Analysis
Political Education: A Civic Responsibility
Masses become a nation when they have a common goal and they strive to get that goal through their collective actions. Diversity is said to be the art of thinking together as a nation thus […]
Politics
Politics
Arab Spring in Syria
The Arab Spring was a series of popular pro-democracy uprisings that enveloped several largely Muslim countries. The events began in the spring of 2011. However, the political and social impact of these popular uprisings remains […]
Analysis
The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows
The hostility by the Armenian forces at an internationally recognized border speaks volumes about the motive behind it. Even after the 26 years of the ceasefire agreement and the presence of the Minsk group – […]
Analysis
What it takes for Pakistan to mend ties with Saudi Arabia?
Last month, Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, in unprecedentedly blunt comments, criticized Saudi Arabia for its perceived lack of support for Islamabad’s interests in the disputed Kashmir region and threatened to call a separate […]
Analysis
Foreign Policy Options for Pakistan in Central Asia Post COVID-19
“… geography shapes not just history but also destiny.” – Tim Marshall This quote shows that the land on which we live has always shaped us. It has shaped the wars, power, politics and social […]
Analysis
Indian Policies: A Stumbling Block in the Rise of South Asia
“Every neighbouring state is an enemy and the neighbouring state’s neighbour is a friend.” ― Kautilya, The Arthashastra South Asia is one of the most important regions of the world. It is home to one-fourth of […]
Economy
Climate Change and Inter-State Violence in Pakistan
Over the past few days, for all the good reasons, Pakistan is being hailed for having achieved the UN goal of combating climate 10 years prior to the deadline particularly attributable to the implementation of […]
Analysis
The Sino-Iran Agreement: A Regional Game-Changer?
The New York Times recently reported that China and Iran are in a process of negotiating a long-term bilateral cooperation agreement. The proposed agreement stretches back to President Xi Jinping’s State Visit to Tehran in […]
Analysis
Countering BLA: A Combined Threat to Pakistan and China
The events of June 29, 2020 were aimed at denting another substantive symbol of strategic partnership between Pakistan and China. The attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) building in Karachi failed eight minutes into the […]
Emerging Technologies
China-US Cold War: Implications on India and Pakistan
What is cold war? The term ‘cold war’ was used for the first time by a famous British writer George Orwell in his essays on the tensions between the USA and USSR, now Russia. The indirect confrontation […]