Analysis
What’s Forthcoming for Pakistan-USA Relationship?
It was the first day of 2018 and the United States’ President Donald Trump – who had just welcomed the new year with a lavish party in his private club – decided to take on […]
Politics
Politics
Can the Indo-Pak issue of Sir Creek be resolved?
While Pakistan and India are involved in a plethora of disputes, like Kashmir and Siachen, the Sir Creek issue has the propensity for a solution. Sir Creek, a 100 nautical mile strip of water between […]
Analysis
Liberal Hegemony on the Verge of Provoking Iran
The new year has kicked off with an inexplicable development in international politics. On 4th January, it was announced that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force Commander Qassem Suleimani was killed as a […]
Politics
Why the New Citizenship Law is a Menace for the Indian Society
During the struggle for independence, Gandhi claimed that all Indians belonged to a single nation to which Jinnah responded: “Hindus and Muslims brought together under a democratic system can only mean Hindu Raj.” The recent […]
Analysis
Afghanistan-Peace Remains Elusive
Following the release of the results of the September 28 elections after a much delayed hiatus of more than two months, Afghanistan has a potential winner in Ashraf Ghani, but the election results has added […]
Economy
Renewed Tensions in the Middle East – What Should India Do?
Given the sudden flare up in the Middle East between Iran and the US emanating from the killing of Qassem Soleimani, what must be India’s outlook and actions? The Assassination – Recipe for Conflict […]
Analysis
Review of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy In 2019
In 2019, Pakistan’s foreign policy efforts focused on four major issues: the Kashmir crisis with India; the Afghanistan imbroglio; CPEC as a point of focus between the U.S. and China; and, the efforts to get […]
Analysis
US-Iran Tensions Escalate Over General Soleimani’s Assassination: Regional Ramifications
Since 9/11, US security and foreign policy discourse has been dominated by the narrative of defeating terrorism. US started many wars and carried out numerous military interventions for regime changes in Middle East, South Asia […]
Analysis
The Quad: Why is India Shy of a Full-fledged Military Makeover?
The very purpose of the Quad – to serve a collective answer to the Chinese hegemonic attitude in the Indo-Pacific region – will remain ineffective unless India upgrades it to a military level, but the […]
News
Pakistan’s “Indecision-Making”
The Kuala Lumpur Summit in Malaysia, which is being dubbed as the beginning of a new Islamic bloc, ostensibly to replace the Saudi-led Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), took place from 18-21 December 2019. The […]