tune of 87% which led to the victory of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Contrary to the b...
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INTERNATIONAL POLITICS IN AN AROUND THE CASPIAN SEA…
- Naveed Abbas
- July, 2018
- International
The sea is the common heritage of
surrounding countries and could prove to be a significant factor that helps
them forge alliancesAccording
to uncontested hypotheses, oil and gas resources in the Caspian Sea are so rich
that in the future it could turn into one of the largest petroleum centres in
the Persian Gulf. This general belief has attached international importance to
this re...
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THE REAL TRUMP
- General (R) Mirza Aslam Beg
- June, 2018
- International
Trump is
an interesting personality, frank, outspoken with an impolite mannerism. He now
is the President of the United States of America, elected after a tough
election campaign where he exposed his plans, his thought perceptions and
almost all the facets of his personality, without inhibitions. Some of the
issues he raised during the campaign were serious matter, concerning the
American people:&l...
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WHY HAS TRUMP PULLED USA OUT OF THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL AND WHY NOW?
- Jamal Hussain
- June, 2018
- International
"This is why
evangelicals love Trump's Israel policy" in Vox dated Dec 12 2017, quotes
Elizabeth Oldmixon....Donald
Trump’s decision to unilaterally pull USA out of the Iran nuclear deal aka
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has raised serious concerns among
the other five members who had signed the accord along with USA in 2015 and a
vast majority of the international...
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MEGA CORRUPTION AND DEMOCRACY’S REVENGE
- Dr Saad S. Khan
- June, 2018
- International
Salute to the people
of MalaysiaGone are the days when corruption could be done
with impunity. Past two decades saw a communication revolution of unprecedented
scale: Facebook, twitter, YouTube, and the lion in the ring—the WhatsApp—have
changed the face and shape of governance. Anything and everything gets recorded
on smart phones and gets shared via social media. Human propens...
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SUNSHINE PROSPECTS ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA
- Murad Ali
- June, 2018
- International
True
to his statement, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un has boosted 'the warm
climate of reconciliation and dialogue' created by the Winter Olympics and kept
alive the 'Olympics-driven momentum' for dialogue on the divided peninsula by
meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. The summit meeting took place
on 27 April on the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area of the Truce
Vi...
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ARE TRADE WARS GOOD?
- Dr. Shahid Khan
- May, 2018
- International
According to the monetary vision of
Mr. Trump, "Trade wars are good, and easy to win." But the world
markets did not see eye to eye with Mr. Trump and stumbled. They could recover
temporarily when Trump hinted elasticity in the implementation of the tariffsThe whole world is witnessing wordlessly a trade war
between China and the USA. It has just begun but nobody knows how it would ...
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TRUMP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY
- General (R) Mirza Aslam Beg
- May, 2018
- International
In fact, Trumps strategy is out-dated, because it is based on the post-World War II notion of a super-power, enjoying un-precedented military and economic power for global domination American Secretary of State hop-over visit to Pakistan, on his way to India, was a crude diplomatic gesture of brow-beating Pakistan. He handed over the demand note, as confirmed by a senior US diplomat – Alice Wells: US wants to ...
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SUPREME COURT VERSUS THE EXECUTIVE: UNFOLDING DRAMA IN MALDIVES AND POLICY OPTIONS FOR PAKISTAN
- Dr Saad S. Khan
- May, 2018
- International
Pakistan is not the only
country having a Supreme Court. The judicial involvement in politics and the
politicization of judiciary are twin phenomena that have affected a number of
countries, rarely, so towards a positive end. In many Asian nations, the role
of Messiah has been taken upon itself by the military authority, a judicial
entity, mullahs, monks and clergy, or even the electronic media, eac...
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GADDAFI’S DIRTY LEGACY! LIBYA FROM TURMOIL TO TURMOIL
- Dr Saad S. Khan
- Apr, 2018
- International
Late Libyan strongman Col
Moammar Gaddafi is again into the news—and, except for the PSL matches in the
Gaddafi Stadium—for all the wrong reasons. Firstly, ex-President of France, Nicolas
Sarkozy, has been arrested by the French Police on charges that he received
millions of dollars for his 2012 election run from the Gaddafi family.
Secondly, Saif ul Islam, his son, has escaped justice as he has bee...
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INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION, AMERICAN STYLE
- Ch. Mhammad Ashraf
- Apr, 2018
- International
The Bush Doctrine and the US
realpolitik are widely seen as the unilateral foreign intervention.What
is meant by Intervention: “Intervention (political) is a political term for
significant activity undertaken by a state to influence something not directly
under its control. Ideologies for supporting or opposing varying degrees of
foreign intervention in international relations c...
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EXPECTED DEVELOPMENTS OF THE WORLD IN 2018
- Arooj Shahzad
- Apr, 2018
- International
So what can
the world expect in the Year 2018? Would
we see the world’s biggest fight over economic power centers on the development
of new information technologies? The US and China will compete to master
artificial intelligence and supercomputing and will struggle for market
dominance in Africa, India, Brazil and even in Europe, where governments
must decide whom to tr...
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THAW AFTER WINTER OLYMPICS – A CHERISHED HOPE
- Murad Ali
- Mar, 2018
- International
With
the presence of about 28,000 US troops in the South, Pyongyang has always
been critical of Washington, considering it as an obstacle in the efforts of
ultimate reunification of the two Koreas. The US on the other hand has not
tolerated the prospects of a nuclear North Korea and has constantly tried to
defang it.South
Korea hosted the XXIII Olympic&am...
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UNREST IN IRAN
- Murad Ali
- Feb, 2018
- International
What
happened in its immediate neighbouring Iran has warning signs for Pakistan
which has some, if not many, lessons to learn from. The grievances look
familiar: soaring unemployment and inflation rates, corruption, income
inequality, economic mismanagement poor service delivery and governance
failingsDawn
of the New Year in Iran witnessed violent demonstrations which roused
expec...
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AGE OF DISINFORMATION
- Dr. Shahid Khan
- Jan, 2018
- International
Social
media falling in electronic media category is top of the list in spreading fake
news out of all types of electronic and print media in PakistanThe invention and use of Internet on wide
scale paved the way for flood of information which has swept away the global
society. The first decade of 21st century is marked with creation and spread of
networks of globally linked comp...
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Larry Pressler's Broadside against Pakistan
- Jamal Hussain
- Jan, 2018
- International
Is Pressler really blind to the
numerous major contradictions in the Indian democracy? Keeping in view the
narrative of Narendra Modi-repression of minorities, rise of Hindu nationalism,
massacre of innocent Kashmiris and over two dozen large and small scale
insurgencies, it is not easy to let go Indian democracy contradictionsLarry Pressler, the former three times US senator from
...
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HYBRID WARFARE, PAKISTAN AND CPEC
- Muhammad Azam Khan
- Dec, 2017
- International
A hybrid war,
according to Hoffman, can be conducted by both states and non-state actors and
incorporates a range of different modes of warfare, including conventional
capabilities, irregular tactics and formations, terrorist acts including
indiscriminate violence, coercion and criminal disorderIn 1993 when the beginning of an era of cyber
wars was first predicted, many internationa...
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TECTONIC SHIFTS IN SAUDI ARABIA
- Murad Ali
- Dec, 2017
- International
What is there for Pakistan and Iran? Saudi
Arabia announced the arrest of 11 princes, including a prominent billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, and dozens of
current and former ministers in a sweeping clean-up operation which sent
tremors in the Kingdom and shocks around the world capitals. In a separate but
related move, the Commander of the Saudi National Guard, once a ...
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THE COUP THAT FAILED
- General (R) Mirza Aslam Beg
- Nov, 2017
- International
“When
you can no longer trust your army, there are serious issues that need to be
addressed” —(Robert Fisk)The
coup makers attempted to stem the tide of change taking place in Turkey, under
the democratic order, but failed, unlike the earlier four attempts made in
1960, 71, 80 and 97, which succeeded. The attempted coup took place because the
military considers itself the ...
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PRESIDENT TRUMP AND IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL
- Murad Ali
- Nov, 2017
- International
Speaking
from the White House, President Trump accused Iran of "not living up to
the spirit" of the nuclear agreement and said that his goal was to ensure
that Iran never obtained a nuclear weapon. "We will not continue down a
path whose predictable conclusion is more violence, more terror and the very
real threat of Iran's nuclear breakout," he saidAfter deciding to withdraw from U...
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MR. TRUMP FROM A CHAOS CANDIDATE TO CHAOS PRESIDENT
- Muhammad Azam Khan
- Nov, 2017
- International
The greatest beneficiary of
Trump's egomania is Modi government in India. Washington is in full drive
pampering and encouraging India against China and Pakistan “Trump is a chaos
candidate”—Jeb Bush, Candidate for U.S. Presidential race 2016Although Jeb Bush lost in the U.S election primaries, his above quoted prediction onDonald J. Trump has proved more than accurate. Since taking ov...
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CONNECTING SHIPS, PORTS AND PEOPLE WORLD MARITIME DAY 2017
- Pervaiz Asghar
- Oct, 2017
- International
On
this day, we may do well to take stock of our failings and limitations in the
maritime domain, prior applying ourselves during the rest of the year in
faithfully addressing these concerns
The World Maritime Day is formally
celebrated by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on 28 September
2017. The IMO, for those who may not be aware, is the principa...
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THE NSG AND PAKISTAN
- Murad Ali
- Oct, 2017
- International
China's stance during the plenary
sessions has been principled despite highest level Indian lobbyingThe membershipinterest of Non NPT India and Pakistan to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) has
evoked interest of the non proliferation international community. India wants
to be member of the NSG and Pakistan wants a non-discrimination base criteria
approach to its desire to be par...
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INDIA-CHINA BORDER ROW BOUND TO RESURFACE AGAIN
- Dr Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi
- Sep, 2017
- International
This is not the first time the two neighbours who
share a rocky relationship have faced off on the ill-defined border, where
minor incursions by troops have been commonThe disputed
Sino-Indian border called Line of Actual Control (LAC), long a source of
occasional clashes, is once again the focus of a confrontation between the two
countries, this time in an area claimed by Bhutan. &...
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G-20 AND PARIS AGREEMENT: TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
- Dr Saad S. Khan
- Sep, 2017
- International
The target is to stop temperatures rising by more
than 2'C compared to the pre-industrial level. Failing which, the world is set
to face rising sea levels, unprecedented heat spells, high intensity floods,
droughts, diseases and other calamities The recent G-20
Summit in Bonn, Germany, saw President Trump becoming isolated and singled out
on Paris Climate Change Agreement. By announcin...
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TUMULT ON KOREAN PENINSULA
- Murad Ali
- Sep, 2017
- International
Although Pyongyang is known for hurling threats
with extreme expletives, the US President's utterances have touched new heights.
The mounting tensions on the Korean peninsula are
reminiscent of the October 1962 Cuban missile crisis when cold war was at a
peak and deployment of Soviet nuclear arsenal was central to the American
nervousness. Fifty five years ago, the scary episode was h...
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POLITICAL ISLAM AND CURRENT CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
- Dr Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi
- Aug, 2017
- International
Political Islam is identified as a 'seemingly
unprecedented role of Islamic religion into the secular domain of politics.'
Others define 'political Islam' to describe all movements that align their
positions and actions based on the contents of religious textsThe
era of the 1970s saw a wave of independence in the Middle East embodied in the
revival of Political Islam; whose pres...
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CHINA'S CENTURY HISTORY IN THE MAKING
- Murad Ali
- Aug, 2017
- International
When America, with its growth rate hop scotching
from negative to five percent, was redrawing Middle East policy... China was
witnessing around 10 percent growth and its leadership was talking of reviving
2100 years old Silk Road linking East and WestIn June 2006,
while on a visit to Tel Aviv, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
introduced the shifting American thinking about t...
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The United Nations Geared for Change?
- Pervaiz Asghar
- July, 2017
- International
For I dipp'd into the future, far as human eye
could see, Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonders that would be; Saw
the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails Pilots of the purple
twilight, dropping down with costly bales; Heard the heavens filled with
shouting, and there rain'd a ghastly dew, From the nations' airy navies
grappling in the central blue, Till the war drums thro...
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TESTING THE LIMITS OF DISARMAMENT REGIME
- Dr Saad S. Khan
- June, 2017
- International
The
Korean War was the only conflict that had brought US and Chinese troops face to
face in bloodiest direct combatsDuring the US Presidential
Election Campaign in 2016, a candidate named Donald Trump had caused an uproar
by suggesting that the United States should not be bothered about North Korean
nuclear program. Rather Japan and South Korea should build their own nuclear
weapon...
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PANAMA GATE - KOREAN STYLE
- MUHAMMAD WASEEM SHAHAB
- May, 2017
- International
Endgame of Corruption
ScandalsAnd the most crucial lesson to be learnt is:
Beware of dogs, especially in politicsMuch awaited decision
from Panama Gate Scandal has come to the fore but the Prime Minister is still
functional and except for a quotation of a novel titled Godfather behind every
great fortune there is a crime there is nothing to settle the issue ...
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TWO STATE, ONE STATE AND NO STATE SOLUTION FUTURE OF PALESTINE
- Dr Saad S. Khan
- Apr, 2017
- International
The Palestinians, the Israelis and their
American mediators understand that peace is only possible through give and
take. The debate over One-State or Two-State solution must not take so long
that one loses sight of the need for solution itself What
it is to be homeless can never be understood by a person who has never remained
homeless. Can a nation as a whole b...
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World Gets Trumped
- Dr Saad S. Khan
- Mar, 2017
- International
President
seems appears to be convinced that Asian economies had always taken advantage
of the United States, becoming rich at its expensePresident
Trump seems to be making good on his promises by taking initial steps, through
executive orders, to build a wall across Mexico, banning the Muslims from
entering the United States (initially for seven Muslim countries) and renegotiating
...
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The EU operates in a crisis mood
- MUSA KHAN JALALZAI
- Mar, 2017
- International
The EU member states need to introduce security
sector reforms, and strengthen legal and parliamentary oversight bodies to
prevent intelligence failure and corruption within the
systemIt is clear that intelligence and law enforcement in
some European Union (EU) member states is characterised by variety, being the
product of their specific history and culture. The majority of states ...
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SUEZ AND PANAMA CANALS FEATS OF HUMAN INGENUITY
- Pervaiz Asghar
- Mar, 2017
- International
Through
their ability to bring the major continents of Asia, Europe and America that
much closer, these canals have proved to be long-standing testaments to man's
skill and versatilityDuring the heydays of the British
Empire, when it was entrenching itself ever so firmly in the heart of the
Indian Ocean, it could not have failed to appreciate the strategic and economic
advantages t...
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THE ANKARA ASSASSINATION EVALUATION RUSSIAN ROLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
- Dr Saad S. Khan
- Feb, 2017
- International
Turkey and Russia had a love-hate
relationship spanning over centuries. The political waves of present day Middle
East are so turbulent that the crests and troughs in relationship between the
two nations remain unpredictable on week by week basis. The launch of arts and
painting exhibition in Ankara titled “Russia through Turkey’s eyes” was to be a
high point in the relationship highlighting centuries o...
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AFGHANISTAN: TOO MANY BUTCHERS SPOIL THE COW
- MUSA KHAN JALALZAI
- Feb, 2017
- International
This policy of the US and NATO allies towards
Pakistan and Afghanistan prompted the emergence of Russia and China as
competent stakeholders in the region Intelligence is crucial
to the development of understanding — it requires practitioners and experts to
operate in a complex environment. The Taliban intelligence war in Kunduz
province received mixed responses in military circles of A...
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THE CHABAHAR-GWADAR CONUNDRUM
- Pervaiz Asghar
- Jan, 2017
- International
In fact, Indo-Afghan
interest in Chabahar was a foregone conclusion after Pakistan had turned down
Afghanistan's request to permit access to Pakistani territory for its trade
with IndiaThe prevailing sense of elation about the
supposedly ultra-bright prospects of the Gwadar-CPEC projects has in recent
times been dampened by news about the expected rise of an adjoining port, a
mere ...
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WHY WILL TRUMP HONOUR THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL?
- Ayaz Ahmad
- Jan, 2017
- International
The
successful nuclear deal has provided Iran with the ample opportunity to
increase manifold its economic and military tentacles in the Middle East During
the much-hyped presidential elections in America, President-elect Donald Trump
used an incendiary language against Iran's powerful clerical rulers and the
historic deal on the clandestine Iranian nuclear programme. The businessman t...
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Migrant Crisis: Impact of Islam in Europe
- Dr Saad S. Khan
- Oct, 2016
- International
Admittedly, the European Union's
genuine efforts to find a middle way between "Asylum shopping" and
"Asylum Orbiting" is a welcome step It was one year
ago that the picture of three year old Alan Kurdi thrown ashore on a Turkish
coast by the mighty waves of the Mediterranean sea made headlines. In a matter
of hours, the millions of shares in print, electronic and social media made it
...
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21st Century Maritime Silk Road and Economic Belt (One Belt One Road)
- Vice Admiral Khan Hasham Bin Siddique
- Sep, 2016
- International
In the contemporary era of complex and intricate
interplay of a host of the factors, there are two important trends that
underpin current geostrategic milieu. Firstly, the globalization of the world
economies have intensified resulting in greater inter dependencies and shared
objectives for development (save Brexit). Secondly, multiple power centres have
emerged along with the shift in global economic a...
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Turkey's Failed Coup Gift from God?
- Dr Saad S. Khan
- Sep, 2016
- International
Was it bad time management on part of the rebels or
simply a stroke of luck for the President? Turkish President
Erdogan has always been a survivor, but this time his life and government were
saved by a hair’s breadth. On the night between 15th and 16th July, a botched
coup attempt led to the death of 270 persons, including two President’s
confidantes and 41 loyalist troops. An equal ...
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Chilcot Report: An Assessment
- Hassan Khan
- Aug, 2016
- International
International newspapers such as “The Independent”
and “The Guardian” are already of the view that Blair should be tried under war
crimes for his role in the destruction of Iraq July 2016 has
truly been an eventful month. Whether it was acts of terrorism committed in
various cities around the world, the failed coup attempt in Turkey or the
deterioration of the crisis in Indian-Occupied...
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Brexit, Camerexit and Frangexit
- Dr Saad S. Khan
- Aug, 2016
- International
From the perspective of the United Kingdom itself,
the outcome has for the first time in past five centuries—since the War of
Roses—posed serious existential threat to its territorial integrity as a single
entity Human world is unpredictable, and within it, politics
is a strange phenomenon indeed. If one needed a proof, the British referendum
on leaving the European Union has more than...
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Brexit's Bewildering Success
- Ali Sultan
- July, 2016
- International
The Brexit camp proclaimed that exiting the EU
would allow the UK to better control immigration, thus reducing pressure on
public services, housing and jobs; save billions of pounds in EU membership
fees Traumatized bythe excruciating and
debilitatingexperiences of two great wars on their continent within a span of
merely three decades, European statesbegan a gradual process of eco...
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Morbid Peace Efforts for Stability in Afghanistan
- Dr Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi
- June, 2016
- International
Making peace between an insurgent group and a weak
and fragile government is a herculean task. Negotiating with a government that
supported the foreign forces in overthrowing the Taliban government is not
easy. Peace in Afghanistan is now a long cherished desire.
The government of Afghanistan from Hamid Karzai to Dr Ashraf Ghani has failed
to bring Afghan Taliban to the negotiating tab...
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